--that, not even including the people who have the very specific genetic mutation that result in tendency to pressure palsies, many of us, if we do certain activities over long periods of time, can be very prone to pressure neuropathies, ESPECIALLY if we have some other situation that makes our nerves vulnerable--impaired glucose tolerance, autoimmunity, malabsorptin problems.

It's the ol' double crush hypothesis comin' atcha again--soemthing that compromised nerve function is exacerbated by mechanical pressure on the nerves as well and the symtoms are more than the sum of the parts.

One of the most described of these is so-called "bicycle seat neuropathy"--described in bikers and triathletes--parastheses and pain in the pudendal nerve distribution from sitting on those hard bicycle thingees. Also common in people who drive a lot and sit at desks a lot--guess who fits into the latter cateogry? I've been dealing with this since September now, and the symptoms seem to change over time--pudendal nerve compromise can be felt in the lower abdomen, perianal, genital, and inner buttock areas. I don't get a lot of pain--thank you , acute onset body-wide neuropathy of seven years ago that destroyed a lot of my small fiber pain sensors--but I get buzzing, tingling, pricking, vibrating (like a guitar string plucked and left to die down--though it takes a lot of time to die down). I've confused a batch of neuros, physiatrists, and physical therapists with this one, especially since I tend to set it off walking--the theory is that my perlvis/sacrum has gotten into a position in which it pressures these nerves with movement. But I doubt this would have happened without my having had major nerve compromise in the first place. (Also had that pelvic MRI that show mild bursitis and varicose veins of the pelvis[!], but my lumbar is fine.)