Hi, I've had pain and numbness in a small patch on the front of my thigh, about an inch above my knee, for a month or two now. It starts as mild pins and needles on waking, and gets worse as the day progresses, making me unable to walk by the late afternoon or stand by evening.

I'm still quite overweight but I have been losing weight very quickly - about three stone in the last three months.

I saw my GP this morning who diagnosed MP after a thorough exam (all reflexes ok , full strength etc) but everything I've read suggests the pain from MP should be on the outside of the thigh rather than the front, and this area is from the femoral nerve rather than the LFCN as in MP.

Any suggestions or advice? Does anyone here have MP affecting the front, not the side, of the thigh?

Thanks in advance for your help.