muscle stiffness post-tx
I’m 3 months post-liver transplant and doing pretty well overall. I am experiencing painful muscle stiffness all over so I was curious how others have handled this during their recovery process.
I do light exercise like small walks and I’m back to work. My muscles perpetually feel sore though. Not just my abdomen, but my arms and shoulder and hips. Nothing seems to alleviate it. I stretch, I’m active but slow, and I’ve gotten two massages and I use a heating pad, but nothing seems to stop my muscles from being tensed up like I’m in danger.
It’s like my muscles never relaxed after the transplant. Like my body is constantly poised as if I’m about to be in danger.
I’ve tried little somatic exercises to try to get my body to relax, but still, every day my muscles feel stiff and tight. Maybe this will go away as my body heals, but I was curious what can be done to help alleviate the pain and help my muscles during this time. It would be nice to not feel so sore.