My MP was not temporary in the least.... I had it for over a decade. It did remit with use of Lidoderm patches after about 2 weeks of every day use.

Mine was from an exploratory during a C-section to look for an ovarian tumor. It was only on the right side.

Heat and tight clothing (including underwear) is something to avoid. Hot tubs, heating pads, or steam rooms will now give me minor warnings to stop the heat....so I am very careful with my remission.

If you search this forum there is a good link on AAFP doctors website on MP. It can be confused with trochanteric bursitis of the hip.

Hi Mrs. D,

My MP followed surgery for uterine and R ovarian tumor, also. I hope you did not think I was suggesting that YOUR MP was temporary. I have read that for some, it does go away shortly after beginning but it is usually when some extraneous force, like a toolbelt, or tight clothing was the "cause". Remove the cause and the pain goes away. Ours, were both probably due to surgical insult. I also do not expect full nor permanent relief from the injections but the last one I had has stopped the lightning bolts that wake me from a dead sleep. Being hit with a stun gun while sleeping has finally gotten a bit better.

I have been disappointed that most of the people that posted on this forum have not been around for a long time. I looked up the people that posted a while back and they have not been logged in for a year or more. Thanks to you and Glenn, I feel a little less alone.

Thanks,

Hopeless

Hi Mrs. D,

I have been going steady with MP for 36 years. The first 5 were the ones that were episodic in frequency. Walking and standing would bring on fierce pain. Sitting would relieve it, if I took action soon enough. If I tried to continue walking or standing, the nerve would "fry" as I called it and then sitting was of no value. Oops, Phone call. Will be back. Sorry for the interruption. For years now, the pain has been constant, NO relief in ANY position, but at least the intensity would fluctuate throughout the day. I used Lidoderm patches for a few years, daily, with little change in pain level. I could not take the oral medications, neurontin nor Lyrica. I am glad to hear you have yours under control. That gives me hope but after 36 years, my expectations are very low.

Placement of the Lidoderm patches is very important.

I cut mine in half and place long wise at the top of the thigh, to intercept the nerve as it exits under the inguinal ligament:

figure 2B shows where the sensory femoral nerve exits the abdomen:
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0401/p2109.html

Placing along the thigh lower down, only made pain worse for me. Lidoderm patches work best by intercepting the main body of the nerve, and not the endpoints where pain is actually felt.