Don't break my legs, my achy breaky legs

D!ve^Bomb!

Ok, i ALWAYS, probably once or twice a week get aches in my legs... last night i had one in my right leg around the knee and it kind of felt like my muscle was burning at one point.. now i'm in work and my left leg is aching, although not as bad..

What causes achy breaky legness? i do sit down all day in work, then sit down when i get home.. and as of late i don't get a whole lot of exercise.. could this be the reason or would it be somethin else?

Cookie

does it start like pins and needles and then sometimes goes dead?

had that and it was a trapped nerve type thing, not helped by bad posture. getting a foot rest and making an effort to sit properly at the pc helped

D!ve^Bomb!

na, no pins and needles at all.. just plain achy breaky legness:( i've raised my seat in work so i can straighten my legs a little more tho

Emmo

how old are you? could they be growing pain?

shinsplints?

Emmo

D!ve^Bomb!

21.. no shinsplints... thank god!! they suck.. could it be my weight.. too much pressure on the bones? i'm 6ft 4/5 and about 19st, quite possibly 20:(:D

Gordon

Yes it could be lack of exercise. Try something like swimming that won't be too hard on the knees. You don't need to be overweight to have sore knees, you just have to have little exercise.

But go to a doctor if it is bad.

GoneShootin

read all the replies

D!ve^Bomb!

damn, that's a lot of replies to read at the moment, will do so after work.. what's charlie horses? interesting none the less..

It's not killing me or anythin.. it's just a pain in the...erm... legs sometimes:) especially when trying to sleep!!:mad:

swimming sounds good to me tho..

Aava

It could be rheumatism, I used to wake up with pains in my legs when I was a kid. It was nothing serious, I just took painkillers for it.

Victor

newband wrote:

Ok, i ALWAYS, probably once or twice a week get aches in my legs... last night i had one in my right leg around the knee and it kind of felt like my muscle was burning at one point.. now i'm in work and my left leg is aching, although not as bad..

Is it muscle pain, joint pain, bone pain?

If it persists ....

is_that_so

Considering your height you may have back problems. It is quite common for very tall people to have back problems. Slight back twinges can manifest themselves in the legs. Alternative medicine is worth a look as well. Have a look at the VHI Health A-Z and Alternative Medicine pages

D!ve^Bomb!

Victor wrote:

Is it muscle pain, joint pain, bone pain?

If it persists ....

i'm not really sure.. i don't think it's only joint pain, as it's not always the joints that are painfull, not sure about the bone... it could be muscular, as last night it felt like the muscle was burning, as if i'd just done a 30 mile cycle uphill against gale force winds!!

is_that_so

That sounds like a visit to the doctor and a checkup up is in order. Don't leave it.

D!ve^Bomb!

tell me about it, i think i'm falling apart.. first those pains in my chest and now this:D

DapperGent

Greatest thread title ever.

GoneShootin

DapperGent wrote:

Greatest thread title ever.

agreed

Sarky

I clicked expecting a harrowing story of loan sharks, and possibly drug addiction. I'm slightly disappointed.

stoopidkid

go to the doctor bub.... LIKE I'M ALWAYS TELLIN YOU TO!

princess biatch

Slutmonkey57b

I think someone should make a gathering card for all these "Duuuh should I go to the doctor" threads on PI.

"Duuuh I have a runny nose what's wrong with me?"
"Duuuuh My bum is sore, I've been sitting reading boards for 4 days, what's wrong with me"
"Duuuuuuuuuh I cut my artery should I wake my grandma up and put a plaster on"

It should say what I always want to say in response to these posts: "You have AIDS and are about to die" "

*To those that are about to tell me this is highly insensitive, I know. That's the point.

D!ve^Bomb!

stoopidkid wrote:

go to the doctor bub.... LIKE I'M ALWAYS TELLIN YOU TO!

princess biatch

you're not the boss of me

Beruthiel

keep it on topic please
B

Skellington

newband wrote:

you're not the boss of me

"lies make baby jesus cry"

start cycling again man or swimming and theres a new gym openin in jan in the village...start goin there, get fit. it might sort out the achy breaky legness and chest pains...

stoopidkid

I think you'll find that I am..

Skellington

a wooooppah...

Jim

To original poster...

I have a similar problem with my joints, particulary my knees.
If I bend down, or walk a certain way my joints hurt like hell.

The closest I've ever gotten to a proper diagnoisis by a GP is that I have...."gammy knees"