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What Causes Leg Pain In Sleep?
Question: During sleeping I got pain in both my legs. I could not lift or stretch them. I could not get up as well. It is extremely painful. Both the legs were warm. It took a while to subside. What is it? Whom should I see?
Brief Answer:
I need further details.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
Welcome to HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern.
I need a little more details before I can help you my best.
1. Was this the first episode? When did it happen ?
2. Was it when you got up from sleep in the morning?
3. Were you able to move your legs or walk? Or it was like you were not just able to move due to pain? I mean to know was that transient paralysis kind of thing?
4. Did the movement came spontaneously? 5. Any other medical history?
6. What is the current status?
7. Any redness over the limbs?
8. Any fever?
Revert with these details for a better help.
Stay Healthy
I need further details.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
Welcome to HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern.
I need a little more details before I can help you my best.
1. Was this the first episode? When did it happen ?
2. Was it when you got up from sleep in the morning?
3. Were you able to move your legs or walk? Or it was like you were not just able to move due to pain? I mean to know was that transient paralysis kind of thing?
4. Did the movement came spontaneously? 5. Any other medical history?
6. What is the current status?
7. Any redness over the limbs?
8. Any fever?
Revert with these details for a better help.
Stay Healthy
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks.
1.This is not the first episode. But usually it used to happen in either one leg and not simultaneously in both legs. It used to happen at any time, mostly while lying in bed or getting up from sitting position.. Yesterday it happenened around 08:30 P.M. while I was lying in bed.
2. No. It happenened around 08:30 P.M. while I was lying in bed.
3.No. I could not move my legs or get up from bed. If I move it pained terribly.I could not touch my legs as it was painful.
4. It came after sometime.I could move slowly. Left leg responded earlier than the right leg.My cholestrol is always higher.Last July,
the results were Total Cholestrol 208 Triglycerides 140 HDL 48 LDL 138 VLDL 28
6. Normal
7. Did not find any.
8. No fever.
1.This is not the first episode. But usually it used to happen in either one leg and not simultaneously in both legs. It used to happen at any time, mostly while lying in bed or getting up from sitting position.. Yesterday it happenened around 08:30 P.M. while I was lying in bed.
2. No. It happenened around 08:30 P.M. while I was lying in bed.
3.No. I could not move my legs or get up from bed. If I move it pained terribly.I could not touch my legs as it was painful.
4. It came after sometime.I could move slowly. Left leg responded earlier than the right leg.My cholestrol is always higher.Last July,
the results were Total Cholestrol 208 Triglycerides 140 HDL 48 LDL 138 VLDL 28
6. Normal
7. Did not find any.
8. No fever.
Brief Answer:
Detail follows.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
An examination is required to make a diagnosis in your case.
I would like to mention that possibility of Restleg leg Syndrome, Hyokalmemic Periodic paralysis , Lower limb cellulitis are there.
I would advise you to get investigated:
1. Serum Electrolytes
2. Serum Ferritin.
3. Doppler lower limbs.
Share my opinion with your doctor.
Review with reports.
Detail follows.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
An examination is required to make a diagnosis in your case.
I would like to mention that possibility of Restleg leg Syndrome, Hyokalmemic Periodic paralysis , Lower limb cellulitis are there.
I would advise you to get investigated:
1. Serum Electrolytes
2. Serum Ferritin.
3. Doppler lower limbs.
Share my opinion with your doctor.
Review with reports.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Can you please tell me under what speciality does this fall? I am from a small town in Tamilnadu. Hence my question.
There was a typo error. I am sorry. My age is 67 and not 57.
Thanks
There was a typo error. I am sorry. My age is 67 and not 57.
Thanks
Brief Answer:
Detail Follows.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
I would advise you to see an Internal Medicine Specialist for this at present. Once he evaluates and feels any other specialty opinion is required he would ask you for that.
You can go to any good physician (MD Medicine) over there, he would help you with this.
If you have any further query please ask me else close the discussion and rate it.
Stay Healthy
Detail Follows.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
I would advise you to see an Internal Medicine Specialist for this at present. Once he evaluates and feels any other specialty opinion is required he would ask you for that.
You can go to any good physician (MD Medicine) over there, he would help you with this.
If you have any further query please ask me else close the discussion and rate it.
Stay Healthy
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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