Posted by bcphysio on August 31, 2011 at 09:35:05:Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
My wife recently had extensive surgery to remove a tumour on her adrenal gland. During the surgery it was necessary to remove one of her kidney's, her spleen, part of her pancreas and a small part of her stomach. After the surgery she developed an abscess which took ~ two and one half weeks to get rid of. Due to the surgery and the abscess she was unable to eat solid food for a couple of months.During the latter stages of the abscess healing process she developed RLS, a condition she had suffered in the past on occasion. However, this time the RLS was with her seven days a week and twenty-four hours a day. It was driving her out of her mind and she often burst into tears in frustration. It went on for close to three weeks.
We tried the following:
magnesium citrate 500 mg/day
vitamin B6
iron
tonic water
bananas
massage therapy
various leg creams
drops designed to relieve the symptoms
Sinemet (normally used for the relief of Parkinson symptoms)
massage therapy
physiotherapyAlthough all of the above probably helped but RLS would not go away.
One day I was in the local nutrition shop and the saleslady pointed out a product called Hyland's Restful Legs for the treatment of RLS. What the heck I thought, why not give it a try.
She tried it and within minutes her RLS quieted and shortly thereafter was gone completely. We could not believe it.
All of the things we were trying may have contributed but the Hyland's Restful Legs was the final fix
Now when she gets RLS 2 or 3 tablets takes it away.
It may not work for everybody but it sure worked for her.
Just thought that I would share this with you.