Hi everyone. im glad i found this website!! So Since I got pregnant ( my son is now two ) I get these flair ups that last up to two weeks at a time. I get this burning stinging pain mostly in my left thigh, that goes from the outter thigh to sometimes pain down the front of my thigh. It will come and go as well. Ive had this pain for about 8 days now, and yesterday it went completely away and now today its back again but in both legs. I do have an apointment with a neurologist next week. I have a weird phobia of blood clots, and have had five negative ultrasounds on my legs in the past two years. mainly last year. Does anyone else experience this? ive been diagnosed by a regular dr with Meralgia paresthetica, so I was curious if anyone else has had this? and if the pain for them has lasted more than a few days. what can i do in the mean time, and should i worry about a blood clot if ive had testing for it in the past?

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

Happy having you come to be with the whole family. Just let us know if we can be of any help. There are great and caring friends here to assist you. Our shoulders are here for support in many ways. Seems you have been through some ruff times. Please keep us up to date.

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene

I see that MrsD has given you a couple of great links to help you find your way.

Please feel free to kick off your shoes and stay a while... roam around and join in anywhere.

If you have any questions or need any assistance please don't hesitate to ask.... Someone will always be around shortly to help in any way that we can.

I look forward to seeing you around the board.

Abbie