Sore joints in legs

Brendan991

Hello everyone my name is Darlene and this is my first time posting

I will hopefully be going on the waiting list next week for a liver transplant

Over the last two weeks my legs have been completely sore front and back and I was just wondering if anyone had experienced this. Thank you in advance.

Dom

Hi Darlene, wishing you best of luck and hope you are able to get on that list next week!

I am not a liver recipient but I've had a lot of joint and general leg pain throughout my diagnosis. Never got a clear answer for the leg pain but it got better few months after my transplant. My best guess is that it was related to my underlying autoimmune disorder. I also had restless leg syndrome so at night I would always feel uncomfortable. I hope all this gets resolved for you soon!

Deb329

Interesting question since I too have leg pain. Mine are cramps and sharp pains on the outer side of both lower legs. Almost like a Charley Horse but I can't get the cramps to ease up because I don't know how to stretch those outside muscles. With overlapping diseases its hard to nail down a cause. I hope to be on the transplant list in two weeks.

AliEm14

I had really bad leg pain prior to my transplant (I received a liver transplant 5 years ago). They weren’t able to pin down 100% why it was happening (I think now it was probably a build up of lactic acid and joint issues) I tried to remain as active as possible, and it did improve some post transplant.

Hope you get it figured out soon.

TheMac

When was your transplant? And what organ? Depending on the meds you are on, you can have side effects of painful joints. I am a liver transplant recipient 2+ years out and the first 10 months were the worst for joint pain. When they started weening me off the Tacrolimus and started Envarsus (Tac extended release) my joint pain lessened. As each decrease started, pain was getting less and less. Definitely talk to your doctors, there may be adjustments/additions that would make you more comfortable?