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Had the worst one today and my muscles are super crampy!!! I can't eat a banana or anything with potassium due to Coumadin and these stupid clots... Ugh!!! Grumpy momma!!

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Sorry! Can you have someone massage the area for you? Hope you feel better soon!

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I am getting spasms in my calves and someone recommended drinking gatorade or Powerade for the electrolytes. Today I'm going to start drinking gatorade to help alleviate them.

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Hey billyvmom, I'm sorry your in pain and have blood clots. Could you tell me where your clots are and how they found them and when?

Sorry so many questions :)

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Had the worst one today and my muscles are super crampy!!! I can't eat a banana or anything with potassium due to Coumadin and these stupid clots... Ugh!!! Grumpy momma!!

I used to get charley horses almost every night when I was dancing competitively. This sounds crazy but it worked. (I couldn't have bananas either as I'm allergic to latex.) I put a bar of soap under my bottom sheet at the foot of my bed. For some reason, the first night I put it there, no cramps. It worked like a charm. Try it! It's just a bar of soap ;). Hope you feel better! Charley horses are evil! I used to wake up crying, tangled in the blanket, begging somebody to help me ou of bed so I could walk it out.

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What type of soap/brand did you use?

Anything! From little hotel bars, dove, generic it didn't matter. I just made sure I liked the smell :)

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Awesome!! Going to do that tonight, thanks :)

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Have a friend and others aware by the soap good luck

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Drinking pickle juice is a known preventative of cramps.

When I first started exercising hard after surgery I was getting them every night. I was taking potassium but it didn't help. I upped my Water and they stopped. It also helps as the muscles get in better condition. Muscle fatigue is one contributing factor to cramps that many people don't pay enough attention to.

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Hey billyvmom' date=' I'm sorry your in pain and have blood clots. Could you tell me where your clots are and how they found them and when?

Sorry so many questions :)[/quote']

My arm swelled and was really bruised and sore. The same in my leg it swelled up and bruised knot and it was hot the clots stink but, it happens sometimes. I will try pickle juice and the extra liquid. I'm always dehydrated so that is probably a major factor

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Hope your better soon!!!

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Had the worst one today and my muscles are super crampy!!! I can't eat a banana or anything with potassium due to Coumadin and these stupid clots... Ugh!!! Grumpy momma!!

Oh shoot. I had no idea we couldn't eat bananas

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Oh shoot. I had no idea we couldn't eat bananas

You can eat bananas. They've always been on my list from the nutritionist and surgeon. There is a particular reason why some may not be able to have certain food, but bananas aren't off limits.

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