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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 2
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New Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 2
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Hi there, i was typing in MP and saw your post, i recently hadmy gallbladder removed,same like you in may 25th 2010,and after the operation i did not get any pain in my right thigh! When a nurse gave me an injection in my right thigh,at night, thats when i started getting this damn pain.
After a month i managed to go to my doctors,and i mentioned this pain,she said it was Meralgia paresthetica (MP),and she also said the cause of this,is from having this surgery.
its july now,and i still have the pain,im taking some tablets at the momentwhich are to betaken at night(there usually for anti-depressents,but are to help relive pain)And then i take pain killers during the day,they dont really help at all! Not all doctors can understand the pain we go through,im just worried that this can last for indefinite,as my doctor mentioned,as thats not fair at all! Im 24years old,and im trying to start a family with my husband,ive also got pcos,which also doesn't help(but thats another issue)but this pain in my right thigh is awful,i hardly do anything,i want to lose weight,but cant bcoz its painful(you mentioned you lost weight,any advice on what you did/how plzz)the only thing i feel would be to take alot of painkillers,and excersise,but that still wont help your thigh,as you would get the pain after the painkillers have worn off!
I also work,but its a family business,so ive managed to get time off,but i feel MP is ruining my life!Has you/anyone had to stop working bcoz of MP?? At work im mainly having to stand all day,and run back and forth when busy!(so im having to go and rest)
Family/friends have mentioned to me that i go to citzen advice burea,and mention this,bcoz they people shouldn't get away with this(they never mention this MP,when signing paper etc..),but i really dont know what to do! Any advice??
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Originally Posted by Berkol19
Hi all,
Four years ago I had my gallbladder removed laparoscopically (sorry, I know the spelling's probably wrong!) Needless to say, I woke up from the surgery with MP. I went back to the surgeon and asked him what happened to my nerve? He had no answers, only "It wasn't me." So he referred me to a neurologist, who also told me that there's no way the surgery could have caused it.
Well, it's four years later, and I still suffer daily. Mostly, I've restructured my life. I position myself so that I'm never sitting with someone against my thigh, and if I have to have someone sit there, I make sure it's someone who knows about my condition. I don't hike anymore. I make sure not to sit with my leg pressed against anything that might jolt or vibrate. Basically, I deal.
I tried to fix things, for a while. I lost a lot of weight. I wore loose dresses. I didn't do much walking. But those things didn't fix me, or even make it better (except for walking less).
The main thing is, that I need some help with, is my anger. I am so angry at the doctors who caused this. Okay, so I know they might not have realized they were causing this or been able to do something differently. But I also know I didn't have MP when I went under the knife, and I was never warned this might be a consequence! I just wish they had acknowledged that this had something to do with that surgery. I don't want to continue to live with such anger. Has anyone else been there, and been able to get over it? If so, how?
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