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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 01:56 PM
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Can anyone figure out why my right calf has been sore for the past month?
I woke up one morning with the feeling like I had a nighttime charlie-horse about a month ago, but it won't go away. It's not bad enough to make me limp (most days), but it's been extremely annoying. I've cycled many miles since this started, but I don't think that has anything to do with it, seeing as how road-biking uses a different set of leg muscles.

Do I need to eat more bananas or something? Maybe I should just buy a cane.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 01:58 PM
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1. Is it the calf or the achilles?
High in the muscle or low, or all over.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:01 PM
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3. High calf. Right where the biggest part of the muscle is.
It feels like I've been flexing it to the point where it starts to hurt.

(I was hoping you'd reply to this, BTW)
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:04 PM
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5. Is it on the "outside" or surface of the leg
or does it feel more inside. If it's the muscle, you have two big ones in the calf. One on the outside, one on the inside.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:06 PM
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7. I'm gonna say outside.
It's right where the muscle contracts when you stand on your toes.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:07 PM
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8. Does it hurt to touch or press on it, or only when you flex it or walk?
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:10 PM
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13. Touching it doesn't hurt.
It's more of a twinge when I'm walking or climbing stairs. Not a big deal really, but it's starting to get on my nerves.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:24 PM
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19. For a month now?
You've maybe pulled it slightly, and your activity levels (especially with the riding) aren't letting it heal. You may want to see a doc if it doesn't get better. You could also try a compression wrap for a while, too.

TBH, my very first thought was that your bike seat may not be at the right height. Too high or too low, and you wind up flexing that ankle quite a bit, hence straining the calf. In this case I'd have asked too high, as your calf should hurt the most when your toe points down, not up.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:35 PM
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20. A couple of things...
I recently adjusted my seat height to ensure more evenly-distributed power. (Good call!)

BUT... I notice the pain more when the toe is pointed up instead of down. It's probably nothing, to be honest. I was just getting annoyed that it hasn't "gone away" like every other muscle ache that I've had. I'll give it a few more weeks before I see a specialist. (And maybe I'll eat a few more bananas, just in case.)
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:00 PM
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2. have you been to a podiatrist or a sports doctor or a chiropractor
maybe there is something structurally wrong?

i was just told my spine is at a 14 degree angle which is why i am having weird body pain
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:02 PM
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4. No doctor yet.
Seeing as how I'm a typical man, I don't visit the doctor unless I think that something is Seriously Wrong. It's annoying, but not a big deal. Yet.
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Frosty1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:04 PM
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6. See a Doctor
Get checked for a blood clot.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:07 PM
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9. That was my first thought, too.
I'm a bit of a chicken little, though. :P
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crim son Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:08 PM
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10. I was just going to say that.
You might increase calcium consumption... supposed to be good for involuntary cramps, I've heard.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:08 PM
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11. I have a routine checkup tomorrow.
It's with a GP, not a sports-doctor. I'm just hoping that he won't surprise me with a prostate exam.

"No time for love, Doctor Jones!"
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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 05:08 PM
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30. Amen
Particularly if it hurts when you pull your toes up toward your shins (Homan's sign). Any pain that's lasted more than a few days needs to be checked out - even if it's not serious (and it could be).
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:09 PM
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12. ...
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:20 PM
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16. Oh no!
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:10 PM
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14. Please get checked for DVT.
I know this thread will get locked but I hope you take that advice. It can be very serious.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:12 PM
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15. OMG! I have DVT!
What's "DVT"?
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:22 PM
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17. deep vein thrombosis
Don't look for ideas here...go to your doc...it may only be tendons pulled away from the bone
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 02:23 PM
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18. That sounds like a good porno movie.
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ChavezSpeakstheTruth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 03:13 PM
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21. I hope it's not a blood clot
that's all I'm sayin'
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 03:14 PM
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22. I'm using the voodoo doll I made of you to steady a wobbly table
Edited on Fri Oct-26-07 03:15 PM by jpgray
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 03:17 PM
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23. Go make sense someplace else, you damned pragmatist.
Either that, or rub my calf.
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 03:22 PM
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25. I say you ride this injury all the way to the depravational bank
Based on the commercials, RLS drugs' inclusive side effects include bizarre gambling or sexual impulses. Vegas trip!
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IndianaJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 03:18 PM
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24. one legged calf raises? nt.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 03:22 PM
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26. I can see your house from here.
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IndianaJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 03:24 PM
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27. nuh uh. too cloudy. nt.
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 04:58 PM
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28. Get checked for a DVT!
Fast if you noticed any red, hardened area on your calf. Seriously, I'd hate to see something bad happen to you or anyone here. If you have a thrombus that travels to your lungs, heart, or brain, you're dead. That's how serious a DVT is. One of the first nursing assessments I do is inquiring patients post-surgically regarding the presense of calf pain to assess for possible DTV.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 05:07 PM
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29. I haven't even gotten checked out for VCR!
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 06:10 PM
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31. One of our beloved DUers died from a DVT
Khephra died because of a clot in his leg travelling to his lungs. Please get checked out.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 06:16 PM
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32. Listen: It's just a little sore.
I miss Kef just like everyone else, but I don't want to compare a tiny bit of discomfort with a serious condition. It's just a little bit sore. Seriously.
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-26-07 11:30 PM
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33. OK, you're seeing a DOCTOR tomorrow
Ask him. And just in case, I think I'll go with you. :loveya:
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