Kristina1
Senior member
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2017
- Messages
- 822
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 03/2017
- Country
- US
- State
- MA
- City
- Grafton
Note: x-posted on FB
Lately I have had a lot of painful spasticity at night in my legs. I often wake in pain several times a night from how stiff my legs are.
Due to some changes I made, Ive had some minor improvement the last few nights. Then last night I woke in excruciating 10/10 pain. My entire legs and hips were locked up in severe contraction/spasm. My caregivers were there because I guess Id been screaming for a while. I could barely communicate through the pain. My mom massaged the muscles and my husband used his weight to force my knees to bend. Then he sent my mom to get meds and they gave me 3 lorazepam (I normally take 1), 2 Baclofen (I normally take 1), and 1 oxycodone. it was guesswork on their part of what would work to stop it and knock me out.
I asked several times to to go to the ER but they said they couldnt transfer me like that. I wish they had called an ambulance. Took about 30 min for spasms to dissipate as the drugs kicked in. I don't remember much before I fell asleep. I was pretty high.
I'm scared to go to bed tonight. What should i do?
Lately I have had a lot of painful spasticity at night in my legs. I often wake in pain several times a night from how stiff my legs are.
Due to some changes I made, Ive had some minor improvement the last few nights. Then last night I woke in excruciating 10/10 pain. My entire legs and hips were locked up in severe contraction/spasm. My caregivers were there because I guess Id been screaming for a while. I could barely communicate through the pain. My mom massaged the muscles and my husband used his weight to force my knees to bend. Then he sent my mom to get meds and they gave me 3 lorazepam (I normally take 1), 2 Baclofen (I normally take 1), and 1 oxycodone. it was guesswork on their part of what would work to stop it and knock me out.
I asked several times to to go to the ER but they said they couldnt transfer me like that. I wish they had called an ambulance. Took about 30 min for spasms to dissipate as the drugs kicked in. I don't remember much before I fell asleep. I was pretty high.
I'm scared to go to bed tonight. What should i do?