Re: Restless Legs?

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Anyone know what (generally ) causes these? Is it a symptom of aneamia or

anything like that?.

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Subject: Re: it

has not been all rosy!!

" donnakei "

donnakei@...>

24/01/2004 23:25

Sunita,

In Feb. 2003, I had a bleeding ulcer and was dangerously close to

needing a transfusion. I remember feeling weak for months afterwards

while I built up my iron reserves, so I can empathize with you.

Considering what your body has been through, it's not surprising you

feel the way you do. I'm sure you know that rest and lots of protein

(red meat, if you're not afraid of it...especially liver) would

help. Raisins, spinach, beans and whole grain cereals are also high

in iron. You are lucky to have your sister with you; none of us

would have had an easy time taking care of ourselves with what you've

been through. Be patient and in time you will be feeling a whole lot

better. Hang in there. Donna LBHR 11/13/02 De Smet

> thanks everyone for the help. I am still not sleeping at night with

the restlessness in leg and pain in scar but my energy is slitghly

better (I have been taking iron for my blood loss). I am in my third

week and still cannot do the exercises more than once a day and I

don't know how I would manage without my sister who is here for two

weeks: she cooks, do the wash, takes the Teds off and on etc etc... I

just wonder how people alone at home manage... I also eat a little

bit more or at least am not disgusted by the idea of eating...

> Many people had talked here about a couple of weeks like that but I

am in my third week so I wonder if I am a slow healer??

> I walk around the house with one crutch but if I put my nose

outside I take both crutches.

>

> sunita

> R BHR Jan 6,04 De Smet

> it has not been all rosy!!

>

>

> so almost two weeks from the R. BHR with De Smet, I am back in

> Vancouver Canada after a very painful trip cause I was still

very

> swollen and sore. However there was this miracle in the flight

London

> to Vancouver where my sister and I were sitted in first

class!!!

> don't ask me how that happened but it was a very necessary

miracle.

> Probably due to the blood loss (I had to have blood transfusion

after

> the surgery) I feel very weak and have had two " attacks " of

faintness

> and extreme weakness and short of breath, all quite scarry.

> today is better, but I cannot do my exercises more than once a

day

> and my muscles are cramping a lot. Also sometimes I get at

night

> this " restlessness " in my hip and HAVE to move my leg otherwise

it is

> pain and impossible.

> Has anyone experienced some of the above?

> have to get up now from that seat!

> But De Smet is really great and I am grateful he did the

surgery on

> me.

> SUnita

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