Leg cramps

I am 3 months post op tomorrow. For the last couple days I have been getting cramps in my legs. Any suggestions as to why and what I can do to help it.

You might not be getting enough potassium?

That is what I'm afraid of. What to do about it? How dangerous is it

Talk to your surgeon - a 3 months you should be due for Labs anyway.  Are you running or exercising heavily?  Maybe add a sports drink.  Talk to your nut, maybe add half a banana if you are working out and have the calories.

You should be able to get some liquid potassium at vit shoppe or from amazon. Try mixing a bit into a shake or crystal light for a couple days and see if it helps. 

He doesn't do labs until 6 months. I am not doing anything different. I have lost 97 lbs.

Hi,

I started having really bad leg cramps, foot ankle cramps about 2 months out;initially MD had me add 500 mg of Magnesium a day and that seemed to help; but they came back; had labs done all my electroylytes are good no problem with potassium; seems that I need to push more fluids.....especially when I exercise.....since pushing fluids cramps have gone....so check with your MD and also ask for labs to be done.

Take care,

Barb

 

Thanks Barb. I am going to call tomorroe

Thanks I will try the liquid potassium

I've been walking a lot and thought my leg cramps were from over doing it, but the PA said it might be because I'm not getting enough fluids.  So, if you're not getting enough liquids in, maybe that's the problem.