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Posted 3/20/2013 6:22 PM (GMT 0)
Anyone else have their knee lock up when laying down with your leg straight?
It's just starting in the last month *another new symptom lol...
It feels like my knee muscles are ripping I have to stretch out my leg and when I try to walk I can hardly put any weight on it..After 5-10 mins it's fine.

 

 

Fibromom, I gave your post a title so hopefully more people will notice it. 

Debbie

 

Post Edited By Moderator (Acheybody) : 3/20/2013 12:46:40 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/20/2013 6:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, Fibro-mom.

I do kind of know what you mean. Mine doesn't quite lock up, but it feels increasingly like it's going to. Not a good feeling. I'll be at the store, and have to keep bending my leg to try to get rid of that feeling. In my case, though, it seems to get worse, not better the longer I'm on it.

Maybe someone will have an idea...

Debbie
Posted 3/20/2013 7:18 PM (GMT 0)
I would let my doctor know about this.  I haven't heard of this symptoms before and not everything is caused by fibro.  You might have something else going on in your knee like tendon or ligament problems.  The knees seem easily strained.  You want to do the right thing so this can heal up and not get worse.

 

Sherrine

Posted 3/22/2013 1:08 AM (GMT 0)
I believe that a locking knee can be a symptom of a cartilage tear and/or arthritis. I would recommend seeing the doctor if it continues.
Posted 3/24/2013 5:41 PM (GMT 0)
fibro-mom -

I too have been having this issue, mainly after sleeping for a while and I'll be awoken by a cramped knee. I don't know what's going on and I'm getting worried about it. I've had fibro for 10 years and just recently started to have this problem. What is strange is a couple months ago, my left knee started to hurt and it is almost constantly aching. Then a week or so ago, my right knee has woken me up a couple times feeling like a charlie horse and it really hurts to straighten it out. I'm scared it's arthritis :( I'm just not sure this is fibro...

Crystal
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