[bboberg]

a burning sensation in my left calf that ultimately burns into my left foot so that I cannot wear any sock on that foot or cover it up with a blanket. I am begining to believe that it could be medicine caused, but I have a seizure disorder, so I am not sure why I have it. I fell on my left knee six months ago, and the neuropathy started a couple of months ago. My cortisone shot in my knee was in February. Looking to see a neurologist about this soon, but has anyone gone through this?

[Raglet]

certainly sounds like neuropathy, and you are doing the right thing in consulting a neurologist.

From memory, some anti seizure meds can cause neuropathy, but I can't remember which. I have had epilepsy all my life.

hth

raglet

[glenntaj]

--you may well be experiencing a compressive neuropathy--bone or ligament has shifted in position and impacted the nerves in that area.

The knee is a well-known site for entrapment neuropathies; the branch of the sciatic nerve that eventually forms the peroneal nerve that goes down the calf bends around the knee at a very oblique angle in many people, and it doesn't take much to impact it or trap it.

Take a look at:

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1234809-overview

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1141734-overview

[pabb]

Originally Posted by glenntaj

--you may well be experiencing a compressive neuropathy--bone or ligament has shifted in position and impacted the nerves in that area.

The knee is a well-known site for entrapment neuropathies; the branch of the sciatic nerve that eventually forms the peroneal nerve that goes down the calf bends around the knee at a very oblique angle in many people, and it doesn't take much to impact it or trap it.

Take a look at:

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1234809-overview

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1141734-overview

Glenn beat me to it, lol. the nerve goes from back of leg thru/under the knee joint....down the front of the leg, very commom nerve to injury do to lack of protection....good luck