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Old 05-25-2023, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Sallya View Post
In 2011 i was diagnosed with bowel cancer and as part of the treatment i was given radiotherapy. Two days after the first dose i had shooting pains going down the outside of my legs which went after i took painkillers. Two weeks later, after my operation and still in hospital the pain returned but this time was excruciating. I was given a course of gabapentin which relieved the pain. I did develop some muscle wastage in my right thigh which was painful to touch which gradually returned to normal.

Two years later i was suffering pain in this thigh when walking but it came and went on and off. Then in 2016 i began to feel what i thought was a stone in my shoe (which there wasn't). I began to have numbness in some areas of my foot. I changed foot wear as i thought this was causing the pain which didn't help and so i saw a podiatrist who said it was nerve related. As time has progressed i have difficulty raising my foot (especially the big toes). I have also lost the ability to stand on my toes and have weakness from the hip all through the leg making walking difficult. I now have a limp and my good leg is hurting above the knee when i walk. After seeing GP's, foot specialist's, physio's and everyone else the neurologist have said that the radiotherapy is the cause as this was given at L5/S1. One strange this is that when i walk on grass my gait is so much better.
Have you had your vitamin levels checked? B12 etc
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