Thigh muscle problems

Yes, definitely. At first I couldn't even reach my toes to trim nails  or put right ankle on left knee.

I finished treatment Dec 2013. If I am vigilant about doing my old pt exercises for lower back ( involves a lot of stretching) and really really gentle yoga, I can keep it loosen up. Loosen to the point where I can be not so ridiculously inflexible but still pretty stiff. Nails are trimmed though. 

I also look like an old lady getting up after sitting a long time. Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle. It loosens up after about 10 feet but my gait is always a little stiff. I just try to concentrate so it doesn't show.

Lorikat said:

Right leg thigh muscle only!

Right leg thigh muscle only!  when it hits I cannot cross my right leg over my left and turning over in bed is very painful. Treatment ended October 2011, so am not sure this has to do with chemo/rad.

hello!  Yes I can relate to what you are talking about. For at least one year I had issues with my one side also. I just thought it was from the radiation cause I recieved an extra zap on that side then the other. I usually couldn't even roll over in bed cause it would hurt to use those muscles. I too would walk funny if standing from sitting for a bit. It's like the muscles lost there elasticity.  whats funny is that mine didn't start tI'll about 7 months later too.  since about 1 month after treatment I've always done stretching to those thigh muscles. I would sit on my bent legs and slowly lean backwards. Once I was done that I would sit cross legged for a bit.  Then I would just sit on my feet that I layed flat on floor under me to stretch the top part.  In the beginning it hurt very much but now it's pretty flexible. I also do kegals where I lay on back with legs bent and lift my behind up as far as I can go and squeeze as I'm going up And down.   This also stretches the thigh muscles. I do a few other things but must say that doing these few stretches I think helped me out a great deal.   Good luck to you and hope things loosen up.   Pem. 

TraceyUSA said:

I think it's quite common

I finished treatments in March 2013 and had a lot of stiffness and immobility in the hip/thigh area.  I've been taking a yoga class once a week ever since and have had great improvement.  I still have pinching in my hips if I move certain ways and some days are worse than others (not sure why).  I recently started having muscle cramps (in cavles and feet mostly) and wonder if it's a side effect of treatment too.

hello , I too had tons of cramps in feet , especially at night when I would bend it a certain way. Also I would get cramps in my shins. I found sitting on my feet to stretch that area really helped. I get them very rarely now. Good luck !  Pem

pem said:

Leg muscle

hello!  Yes I can relate to what you are talking about. For at least one year I had issues with my one side also. I just thought it was from the radiation cause I recieved an extra zap on that side then the other. I usually couldn't even roll over in bed cause it would hurt to use those muscles. I too would walk funny if standing from sitting for a bit. It's like the muscles lost there elasticity.  whats funny is that mine didn't start tI'll about 7 months later too.  since about 1 month after treatment I've always done stretching to those thigh muscles. I would sit on my bent legs and slowly lean backwards. Once I was done that I would sit cross legged for a bit.  Then I would just sit on my feet that I layed flat on floor under me to stretch the top part.  In the beginning it hurt very much but now it's pretty flexible. I also do kegals where I lay on back with legs bent and lift my behind up as far as I can go and squeeze as I'm going up And down.   This also stretches the thigh muscles. I do a few other things but must say that doing these few stretches I think helped me out a great deal.   Good luck to you and hope things loosen up.   Pem. 

My feet burn and hurt with what has been diagnosed as neuropathy.  Add my right leg hurting.  Yikes...  I stretch every morning when I wake up and before I get up.  It helps some.  The thing is, the pain in my leg and the hurting, burning in my feet follow no pattern.  So, IDK.