I need some help figuring out what's wrong with my right leg.
About 3 weeks ago I fell outdoors while walking my dog. I think I just lost my balance, don't know why. I got a couple of bruises, very minor and no big deal. Well, 2 or 3 days after that, my leg began to hurt, a muscle pain and soreness kind of thing. Not where I fell at all, and I don't at all know if the 2 are connected, but that's the only cause I can think of.
Also, and more worrisome, I noticed that my leg seemed quite weak. When stretched straight out, as in bed, it was very hard to lift that leg. Sometimes I coud do it only an inch or two, sometimes a lot more, but nowhere near what I could do with my left leg. This has continued all this time. The weakness doesn't seem to be especially connected to the pain, as there are times when the pain is absent and the weakness is bad, and vice versa. It also takes much more time to try to raise it and move it.
I find myself lifting my leg with my hands at times, and swinging my ankle over the opposite knee to get dressed can be a difficult process. Also getting in and out of the car.
If this is a simple muscle pull sort of thing, it sure is taking its time about healing. Could it be that a tendon is injured? Or could it be an MS problem? I can walk normally, thank heavens, so my life isn't really affected very much. My neuro has noted weak hip flexors on a few occasions, and my PT said the same thing about a year ago, but it was mild, relatively speaking. I'm not in PT now, and would have to get another referral, which I don't want to do if this is a simple injury.
When I have pain, it is on the front of the thigh at the top, and roughly in the middle, a thumb print size pain.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Mucho thanks,
ess