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10-06-2008, 02:44 PM | #1 | ||
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How are you doing now? How come nobody ever post here? Is there a new board that everybody is posting on? I have MP and I am not heavy I am 5'8 and 130, I asked the doctor why this happened and he said it was just one of those things, I was the "lucky" one I guess. I have a spinal cord stimulator for my upper body for another problem that doesn't work that great,and I was thinking of having the leads moved down, for pain in my leg. I hope to see more people posting. Hugs Bonnie |
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04-08-2009, 10:03 AM | #2 | ||
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Hope you are doing well. Alison |
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01-07-2011, 10:24 PM | #3 | ||
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I never realized so many people are affected by MP. Am currently experiencing pain, tingling, numbness in my right thigh, the pain is becoming more and more severe daily. I'm taking vicodin for pain, most often 2 pills at bedtime gives me some relief. Was given Lyreca to try, but after reading the side-effects, was too nervous to take it. After reading all the MP posts, I've decided I should try the Lyreca in hopes of some relief. It sounds as if there is no easy fix, but I'm really glad I found NeuroTalk because I've already learned what I'm dealing with, which is more info then my doctor has offered me so far.....time to switch docs! To those of you suffering with MP, I say fight on, persevere, hopefully you'll get relief sometime in the near future!!
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01-27-2011, 07:00 PM | #4 | ||
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I recently read your post regarding a nerve block for meralgia paresthetica. I am a Harvard-trained plastic and peripheral nerve surgeon and also use nerve blocks to help in the diagnosis of this condition. However, in my hands, the nerve block is as diagnostic test, not a treatment modality. In other words, if the physical exam suggests MP and there is a positive Tinel sign on physical exam, that to me is a sign of peripheral nerve compression (just like carpal tunnel syndrome). If the patient responds positively to a nerve block they are a candidate for a decompression procedure to hopefully give them more permanent relief. This procedure is done as an outpatient and often takes less than two hours. As you know, meralgia paresthetica (compression of the lateral femoral or lateral femoral cutaneous nerves is a condition which results in a lot of anterior and lateral thigh (sometimes buttock) pain. Most people do no know this it can be very successfully treated with decompression surgery. It is a procedure I have performed on more than one occasion. In fact, I presented my results with this very procedure at the California Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting last May. In that series of patients, the pre-operative pain intensity score was 9.4/10 and post-op was only 1/10.
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01-12-2012, 03:06 PM | #5 | ||
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I suffer with the meralgia paresthetica condition due to a care accident.
The seat belt caused my nerve to be pinched. I have tried Lyrica and numerous creams for relief, but no luck. Where do you practice. I am in Louisiana. |
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02-02-2012, 07:19 PM | #6 | ||
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I had to go to the emergency ward at my local hospital, because I had so much pain in my right thigh, they told me to come back the next day for a ultra-sound, I had just come back from a trip and thought that I might have a blood clot in my leg. I did go back the next day and they told me I did not have a blood clot, and that it was probably just a pinched nerve, and not to worry. I have not slept for more than 3-4 hours a night in the last 1 1/2 weeks, I did some research, and I am convinced I have Meralgia paresthetica. Is there any Canadians on this board that are dealing with MP? The Canadaian health plan SUCKS!!! ( get ready Americans! it is going to get very UGLY) I know once I get to see my doctor it will be 6 months before I will get to see a specialist. Is there anything I can do myself to eleviate the pain ( beers not working ).
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06-13-2013, 02:14 AM | #7 | ||
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06-13-2013, 02:18 AM | #9 | ||
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04-03-2017, 11:29 AM | #10 | ||
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Hello, I have just joined this site to get some info for my daughter, she is 16 and has MP diagnosed since 12. She also has apophysitis of pelvis which appears to be slow to settle despite her being 16.5 years old now. The combined problem has led to her stopping all sports since diagnosis and is severely affecting her life, we were told at initial diagnosis that it would go away as soon as her growth plates were formed but that's not the case at all. She has always described her pain as being consistent with MP and had a positive nerve block aged 12 also. At this stage, I'm no longer happy to accept this reduced quality of life for her, it stops her taking part on days out, holidays, trips away and anything which involves lots of walking/standing or impact activities. She is not happy to take medication and I can understand why, she initially was on the gabas and older TCA's and had all the horrible side effects too, her consultant is still treating it conservatively but I don't think this is okay at this stage in terms of her quality of life. My question is, is nerve decompression suitable at this stage and is that the same as severing the nerve ( I understand this is also an option as it's a superficial/ sensory nerve) and is this usually carried out by a neurologist or an orthopaedic surgeon? Thanks in advance.
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