My dad had it, when he was 75+ years old ... he recovered quite quickly and was helping me instll a garage door within 6 months.

EllenP123 , I have been mulling over what to post since I read the above last week. I am sure you did not intend it to be humerus but I laughed reading that you" went to bed 49 and woke up 100". I have been struggling with horrific leg pain for over two years. I daily think holy moly how in the world do people with chronic pain function.Although I have been dealing with my leg pain for months I am not going to categorized it as chronic. My first reaction to my leg pain was to see an ortho specialist who dx the leg pain as stress fractures since I had carried over 900 pieces of granite over a two week period. Yup I counted them. The M.D. gave me a few packets of celebrex that was given to him by the pharmaceutical sales rep. I told the Doctor I am allergic to Aleeve. Alleeve makes me swell and I gained five pounds after three doses. I was smart and had removed my wedding band . It took a good week to reduce the swelling since Alleve has a long half life. Those who are allergic to aleeve are recommended not to take celebrex. I questioned the Medical Doctor who assured me I was misinformed. I took one dose on the way home since the leg pain was horrific. Within two hours I was a mess. It felt as someone was squeezing my heart. I did not need to be hospitalized but monitored . I no longer take Motrin since this is a sister NSAID of celebrex and Aleeve. My point is there are some majorly hubris doctors out there who screw up at your expense. I have had a few nights where I cry cause the leg pain is horrible. No position soothes the ache . I have tried rest, aspirin, warm soaks, ice packs, massage therapy,accupuncture and a dose of darvocet . I came across a book a few years ago about how the body is aligned in two parts. While attempting to find a position to relieve the pain I massaged my toes, foot pad, achilles tendon, tibia ,fibula, knee,thigh, hip ,butt and lower back with a tennis ball. What I figured out is that the pain is in my knee area but when I massage the upper thigh and achilles the pain goes away. A few years a go I had tennis elbow from shoveling the driveway for five hours. When I massaged the shoulder blade and my pectoral muscle the elbow pain disappeared. Pain is not simple . One must identify the source. For me the pain is due to overused muscles and menopause. I am tiny but can llft 60 pounds with ease. If you gave me 62 lbs I balk. I think for some the pain we are experiencing is the lose of estrogen so our tendons get brittle. I too went to bed feeling great and awoke with the crippling pain. What i found that works is to take care of yourself. Take breaks when doing your chores. Swim. Stay active. Place down pillows under your hip and knees at night. Take calcium with magnesium DAILY eat bananas three times a week. The potassium helps with any cramps MAssage your legs from toes to butt with a rolling pin or tennis ball. Make sure you stretch the ham strings( the rear thigh leg muscles). So after two years of several medical visits, accupuncture treatments and masseuse visits for me I figured out what works for me. Some who go into menopause never experience leg pain whereas others are crippled. I was 45 when the periods stopped. My male ob gyn said this was impossible. Sorry but not everyone is a text book case. I have had some wonderful male physicians but at this point in my life I need someone who is informed on a women's life cycle. THe key is to enjoy life. Drink the coffee if it makes you feel good. You will need to experiment with your diet , and supplements. I found that black cohosh did squat. Eating the bananas and religiously taking my calcium with Mg helps. You are not alone. Pilates helped too!!!!!! My mind is racing since I need to get my chores done. A sip of wine at night helps some. For me a little rhum took the pain down a notch. My best solution is the stretcthing and staying active. I am still in pain at times but I can manage it.

Instead of posting on a forum, I call the 24 hour nurse line when something happens and concerns me when it's not something I know requires an ER or UC visit. During the past years I've been warned by the doctors and nurses to beware of certain symptoms and conditions and sometimes they come up. More often than not the nurse line will cover their butt by saying you could go to ER but sometimes they can calm you down and have you think rationally. They also have access to your medical history so they can see if you have a condition that might be an additional alert. Apparently nobody here has heard of this or used it and if not, you should look into it. It's an incredibly valuable resource. I have arthritis in my shoulders. When I do certain work I can pretty much count on limited movement for a day or so afterward. I take pain meds and live with it until it's such a point where I need to consider surgery again. I've had enough cutting and replacing on me to last a while. My surgeon wants me to try injections if it gets worse but I won't do that unless things are a lot worse than now.

Thanks for the commiseration, KT friends. It does help! I'm to see my primary tomorrow afternoon. The Cyclobenzaprine 5MG (muscle relaxant) she prescribed has not helped, but upping the tylenol-4 to one every five hours does help. (Prescription is every four hours, but I'd been limiting myself to every six hours for the stenosis pain over the past three years.) PT prescribed mostly leg stretches. I have one to reach the floor between spread knees (while seated), then sit up and extend arms, pushing shoulders together in the back. I'd expect more 'upper body', not that I can move at all now without stabbing pain! I'm going to check out your link, Annie. Anything that adds a sense of control helps.