There are home remedies that people talk about for restless leg problems, and for cramps I've heard about people taking a teaspoonful of vinegar or keeping a mustard packet by the bed and taking some of that.

The combination of muscle and bone pain after the surgery is what the Flexeril is prescribed for. I don't know if it would work for occasional leg cramps (if once they start they continue all night, maybe?)

The problem of taking several medications, even staggering them through the day, is that if they all have a particular side effect it can make life uncomfortable. The narcotic painkiller and the muscle relaxant all can cause constipation, so keeping everything moving is a challenge. I'm almost at the end of those prescribed for the month after the surgery and will be so glad to be through with these.

We had a brief respite yesterday afternoon with a cooldown after rain, but it's back to baking us today. I leave a cooler on my porch with ice and a couple of bottles of water in it, and notice that the postal carrier grabbed both of them today. I'm keeping the bird baths filled and a few of the terracotta saucers that go under pots (normally) on the ground with water for toads, lizards, and birds.