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Originally Posted by RLuckyL
I guess I should say also that I have been semi-retired for about a year and a half and haven't had near the physical exertion I use to (got all my exercise through my work) and I don't really exercise. I may need to ease myself back into some stretching and exercise. I can tell I don't have the flexibility and stamina I have had -- placed most of the blame on getting older but it maybe some of my fault also.
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We here like to figure out puzzles...but we have to have pieces to do that!
Meralgia Paresthetica can be due to blood sugar problems and diabetes.
It can be due to a surgery damage that was in the abdominal area.
It can be due to wearing jeans too tightly, with a wallet in that back pocket, and or a too tight belt.
MP is only damage to a sensory nerve. Is your thigh the only place you are having problems? Some hip injury/arthritis may refer to the upper thigh. So will a hernia. Those last two can only be evaluated by a doctor.
This website gives the explanations for your thigh/hip pain...with diagrams.
It is very good:
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000401/2109.html
A fall or abnormal stretch in an older person, qualifies as an "injury"... you don't have to injure yourself in sports.
Illustration Fig 2B illustrates the femoral nerve distribution, and where it goes, for MP.
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