Muscle Cramps

I had some bad cramps while on hemodialysis. Usually my calf muscle or ankle would cramp if they try to remove more than 2.5kg of fluid during the session. After switching to PD, I’ve had some small cramps, usually in the ankles, but would go away if I stood up.

Well, I had a massive cramp this morning. Basically my entire left leg started cramping. It was mainly in the inner thigh but at one point I was cramping in three places in my left leg. During bad hemodialysis cramps, the nurse would pump back some saline solution through the catheter. For PD, there is no shortcut. I drank some water and in case I was low on Potassium, looked for a banana to eat. Fortunately, the cramp(s) went away after about 10 minutes.