I too am sorry that you're having a tough time with painful cramps.

I take Magnesium tablets with relief, but my husband who gets frightful cramps and does not have MS, gets no relief at all from Mg. He drinks tonic water and the Quinine contained in that seems to help him. Something else you could try is to take a bath with Epson Salts added to the bath water. If you try this be careful though because the Epson Salts make the bottom of the bath very slippery.

I hope you soon find something that helps.

Having spent much of the last year and half in pain, I can understand your frustration.
I would just say; keep looking for the cause. Easy said i know but when you find it, you can fix it. and find relief. What pain killers are you on?

I'm not on any medication for pain relief (sounds pretty dumb, but unless they know the cause.....) at the moment, I am toughing it out. I have thought I should maybe take an NSAID like Voltaren, but I am not sure. My physio didn't recommend any pain relief, and I don't see my General Doc again for a while. My Neuro suggested Baclofen when I told him about this a hundred years ago (feels like it - but it was in March), but I didn't want to take anything until I knew the cause.

Regards

Lyn

I'm so sorry you're having the daily pain, Lynn. You're right, the constant pain wears us down, making the fatigue worse. What a nightmare! Working while going through this seems impossible to me. Hope your doctors are able to remedy this problem.........soon.

This information might be helpful.

Piriformis Syndrome and/or Piriformis myofascial trigger points is a common cause of chronic lower back, hip and leg pain in patients who have compensatory gait disturbances due to neurological and orthopedic disorders. These two causes of hip & leg pain are often missed during diagnostics for pain in these areas, so it is worth asking about this potential from attending physicians.

Physiotherapy, chiropractic or massage therapy may be helpful in relieving the cause of pain due to these conditions; and Piriformis Syndrome and/or Piriformis myofascial trigger points should specifically be mentioned to the practioners of these health sciences as a possible cause of sciatic distribution/calf pain when seeking their care.

Typically pain from these two conditions is felt in the sacro-iliac and buttock, but it may also radiate pain in a sciatic nerve distribution down the back of the leg; leading to calf/foot pain and cramping. This seems to be especially true in long standing cases.

If you Google search "Piriformis syndrome" and/or "Piriformis trigger points" there is plenty of information available; including self care, in the form of specific stretching exercises and direct pressure techniques.

Hope that you get relief soon.
Erika

Ohhhh.... I just love you guys! With all the crap that you all have to go through, you have taken time to respond to my problem, and offfer me care , support and suggestions.

It is so special to have this from the people who know what it's like.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!!!!

Lyn

What Erika says makes sense. I know I have a weird gait due to several problems. I MUST exercise daily and go to PT and/or Chiropractor often, to keep mobile. I have had a weird gait since I was quite young and working in a hospital as an admissions clerk, and an intern noticed it and said it was a gait such as MS people have. But of course it took decades for any diagnosis.

Lyn I am so sorry to hear about your pain. I really don't see how any of you work with all this pain. Before MS I could not work with my back pain and that has been over 10 yrs ago. I can not even push myself to work at home anymore and I know what you have to go through with the kids and the energy and smiles you have to let the children see to be a good teacher to them. I hope you find something to relieve you soon.