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Two weeks since surgery. Everything is going great. ( down 18 lbs) Walking every day BUT my calves are killing me. I know my legs are mad they have not seen much exercise - feel like they are rejecting me!

Any advice on how to ease the pain?

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Get a foam roller from your nearest department store...

After you've exercised, put the roller on the floor and roll your thighs and calves with it...

It'll hurt like hell but it gets all the knots out, helps with circulation and should ease at least some of the pain...

If you want more info, go into a sports store/gym and ask someone in there...

Good luck with it!!!

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I echo what @@KindaFamiliar suggested, as well as taking your old walking shoes to a GOOD athletic shoe store and letting the sales person look at the wear pattern. Better shoes might make it more comfortable. Maybe not, but its worth looking into.

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look at youtube and find some videos for stretching your legs. Focus on all sorts of walking muscles. When we start exercises, our muscles freak out so we need to take care of them. I usually find great ones on myfitness pal blogs. Here are two I have done in the past.

https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/6-post-workout-stretches-to-combat-knee-pain/

https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/strengthen-and-stretch-your-entire-body-in-less-than-20-minutes/

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