Last night I was woken up by this terrible pain on both of my legs. I couldn't move at all and the only thing I could do was scream. I had no clue what was going on. As I started to scream to my partner I was in pain, I of course, woke him up. The pain went on for several minutes and it was so intense I started crying. Dom kept asking: "What is going on? Are you having cramps?" I had no clue. Because from what I know, you could only get cramps if you have been exercising way too much and not eating enough bananas (which is not my case, because I do eat banana every morning with my cereal). The only times I get cramps is when I have been using high heels all day long or back in a day when I used to exercise like a maniac. My right leg was the first one to come back to normal then after another extremely painful minutes, Dom said: "Stretch your leg!" And I managed to do so. The pain slowly went away. This morning I woke up and I can still feel my muscles a bit twisted on my left leg. I went to check online this abnormal thing that happen to me and I found out that what I had was skeletal muscle pain or also know as charley horses. Wikipedia explains it best,"Skeletal muscles that cramp the most often are the calves, thighs, and arches of the foot. Sometimes known as a Charley horse or corkie, this kind of cramp is associated with strenuous activity and can be intensely painful—though skeletal cramps can occur while relaxing. Around 40% of people who experience skeletal cramps are likely to endure extreme muscle pain, and may be unable to use the affected limb. It may take up to seven days for the muscle to return to a pain-free state."
