Driving - leg pain

Hi 

Does anyone else have pains in their legs while driving?

This week I have had shooting pains up my right leg while driving.  The pain goes from the back of my ankle all the way up to the back of my thigh.  At worst I have had to stop the car and get out and stretch my legs, the pain is agonizing but goes fairly quickly when I`ve stretched my legs.  This week I`ve only traveled short distances and its happened about six times.

If this has happened to others what have you done to relieve the pain?

Thanks 

Mel  

Hi Mel

I get a pain in my right leg and heel whilst driving but I know that it comes from my horrible plantar fasciitis. I have to do lots of calf exercises and roll my foot around on a golf ball to help it. Yours is probably different, but I think there are a lot of us who get many different types of muscle pain and what you're experiencing could be muscular. If you stand feet together and then on your tiptoes and back down on your heels and repeat several times, does it make it better or worse? 

Love
Brigitte x

Hi Mel

Glad you brought this up. I went to visit friends about an hour drive and the back of my thigh was killing me. I had done some gardening the day before and thought that was it. But recently it had been happening on short trips to. more muscle pain not the bone pain I get from time to time in my hips. Just great huh more symptoms.       Take care Kathi

Well, Mel, I just typed a fairly long post here, and when I tried to send it, the page went blank. I am so darned tired tonight, I really don't feel lie retyping it right now, and the day will be very full tomorrow starting early and running late, so I don't know when I'll get a chance to come back. I will make an attempt to repost just as soon as I am able.

Sorry to hear about the leg pain.   

Audrey

Hi thanks for replying ladies.

Audrey I know actually what you mean the exhaustion is just too much at times.

Brigitte next time it happens I will see if the pain goes away when I stretch on my tip toes.  I`m sure the hubby will do the driving this weekend so I will check next week.  Thank you for the tips.

Kathi yes the pain is definitely muscle pain and not bone pain. Great another symptom to add to the list.

Have a good weekend

Mel