Problem in bed - any ideas ?

wiffachip
wiffachip Posts: 861
edited May 2012 in The bottom bracket
so, go out for a spin, no probs , up to 100 miles

go to bed and the pain in the left leg is horrendous, all the way up the outside of the leg, can hardly sleep

next day, everything's fine, pain is only during the night

when the leg goes green and starts to smell, I might go to the doctors, but just wondering if anyone has any ideas ?

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  • brianonyx
    brianonyx Posts: 170
    wiffachip wrote:
    so, go out for a spin, no probs , up to 100 miles

    go to bed and the pain in the left leg is horrendous, all the way up the outside of the leg, can hardly sleep

    next day, everything's fine, pain is only during the night

    when the leg goes green and starts to smell, I might go to the doctors, but just wondering if anyone has any ideas ?

    Easy, your misses kicks you when you sleep.
  • wiffachip
    wiffachip Posts: 861
    no, she sleeps on the right, but thanks anyway
  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    Big benefit cheque in left back pocket?
    "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."
  • wiffachip
    wiffachip Posts: 861
    Aggieboy wrote:
    Big benefit cheque in left back pocket?

    i take it all back, the petrol bomber got it right
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,511
    You have no bike insurance, so you put it under your matress, just like me. Thats why I am a tight grumpy sleepless fokker in discomfort. (Plenty of them here, thats why your not getting many replies).
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    I saw the title of this thread and thought...hmmn, what could it be about? Mercifully it's leg pain. What sort of pain is it?
    Cramp like? Throbbing, stabbing or burning?
  • wiffachip
    wiffachip Posts: 861
    verylonglegs wrote:
    I saw the title of this thread and thought...hmmn, what could it be about? Mercifully it's leg pain. What sort of pain is it?
    Cramp like? Throbbing, stabbing or burning?

    hard to describe, probably throbbing is nearest, not related to pressure ie if I lie on the other side or on me back, it doesn't ease
  • GiantMike
    GiantMike Posts: 3,139
    When I have a problem with my bike I always try www.medicalradar.com
  • nevman
    nevman Posts: 1,611
    Agree-when a machine goes wrong you need to take it apart to see whats wrong
    Nurse,the screens please.
    OK,now this might smart a bit...
    Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Tried stretching it in all of the usual ways?

    Drink lots of water?
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  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Tried stretching it in all of the usual ways?

    Drink lots of water?
    Thats cures it... up all night walking the pain off to the loo 2 dozen times..... :D
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Outside of leg? Sounds like your IT band. The fact that you're getting it lying down but not standing suggests that the trigger is something postural, on top of the exercise.
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  • slowlanejane
    slowlanejane Posts: 312
    Greg66 wrote:
    Outside of leg? Sounds like your IT band. The fact that you're getting it lying down but not standing suggests that the trigger is something postural, on top of the exercise.


    I agree that ITB is most likely candidate, but your femoral nerve also tracks that way, you might have aggravated it and when lying down you are compressing it a little.

    If it continues, best idea is to talk to the Dr before it goes green.
  • wiffachip
    wiffachip Posts: 861
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Tried stretching it in all of the usual ways?

    Drink lots of water?

    erm, no and no. Not even sure what the usual ways would be, but will investigate, thanks
  • Eyorerox
    Eyorerox Posts: 43
    Try remedies for ITB and Piriformis Syndrome
    Both may worsen the problem at first
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piriformis_syndrome
  • laurentian
    laurentian Posts: 2,568
    wiffachip wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Tried stretching it in all of the usual ways?

    Drink lots of water?

    erm, no and no. Not even sure what the usual ways would be, but will investigate, thanks

    I have a problem with my ITB. If your problem is with the (left) ITB, you may find that this stretch helps.

    1) Lie on back
    2) Raise knees so that thighs are perpendicular to the gorund
    3) Place right thigh behind left one
    4) Clasp hands behind right knee and pull towards your chest.
    5) Hold for 4-5 secs, release and repeat.

    Morning and evening - seems to work for me. . .
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,511
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Tried stretching it in all of the usual ways?

    Drink lots of water?

    Yep, worked for Graeme Obree when at the first failed attempt of the hour, he used the water clock method: Drink a pint of water and you will wake up have to get up to pee and then do some stretching, then drink another pint of water etc.
    Sounds fun does'nt it?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!

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