For about 5 monthes now, I have been experiencing a lot of pain in my right leg in my upper thigh. It is constantly numb and tingling and quite often itches, when I itch it though, it is so strange, because I cannot really feel my leg. The numbness is there. Also, another strange thing is that my leg is constantly in pain in this area! Again, it is completely numb, accompanied by severe pain and itching! Even just to put light pressure on it, a sharp pain just shoots right through it! I am just curious if anyone has a clue as to what this could be or what may be causing these symptoms?! I have never experienced anything like this and it is getting worse each day! Thank you for any help you can give me!
2007-03-07 21:26:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Okay, to the first chick who answered, I did not ask "Who can give me the *itchiest answer, I just asked for a little advice! No *hit, they are called doctors, I already have like $20,000 in medical bills for your information, due to a very serious chronic illness I have! I was just hoping someone could help me, so I have an idea what is going on! No need to be such a *ucking smart, or in your case, dumb*ss!
2007-03-07 21:34:29 · update #1
Hi... Please go and see a doctor ASAP. Im pretty sure what you are experiencing is sciatica. I have had serious back problems for about 11 years and the symptoms you describe are exactly what I had caused by disc herniations (protrusion/bulge) at L3/4, L4/5 and L5/S1. When you have a disc protrusion it presses on the nerves that service your legs which causes the pain, tingling and numbness. Have a look at this site, which will explain further www.spine-health.com/topics/cd/overview/lumbar/young/lum01.html
It is possible if you leave the problem for too long without haing it checked that the numbness can become permanent, I have permanent numbness in my right leg between the knee and little toe on the outside.
You should go and see your doctor as soon as you can, they will probably send you for a CT scan or an MRI which will tell what is causing the problem. If it is a disc protrusion, they will most likely refer you to a neurosurgeon or orthopaedic surgeon. The specialist will give you a range of alternatives to relieve the symptoms, which can include an epidural, seeing a physiotherapist (please don't see a chiroprator, they can make you worse) or as a last resort surgery to take out the small part of the disc that is pressing on your nerves. Don't panic too much about surgery as they generally operate on only 10% of cases they see.
I have been there and know exeactly what you are experiencing, so I hope this has been of help to you. If you need any more help or have any more questions, feel free to email me as I am more than happy to assist if I can.
Good luck and get to your doctor as soon as you can.
2007-03-07 21:48:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pain (muscle pressing hard on nerve), numbness (just enough pressure to disrupt the path way), tingling (like when a foot that has been asleep is waking up), and itching (like when a cut is healing) can all be attributed to muscles pressing on nerves.
For any structural thing wrong like these I first see a chiropractor (to make sure that is not the cause or fix it) and a massage therapist (because I cant get to everything) who understand the principles taught in the book at the bottom.
Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas (natural muscle relaxers) daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.
Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.
The cure - start with a professional massage, (if this does not do it you probably need a chiropractor as well) you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).
For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.
2007-03-08 14:18:10 · answer #2 · answered by Keko 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you had surgery on that leg before this began? You indicate serious medical problems in your edits. There is a syndrome called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. No one knows what causes it, but it causes pain, and muscle and bone changes, ususally after an injury or surgery. When one of our patients is suspect for it, we refer them out to a pain management doctor for evaluation and treatment. Another option is to request an NCV to check your nerves for damage if you have had an injury. NCV's are less invasive than an EMG (no needles) and take just a short time in a doctor's office and can diagnos many things including neuropathy, carpal tunnel and stenosis of the spine. I listed a few sites below for you to read up on it and see if it matches.
I don't think it sounds like sciatic. Sciatic usually starts along your buttock and wraps around the affected leg. Good Luck.
2007-03-07 23:45:15 · answer #3 · answered by Devaneymom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-16 00:56:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The numbness and itching are due to lack of blood circulation. I think some kind of abcess / cyst has been formed internally and you have to visit a doctor immediatly because it would be something serious also and any delay is dangerious.
2007-03-07 21:34:17 · answer #5 · answered by ssmindia 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That sharp pain sounds like something is going on with the nerves. I've had pain in the nerve area around my left leg (before I knew it was osteoarthritis) that could cause burning in addition to pain. The burning would be so bad that I would itch, itch so bad that I had to scratch.
I would recommend talking to your dr to have this evaluated to see if some nerve damage might be going on.
2007-03-07 21:33:10 · answer #6 · answered by sokokl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have found something called Gluosatrin and OPC-3, I am not a doctor but I know these products have helped people.
2007-03-10 09:21:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you could have a deep vein thrombosis in your leg - which is a blood clot in your leg. you need to go to your doctor and tell them your symptoms, or go to an emergency room. There is a doppler study you can have, it's non-invasive. It's an ultrasound that can detect whether or not there is a blood clot in your leg.
2007-03-07 21:32:46 · answer #8 · answered by absolut_nixter 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i'm sorry...i can't help you. you should see a doctor.
2007-03-07 21:32:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
sounds lke you might have a pinched nerve or bad circulation, please see your doctor
2007-03-07 21:44:13 · answer #10 · answered by whateverbabe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋