Restless Leg Syndrome

There's a condition called Restless Leg Syndrome that is very appropriately named. It's hard to describe what it feels like other than to say that one's leg (or legs) feel incredibly restless. I've never known it to happen when I'm walking or standing, only when I'm sitting or lying down. The feeling can be very intense, though. Torturously intense, to be honest. And relentless.

Prior to getting cancer, I had a couple rare instances of this happening to me, usually if I had spent a couple hours in a recliner without moving much. I've had quite a few more instances of it since getting sick, though. I wasn't really tracking it to try to figure out when it happened or what it might have been associated with, I was just annoyed when it happened. It has cost me numerous hours of sleep when it happens at night in bed. 

As mentioned in the previous post, I'm currently on the lookout for anything that might be associated with the Prolia injections. If I can log/journal reactions and side-effects to various medications, I can better prepare for them in the future. After the first Prolia injection, we weren't even prepared with the calcium and vitamin D supplements, so I ended up feeling all sorts of aches and pains until we got my body somewhat stabilized. RLS could have been part of that cocktail of maladies and I just didn't notice the timing.

The loss of at least four hours of sleep last night due to RLS seems to indicate that Prolia might be the culprit there. That was just short of 36 hours since the Prolia injections; right about the time I was expecting to start feeling more run down and achy. Being on top of the calcium supplements and OTC pain meds kept me from feeling the way I did a day or two after the first Prolia shots, but I am unaware of anything (except standing and walking) that alleviates RLS. It started shortly after I hit the sack and continued -- irrespective of my sleeping position -- for the next four hours or so. 

It's now 10:00 pm the next night and I'm intimidated to close up shop and call it a night. I'm not feeling any RLS right now, but I'm almost certain I will when I go to bed. It's so frustrating.

Update: Not so bad the second night, although I probably lost an hour or so of sleep to RLS. It's been kind of off-and-on since then, often at night after waking for my first trip to the bathroom. I've had trouble falling back asleep due to RLS around 1-2 am many nights since. I feel like it may be becoming less frequent, but I'm also not turning lights on to journal at 1-2 am.