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Posted by gardenergirl on June 15, 2005, at 22:09:37
Hi all,
I'm having this weird numb feeling on the surface of my right thigh, near the top. I only used to notice it when I would be getting a massage. That place would tingle and feel a bit numb, and a bit touchy or something when she massaged there compared to my other leg or anywhere else. I wasn't sure if it was a tiny pinched nerve (there is a small branch of a ventral spinal nerve that innervates skin sensation in just that spot), or if it was some body memory.At any rate, in the last few days, it's been getting a bit worse in that I feel it all the time now. And when I go from sitting to standing and take some steps, it now feels like there is this spot near the center of the almost numb area that is "pulling". It feels a bit like there was tape or something on that place and when I stand up it "pulls off." It's very very odd. Or maybe it feels like a tiny jolt of some kind? It's hard to describe. The numbish area is definitely the skin surface, and the pulling feels just below.
Any ideas? For the record, I take Nardil, Lamictal, Claritin, Fish oil, calcium, pre-natal vitamin (no, I'm not pregnant), magnesium, Synthroid, and a B-comp. (sheesh, that's a lot!). I also take milk thistle on occasion.
This has started happening long after I started on Nardil, and does not seem to be related to the dose. It also started before I recently added Lamictal.
I'm puzzled. And of course feel freaked by it, sort of.
Thanks in advance for any answers.
gg
Posted by ed_uk on June 17, 2005, at 17:45:19
In reply to Paresthesia in upper leg???, posted by gardenergirl on June 15, 2005, at 22:09:37
Hi gg :-)
Could it be a mild form of meralgia paresthetica???
http://www.medicinenet.com/meralgia_paresthetica/article.htm
http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic590.htm
~Ed
Posted by gardenergirl on June 17, 2005, at 22:36:10
In reply to Re: Paresthesia in upper leg???, posted by ed_uk on June 17, 2005, at 17:45:19
Thanks for the info, ed. For a minute, I thought you were on to something. But my numb area is on the front of the thigh, not the side. I'll have to get out my anatomy book and remind myself what nerve branch is in the dermatome for that. Maybe there is a similar syndrome? I am considered obese, so that could be a factor.
Thanks for your help.
gg
Posted by rainbowbrite on June 18, 2005, at 4:19:59
In reply to Paresthesia in upper leg???, posted by gardenergirl on June 15, 2005, at 22:09:37
I wuold go to a doc. but I have something similar happening on my forearm, and I also put my legs to sleep alot from weird sitting positions...are there times you maybe rest your elbow on your leg...(I do) in that spot? or do you rest your leg against anything? I think that external pressure for a time could leave you with that.....
Posted by gardenergirl on June 18, 2005, at 19:32:30
In reply to Re: Paresthesia in upper leg???, posted by rainbowbrite on June 18, 2005, at 4:19:59
Hi rain, thanks for the advice. I have a pdoc appt. on Monday, and I will ask her about it. I want to hold off on seeing my GP since I know I need to go back in to get my thyroid re-checked. I always like to get the most bang for my co-pay buck! :)
Now, back to work for you! I mean that most kindly.
gg
Posted by rainbowbrite on June 19, 2005, at 8:31:46
In reply to Re: Paresthesia in upper leg??? » rainbowbrite, posted by gardenergirl on June 18, 2005, at 19:32:30
gotcha! well good luck...I hope its nothing
>>Now, back to work for you! I mean that most kindly
sure ya do gg, you and the others, they just want to see me cry lol(just kidding)
Thanks I need a few reminders now and then....no wait did I say that...I need a constant replay of them thats why I got that TAPE lol
Posted by ed_uk on June 19, 2005, at 11:34:13
In reply to Re: Paresthesia in upper leg??? » rainbowbrite, posted by gardenergirl on June 18, 2005, at 19:32:30
Hi gg!
Tell us what your GP says.....
~Ed
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