I had this after my pregnancy and C-section surgery. It was only on one leg.

I found that heat will aggravate it tremendously, so hot tubs, heating pads, etc should be avoided.

Try putting an ice pack on your back twice a day for 20 min each and see if that helps.

I finally used Lidoderm patches on mine, and after two weeks, the nerve finally stopped firing. (I had it for 10 yrs!).

Here is our MP forum:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum76.html

Tight fitting clothes, esp belts and jeans can aggravate MP.

Here is a link to a diagram showing where the lateral femoral nerve exists the abdomen to the thigh. MP only affects this sensory nerve and not the nerve that runs your thigh muscles:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...9QEwAg&dur=531