Hi. I know exactly what you mean. I've had left calf severe spasms since my first surgery (L5/S1 X2), among other pain. I wake up just absolutely screaming and my poor husband can't do a thing for me. I went to specialist after specialist until one finally said very matter-of-factly, "Well that's because you have nerve damage." He said it probably happened before the first surgery even occured. He explained it like a rubberband tied around your wrist. Imagine you tighten that rubberband every day for a year, and then suddenly cut it off (surgery). Though the thing causing the damage (herniation) is gone, your wrist will still have that indentation,probably forever. Blood vessels and muscles have had to compensate and they don't just go back to normal. That finally made sense to me.

What worked for me was medication. I took Baclofen for a number of years, a small dose actually and it worked very well. When I was no longer able to take it, I switched to Zanaflex and that works well too. I find that if I overdo it with walking, standing, sitting too much it's worse. If I don't get my daily walk it's worse. If I don't get enough water it's worse. I'm sorry you're having the spasms...they're just awful, but there is an answer.

Hang in there! Karen