villa:
and for your information i suffer from the same symptoms as the man with the leg problem so i am in a postion to diagnose his illness
No you’re not. You claim you self diagnosed and didn’t go to the doctor so your belief it is arthritis in your hips is purely something you’ve decided based on no actual evidence whatsoever. When I did my back I had absolutely no problem with my back at all, all the pain and problems I had were in my legs, hips and backside. I was gobsmacked after the MRI when I got told there wasn’t actually anything wrong with them and it was all down to a spinal injury that because it was in my lower back, affected the nerves that went to my legs hence my brain thinking the pain and problem was in my legs but not in my back.
yeah ,there is something wrong with your brain
why you keep going on about your clients , are you on the game or something
That wasn’t Conor, that was me giving you examples of how just because it’s in the legs it doesn’t mean the legs are the root of the problem, in more cases than not it will be the back. And there are solutions other than deciding it’s one thing and taking tablets for ten years.
> chicane: > On the point of jacking in driving as I find I’m almost incapable of walking after prolonged spells behind the wheel - anything over 1hr30 I start to feel discomfort in my thighs, 3hrs and it starts to get painful, moving my legs and raising myself off the seat bring only temporary relief. > > When I exit the cab my joints are stiff and I have pain (like toothache) in my leg joints, and it takes a while to loosen off. > If I could take breaks to suit myself I could manage with 15s & 30s but breaks have to taken at depots/hubs so some stints are close to the max 4hrs 30. > [/b] > Puzzling thing is that otherwise I don’t have a problem with walking and regularly cover a brisk couple of miles with my dog at least once a day. Pretty sure its not DVT or Arthritis. > > I suppose what I’m trying to ask in a roundabout way is does/has anyone else had this? I have exactly the same thing…and can only do about an hour before I lose the feeling in my legs… I do take prescribed meds tho as I have 2 discs prone to slipping, and a degenerative spinal condition… I also have a big chunk of my leg missing, after having a tumor removed, which doesnt help… The problem is likely originating in pressure on the base of the spine… However…play with the setting on your seat, what is comfortable today, may not be the same tomorrow… and take Ibruprofen…that’ll help relieve the swelling in the joints and utilmately reduce the stiffness… Good Luck.
none of us here are qualified to offer the cause or diagnose. what causes the identical symptoms for one guy may not be the same cause for the next, and any medication ect may even cause further damage to one guy.
go to the docs mate, get 2nd opinion if neccessary and its your right to ask it to be investigated in terms of xrays/scans.
i will say this though my other half is a senior physio and you would be surprised in how many folk she as treated for things like back pain where the actually problem is,nt in the back, and these folk have spent hours and often ££££££s in seeing a chiropractor.
Nobody has mentioned DVT. Pain in thighs can be restricted blood flow. Know a guy who needed morphine because the pain from it was so bad. Long distance driving is as bad as long-haul flying for developing this. That is why you should not be self-diagnosing a chronic problem, or listening to anecdotal stories. You should be at the doctors, as should any other driver with chronic leg pain. If you get a blood clot, you could be finished.
You need to see your Doc. Don’t take their word as gospel when they fob you off on your first appointment. You know your own body and when it’s not right. It’s probably worth asking for a vitamin D test too. It took my docs 2 years to find out I had a severe vitamin d deficiency. They were sick of me, I struggled through with bone pain, muscle weakness (really struggled with curtains) and muscle stiffness. Could hardly walk when I got out the cab. Felt like I was going to keel over and not get up again. They thought I was a middle aged hypochondriac.
Janos:
Nobody has mentioned DVT. Pain in thighs can be restricted blood flow. Know a guy who needed morphine because the pain from it was so bad. Long distance driving is as bad as long-haul flying for developing this. That is why you should not be self-diagnosing a chronic problem, or listening to anecdotal stories. You should be at the doctors, as should any other driver with chronic leg pain. If you get a blood clot, you could be finished.
Completely agree, however GP’s first reaction is to reach for the painkiller prescription pad, I want to know what the problem is not mask the symptoms. Plan is to keep driving until Christmas then review things in the new year, maybe have to save up and go private to get things checked out properly.
Janos:
Nobody has mentioned DVT. Pain in thighs can be restricted blood flow. Know a guy who needed morphine because the pain from it was so bad. Long distance driving is as bad as long-haul flying for developing this. That is why you should not be self-diagnosing a chronic problem, or listening to anecdotal stories. You should be at the doctors, as should any other driver with chronic leg pain. If you get a blood clot, you could be finished.
i think i have got DVT ,in fact i know it
my legs and ankles swell up on the plane to spain
i have tried asprin ,flights socks and i go to the toilet on the plane not for a ■■■■ or a ■■■■ ,just for exercise
then when sitting down in the extra leg room seats i constantly move my feet and legs to keep circulation going
but when i get there i can hardly wallk ,and it gets worse and when i get home it takes weeks for my legs to go back to normal
actually i dont get dvt i get water retention
and the reason my legs are killing me in spain is because it is hot over there
and the heat messes my leg blood vessells about
i think
villa:
sounds like arthritis /old age to me ,
i have got it myself ,never been to doctors , best not to
if you go doctors and get referred to a specialist there could be problems at your 5 year medical
self diagnosis is more accurate , and self medicate is the best option
Most stupid asinine advice ever. He is more likely to have a spinal injury and you’re telling him to just shove painkillers down his neck? I’d rather fail a medical 5 years down the line than end up in a wheelchair.
Self diagnosis is more accurate yet you’re the only person to suggest arthritis. The rest of us who have had this and been diagnosed and treated say otherwise.
You’re a blithering idiot.
when i had my back operated on the consultant went barmy that i visited a chiropractor regulary! and to be honest when he explained exaclty what the chiropractor would have done every time i went he made sense.
but i initially was diagnosed with ‘just’ a muscle problem and took painkillers for around 8 years before deciding enough was enough and you dont want to go down this route.
2 slipped discs and an operation later and have had around 10 years of my life back, however just recently the pain has come back and one of the things my wife noticed was my hips are out of alingment! so maybe a good physio could treat this easily?
there is no need for personal abuse love
and for your information i suffer from the same symptoms as the man with the leg problem so i am in a postion to diagnose his illness
and just because some idiots on here recommend a chiropractor for a spinal injury it doesnt make them right
read the blokes original post ,HIS PROBLEM IS WITH HIS LEGS ,NOT HIS BACK
If you think there is no possible connection between a problem in the legs and his back then Conor was spot on in his assessment.
Two of my PT clients have recently solved similar leg problems with a combination of strengthening, flexibility and mobility exercise routines with me coupled with visits to a chiropractor.
chicane:
On the point of jacking in driving as I find I’m almost incapable of walking after prolonged spells behind the wheel - anything over 1hr30 I start to feel discomfort in my thighs, 3hrs and it starts to get painful, moving my legs and raising myself off the seat bring only temporary relief.
When I exit the cab my joints are stiff and I have pain (like toothache) in my leg joints, and it takes a while to loosen off.
If I could take breaks to suit myself I could manage with 15s & 30s but breaks have to taken at depots/hubs so some stints are close to the max 4hrs 30.
Puzzling thing is that otherwise I don’t have a problem with walking and regularly cover a brisk couple of miles with my dog at least once a day. Pretty sure its not DVT or Arthritis.
I suppose what I’m trying to ask in a roundabout way is does/has anyone else had this?
Do you wear flat soles or slight heels ? For me it makes all the difference ,I get leg pain if I wear boots that are too high at the back and often this small difference is not to do with adjusting the seat hight ,it’s the angle of my ankles which gives me thigh pain .
i went to the docs on friday, i play footy etc all ok but after sitting for a while it takes me a good 5mins to stop aching/stabbing pains.
he said muscle injury, i disagreed. he said it was again i disagreed.
after a slightly heated discussion he has started treating me for possible arthitis.
going back to the back pain thing, i had an op for a cartiladge tear about 15 years ago which at the time i and my docs thought was from footy, after the op the surgeon said he found very little, we later realised it was pain from my back sending to my knee.
and taking ibuprofen long term is bad very bad ask any doctor.
I get pain/stiffness in my knees after 3-4hrs at the wheel, i have osteo arthritis in one knee, but i too get some degree of stiffness in both legs
I found a bruise on the top of my right foot/big toe joint the other day how or why that appeared i have no idea, but i do have pain in the big toe joint itself when walking & pressing trottle pedal down hard, (which i find my self subconsciously doing even when cc is enaged) especially when climbing steep gradients as it’s a Underpowered DAF 460 with the somewhat useless auto box that has only one mission to upchange to 12 cog ASAP regardless of if engine is labouring up a hill or not or if you need to actually accelerate for some reason at a roundabout or emerging from a give way ect
tommy t:
I get pain/stiffness in my knees after 3-4hrs at the wheel, i have osteo arthritis in one knee, but i too get some degree of stiffness in both legs
I found a bruise on the top of my right foot/big toe joint the other day how or why that appeared i have no idea, but i do have pain in the big toe joint itself when walking & pressing trottle pedal down hard, (which i find my self subconsciously doing even when cc is enaged) especially when climbing steep gradients as it’s a Underpowered DAF 460 with the somewhat useless auto box that has only one mission to upchange to 12 cog ASAP regardless of if engine is labouring up a hill or not or if you need to actually accelerate for some reason at a roundabout or emerging from a give way ect
2 or 3 ibuprofen before your shift starts will sort that out mate
Thanks for all the help and advice, decided GP is a waste of time, painkillers don’t help and the cause is more structural. When a couple of octogenarians rush (if that’s the right word) across to help you stand up straight its bloody embarrassing , had to crawl up the stairs today so have admitted defeat and booked in with a chiropractor later this afternoon. I know it’ll take a while to sort out but then it took a while to get this bad
Janos:
Nobody has mentioned DVT. Pain in thighs can be restricted blood flow. Know a guy who needed morphine because the pain from it was so bad. Long distance driving is as bad as long-haul flying for developing this. That is why you should not be self-diagnosing a chronic problem, or listening to anecdotal stories. You should be at the doctors, as should any other driver with chronic leg pain. If you get a blood clot, you could be finished.
i think i have got DVT ,in fact i know it
my legs and ankles swell up on the plane to spain
i have tried asprin ,flights socks and i go to the toilet on the plane not for a ■■■■ or a [zb] ,just for exercise
then when sitting down in the extra leg room seats i constantly move my feet and legs to keep circulation going
but when i get there i can hardly wallk ,and it gets worse and when i get home it takes weeks for my legs to go back to normal
actually i dont get dvt i get water retention
and the reason my legs are killing me in spain is because it is hot over there
and the heat messes my leg blood vessells about
i think
Snap…quacks gave me water retention tabs (solved nowt) but different one told me I was wise to stop taking 'em as they ‘can’ lead to heart disease!!! That was 4 years ago when we were in Zante (ankles/calves absolutely ballooned) and not been right since.
newmercman:
Sitting on your wallet in your back pocket will knock your pelvis out of line, that can really mess up your legs.
He’s a driver - wallet can’t be that thick Seriously, could make a difference.
I don’t know who is around your area, but a friend who is a retired GP recommends an osteopath who specialises in work related problems and does a lot of work with companies relating to lifting and sitting correctly. Might be worth looking for someone similar in your own area.
Personally I don’t like pain killers - pain is there to warn of (potential) damage and masking it just allows you to do more harm.
Trust me - I’m not a doctor
, had to crawl up the stairs today so have admitted defeat and booked in with a chiropractor later this afternoon. I know it’ll take a while to sort out but then it took a while to get this bad 
Seriously, could make a difference.