Try regular moderate exercise and stretching the calf and hamstring muscles before bed, but if the cramps don’t subside, see your doctor
Dear Dr. Roach: I have been told at the age of 70 that I have early stages of the eye disease macular degeneration. The doctor told me to take PreserVision AREDS 2 vitamins. He said I will be taking them for the rest of my life. I started them immediately, and in a few nights, I started having severe left leg cramps to the point where I woke out of a sound sleep to jump out of bed and shake off the cramp.
If they are, you have two choices. The first is to deal with the cramps in the same way that people who get leg cramps at night for no particular reason deal with it, which is getting regular moderate exercise and stretching the calf and hamstring muscles before bed. Having weight on the toes is a trigger for many people, so very light bed covers that aren’t tucked in can be surprisingly helpful. I’ve had a few readers come up with devices to keep all weight off of their toes in bed.
Dear Dr. Roach: I recently had a CT scan of my chest and pelvis that resulted in an incidental finding of “mild bibasilar atelectasis.” My doctor does not seem to be concerned at all. Should we be?“Bibasilar atelectasis” is a scary-sounding term unfamiliar to most people, so I understand why you might be concerned. “Atelectasis” refers to non-inflation of some of the tiny air structures in the lung, called the alveoli.
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