SEVER LEG LEFT LEG PAIN

someone plz help ... for the past 2 weeks my legs hurt alot .. my job requires that i stand .. and thats not a problem now dont get me wrong my legs hurt but i guess iam use to the pain cause its not so bad during the day but when i am home and sitting down for more than 1 hr my legs start to hurt so bad i have to get up ... i have taken hot showers ... bathes .. put hot and cold pads .. use all kinds of hot and cold rubs on my legs taken advil ..ib .. vicodin .. the newest medication given to me is naprocin and  its not helping nothing helps my legs swell .. frist it starts at the side of my knee on the left side of my left knee then it goes to the back of my leg when i lay down this is at 12midnight .. i am very tired so i figure ill fall asleep which i do but the pain wakes me up its like my bones on my legs are breaking .. now the pain is in front like the bone in front of your leg .. by now u can see my leg is been thur hell and back and the swelling starts .. its now 2am and i am so tired but afraid to lay down because i know the pain is coming what do i do is this happening to someone else wht can i do .. what can i take .. someone help me iam miserable iam in pain at least 12 hrs of the day ... and nothing helps  i have been going thur this now for 14days and only 3 hrs of sleep each night thanks for your time

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,

Thanks for writing in.
One cause of your symptoms could be due to fluid buildup in the legs due to prolonged sitting. Another cause is sciatic nerve entrapment. Sciatic nerve can get entrapped in the buttocks due to sitting and lead to excruciating pain in the leg and foot.
Other causes include patellofemoral syndrome, in this condition however pain is more in the knees and comes on siting down.
Please get yourself evaluated by an experienced orthopaedician. Take care.