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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Sandi1313 on October 13, 2013, 02:33:27 PM

Title: muscle cramps
Post by: Sandi1313 on October 13, 2013, 02:33:27 PM

Hello once more,
For a while I was not having any painful muscle cramps.Then on Thursday,I started having some painful muscle cramps in my upper left thigh.It seems like it took forever
to have a tech. named James to do anything about this.He took his sweet time.In reprogramming the machine.It seems like I had made him angry cause I had told him that I was having some muscle cramps.I had been told to let the staff know Asp that I was having any muscle cramps at all.I'm beginning to wonder WHY do I ever show up fof dialysis on Thursdays.Especially when this tech named James make me feel like I'm NOT suppose to SAY anything about these painful muscle cramps.I think I need to file a complaint this week about what had happened  on Thursday.Hoping this won't happened again.Plus at my dialysis center ,there is NOW a new rule pertaining to us dialysis patients.We are NO LONGER ALLOW to bring any liquids to drink during our session.I was bringing some liquids to drink whenever I start to feel a muscle cramp.I think that the staff should NOT be ALLOW to have their coffee or any hot drink in front of us patients or in their staff room.
Sandi

Title: Re: muscle cramps
Post by: Dman73 on October 14, 2013, 08:28:58 AM

Muscle cramps can really be painful and you will have a sore muscle for a couple of days.
The tech's will generally give you some saline as you lower your legs to the floor and the cramp will subside.

I have found that if I elevate my legs the first half of the treatment and lower them during the second half that I can avoid getting cramps. If I elevate my legs for the entire treatment I am almost guaranteed to have a cramp.

If I do feel one coming on I lower my legs and and have something to drink (my unit does not have the no-drink rule yet) and let the staff know if it gets worse.

It may be possible that your dry weight has changed if you get  cramps all the time.

If I get a cramp at home after dialysis I will eat a small gherkin pickle and it will take care of it.