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christin28

Jan 22, 2012

To: sc665

I've had the same thing. if you find anything out please let meknow. Peole look at me like i'm crazy when i fall to the floor in pain.

christin28

Jan 22, 2012

To: 1danielle

my symptoms are EXACLY like you described. It's happened three times now in the past year. I've been through labor and had 4 impacted wisdom teeth pulled and the pain was nothing compaired to the thigh pain. It stops me in my tracks. I fall to the floor and have to hold on to the walls. The first time it happened I thought I was going to die.
I'm 42 years old. 5'7 180 lbs. I'm not in great shape but the doctors tell me I don't have any major health issues. I do take thyroid medicine for an underactive thyroid but other than that I've pretty helathy. I haven't even had a cold in 5 years. I don't have health insurance so I can't afford x-rays and all that. If you find out anything please let me know.

laurie10000

Jan 24, 2012

pain in inner thigh from obturator nerve

franny71363

Jan 25, 2012

To: Nellie

Thank you for posting this. My husband and I were at a hockey game last wk and it hit me for the first time OMG the pain was crazy, threw me right into a panic attack because I’m lucky enough to have those too lol I have been so worried about this pain and how the hell I got it. Today I was sitting in my easy chair with my laptop when it hit me again, it’s a sudden sharp pain from my groin to my knee that feels like someone is ripping out my veins! I called my husband right away to tell him that it happened again, a few minutes after we hung up he called me and told me about your post and I have to say I do kind of feel a bit better about this and the fact that I’m not alone or crazy, and knowing that it is happening to people of all ages, size and health issues is a comfort as well, but the idea of it happening in both legs or again does not make me happy. I have had 3 c-sections and colitis and none of it hurt this bad I just thank god it’s a fast pain. Now I need to find out how to stop them from happening.
Franny

skar477

Jan 26, 2012

To: Everyone

OMG, so many of us up at night with this excruiating pain!!!!!!!!!!! Its 12:30 and I was sleeping so good when the pain hit me. I too believe its dehydration and our electrolyets(sp) are out of order. I have high blood pressure and take a fluid pill to help and I am a true believer that my fluid pills, along with my doctor reducing my salt intake and fluids are the culprit. I started taking Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc combined along with a prescribed Potassium tablet daily and it appeared to help. I have stopped taking them because I was put on new meds that made me sick but was told to give them a try to see if the sickness went away and to make sure the new meds were the cause, but tomorrow, I will be at the drug store to buy my Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc tablets and take them faithfully from now on out!! I also was put on 6 oz of Tonic water at bedtime (which I also stopped) but will be putting that back on my agenda!! Tonight was the first time I have had this pain since I stopped taking all the minerals. I will also be looking into the Evening Primrose Oil as I never want this pain again. It was so severe I was screaming tonight! I live alone so nobody heard me but God, but I wouldn't have cared if the whole neighborhood had heard me. It lasted about 10 minutes and has never lasted this long before. God Bless each and every one of you and I hope we find something to get rid of this nasty severe pain!!

skar477

Jan 26, 2012

To: Everyone

I failed to mention that I'm 78 years old and have had numerous tests so knowing this, I truly believe that it is dehydration along with me adding the minerals and tonic water and then stopping them.  Today I have taken my minerals twice and last night before going back to bed I drank my 6 ozs of Tonic Water.  I had a nap today and no pain so I'm hoping I will have a better night tonight.
I do have Spinal Stenosis and also had my L4 & 5 burst and they fused back together and have fused to other bones in some way.  This does cause me severe pain and it's hard for me to walk now but I can't see why it would cause the pain/cramps of my left inner thigh.
I am a rather large and tall woman so size has nothing to do with it, but over exersizing could bring it on by losing minerals from ones body through persperation.
Also, my left leg has been having small cramps all day today from my goin to my calf so I'm hoping I will not be in for another night of tortorous agony!!
I hope we all find something to cure this pain before too long.  I am so glad to find this community and to join it as it tells me I am not alone and doctors do not know everything!!  God Bless us all!!!

Lin131313

Jan 27, 2012

To: christin28

I have been having this happen for over 15 years...I had 3 natural childbirths and this is worse...It just happened to me tonight...I have learned how to make it stop...I know what brings it on for me...I over did it the last 2 days no rest and today I forgot to drink water...I did research before and got my DR to perscribe quinine pills it worked however they were taken off the market...I came on line hoping someone found a cure...never heard of the mustard before I will try that...I have had them so long I usually know when they r coming and prevent it from happening...I take a huge bowl full of ice and water...soak wash clothes till that freezing cold and ice down my leg...when I lie down I make sure my legs are not straight I lie on my side in the chair position...it always works... it's always due to lack of hydration and over doing it...Good luck...I fell asleep on my back and didn't drink any water today and ended up screaming and crying...oh 1 more think u have to walk it out...if u r having the cramp when u put the freezing cold wash cloth on it...it turns hot because the cramp in your is so inflammed...I have a bag in my freezer ready to throw in the bowl on a low shelf where I don't have to stretch...tonight ice was flying everyone cramps in both legs at the same time...I wanted to die it hurt so bad!!!

JET1950

Jan 28, 2012

To: Lin131313

Hi, I saw your comments about the spasms and must say you describe it totally. I've been having them for many years since I was diagnosed with spondylolithesis, which is a fancy name for compressed vertebrae. I had a tumor removed from my sciatic nerve 16 years ago and the end result was the slippage of the L4 and L5 which has left me with horrible sciatica and spasms.

I notice the spasms are worse when I have done work requiring bending over or just over exertion from work. I found wonderful relief from the web site, www.watercure.com. This doctor tells how our body suffers from lack of hydration and along with the extra water, he calls for sea salt. I started this regimen right after a friend told me of this and I went for close to a year, without a single spasm. That was wonderful for me because I was getting them several times a week and all I could do was sob in extreme pain till the spasm subsided. They are horrible. Far worse than a charley horse. A spasm is like an electrical impulse and all you can do is ride it out. Hideous pain to say the least.

I've tried so many things but I've had the best result with the water cure treatment. And it makes sense to lubricate the inside of our bodies. I hope others can find this as helpful. This is really the only thing that has brought me relief.

I've been having trouble too, after being on my feet all day, that when I'd get into bed my feet would start cramping then it would go on up my legs. I'd be jumping in and out of bed trying to find relief. I started taking magnesium and found a lot of relief. I've since found a web site called StopLegCramps.com. I'm going to be ordering some of their product. It's all natural and I'm all for anything that isn't chemically inclined.

But I started wearing support knee-hi's and just recently learned about the calf muscle pump we all have in our legs to help with circulation. I started doing exercises when I'm sitting that consists simply of pumping my feet in the same motion as if I'd be walking. Something I'm doing is really helping because I finally was able to sleep the night through.

I hope some of these suggestions will help. I grasp anything and will try it as long as it's not medicinal.

mma_momma

Jan 30, 2012

To: mystertee

the only thing I have found for this pain is a VERY hot heating pad. As usual no doctors have any idea why or when this pain comes on but the heating pad will make the pain subside quickly.

patsypats

Feb 01, 2012

To: Johanna636

The first time this happened to me was 5 years ago completely out of the blue. I was woken in the middle of the night by unbelievable excrutiating pain in my mid left inner thigh, I couldnt catch my breath or get to the phone to call an ambulance. Thought I was going to die. I had no idea how long it would last and was the worst attack I have ever had, and they have all been shocking. But the first time you dont know how long it will last (which was about 10 mins the first time, then gone as quickly as it had arrived, leaving me with a sore leg for a couple of days) or what's happening. It felt like a vice was squeezing my leg to death, strangling it to death, cutting off the circulation.; a heart attack in my leg which was going to kill me.. Never known the like. Cramps are mild by comparison, Went to the doc next day who dismissed it and said it was cramp, and as they have never heard of it, dismiss it till this day. So finding this forum was s a Godsend.

I've had about 30 episodes in 5 years, usually lasting about 5 mins these days and announce themselves with the slightest of twinge right before an episode so I can get to 'safety' if I'm lucky. I use the same breathing techniques I used in childbirth to help me breath through the pain , keep a heat pack handy which really helps, and collapse to the ground or settee until it passes. I drink more water these days as I do believe dehydration plays a part. I notice it tends to happen when I have done a lot of exercise over a week or so. Stretching my leg or moving as some suggest, is impossible for me when the pain strikes; I am rendered completely imobile. If anybody finds the answer, please POST it to this forum!

Refusmojo

Feb 04, 2012

To: peter729

Yes , I had the pain a few nights ago and my wife got to see a grown man scream and cry. I had shingle when I was 28 yrs (now 56). The pain reminded me of the knifes stabbing pain of shingles.It lasted for 5-10 minutes. I might try cialis of viagra as both are vasodialators. I thought I had a clot in the front middle of my thigh.

Sunny49

Feb 14, 2012

To: patsypats

I have been having this off and on ever since I had a back injury which pinched two nerves. The pain is in the right inner upper thigh and it feels just like the inside of the muscle or tendon in the leg is being pulled from both ends of the thigh and twisted at the same time. It is the most horrible pain I've ever experienced in my entire life. It is so scary that you feel as though you are going to die. All you can do is lie still until it subsides. Sometimes I will turn on my side and that is when it will hit full force. It makes one scared to even turn over in the middle of the night, afraid it will hit again. I believe it must be due to a pinched nerve and I also agree that drinking lots of water might be of some help.

nomsky

Feb 18, 2012

To: Maisie1939

I began to experience the severe tearing and stabbing pain in my upper left thigh (panty line) when pregnant with my first child. It would wake me at night and last between 30 seconds to 5 minutes. For me the pain was much worse than the contractions of child birth which I was able to go through drug free. I became petrified during the pregnancy about experiencing the pain in public, I was teaching full time and could not imagine having to clutch onto furniture while in front of a class. The pain is indescribable and now it has returned during my second pregnancy. I looked up pregnancy forums for help but found this website instead with a range of people experiencing the same thing. The only thing that helped me during extended episodes was trying to get some heat onto it or getting into the hot shower, most of the time though I couldn't even move to get there, all I could do was scream and hold onto something while it was happening. As most people have said there was no residual pain afterwards, just the worry of when it was to return. For me it is always on the left side on the panty line.

brrab

Feb 18, 2012

To: moantrube

this is exactly the problem i am having with the inner thigh. I had L4 and L5 operated on. My question is that I want to exercise my legs. I see that you exercise, but I am afraid of doing more damage.

bav0345

Feb 21, 2012

To: brrab

I am yet another in the long line of individuals with this sudden, severe pain in the upper thigh (sometimes one, sometimes both)....heating pad works to alleviate the pain somewhat but it just seems to have to run its course which is, thankfully, just about 5 minutes or so. I thought it could be a blood clot and took 2 aspirin and a few slugs of tonic water (the quinine is FAST acting for intense muscle cramps) before I was going to call an advice line from my health plan. I looked up symptoms of blood clots and this pain does not fit the symptoms. Usually this happens if I am sitting for several hours but today I was training with my dog for about 1 1/2 hours with his trainer and then ZAP ....tonight the pain hit. There has to be an answer for all of us....there are just too many people describing the same pain....I, too, am reluctant to see my primary doc about this because it seems there would be a lot of testing with no resulting diagnosis. I will look into potassium sources since perhaps this could be related to a deficiency. Not dehydrated ever...drink water and decaf ice tea....over 120 ozs daily.

bav0345

Feb 21, 2012

rain60

Feb 23, 2012

To: bap2012

I also had the same pain last year deep inside my leg, mine was for three weeks of constant pain on a scale of 1 to 10 being a 10 but only starting 8PM to 6AM therefore no sleep at all and massive medication of all types with no results. Then I found out I could sleep in the daytime and be active at night. Got xray and MRI with nothing showing. My left leg was totally useless for three months, I got better and went back to work and bowling a bran new man.
A year later in the past month, identicle pain for a few seconds when I lift my leg to get out of bed, but the catch is, a week ago I got shingles on the same left leg and the same leg pain for a 24 hour period.
I think I'm a rare exception the shingles did not come out the first time a year ago and did surface with the agonizing deep pain as before.

schatzi51

Feb 23, 2012

To: rain60

This is all fascinating.  About 10 days ago I felt like a mild cold had settled into my upper back.  Three days later I experienced sciatic nerve pain which was crippling.  After three days of heat, ice, and worry, THAT pain subsided and was replaced by this on-again-off-again upper inner thigh ache-to-screaming-pain which has flummoxed me completely.  I've never had anything like this.  I'm 60 years old, married at 40, and bore children when I was 41 and 46.
Nine years ago I had breast cancer - mastectomy, chemo and radiation therapy.  That same year I fell down a flight of stairs.  After four years of horrible leg pain, I'm able to manage the pain with 800 mg of SAM-E daily.
I had shingles about three or four years ago - started on my torso, went into my knee.  You can imagine how awful that was.
Now this - I tell ya, I'm getting just a little discouraged. I'm unable to care for my family and home as I'd like.  For someone who always has something to look forward to, I'm not looking forward to this going on long.

DebGra

Feb 27, 2012

I also get that kind of pain bit I also get pain in the back of both thighs with the left one more often, when I try to bend. It isn't numb but a very sharp pain that almost feels like it locks my leg up. It will only let me bend so far and the pain gets so bad that even if I tried to bend further I would fall flat on my face or butt. It feels like a twisting, tightening pain and the more I try to bend the tighter the pain is.

I'm 53 old female and about 20 pounds overweight and never had children, never been on birth control, but I have high blood pressure, thyroid disease and high cholesterol. I get pain in the back of my hip also. It seems the more physical work I do at home the more frequent the pain. At first I thought a pinched nerve but I don't have tingling or numbness. I mention it to my doctor last year and he didn't seem to think anything about it, but I go in April for another checkup and I'm going to tell him there has to be something wrong. I get this pain several times a week and it lasts all day usually, if I don't try to bend it doesn't hurt as much but I don't walk right.

LatinLisa

Feb 29, 2012

To: DebGra

I've had this madness for almost 2 years. I've had every test run, no results. I got a lot of ideas from your posts and will look into them. My doctors are stumped and I am, well, humbled. If I find a solution I will post. Like others, I've thought death would be nice. Thanks for the ideas, I will try them. Thank you.

cody4

Mar 01, 2012

To: cardcounter1

Sir, I've felt the exact pain you desribe in the exact way you describe it, too. Thank you for articulating it so well. I'm 30 and also failry active, and can't seem to figure out any likely cause -- although I have noticed it most often (although it's random as far as if it actually happens) when I'm getting out of my car from sitting to standing.

It has to be a nerve issue of some sort... by fitness coach says it may be related to the soase (sp) muscle...

cody4

Mar 01, 2012

To: cyennne

Cyenne, I see these same issues, very similar to what you describe, and I also see them (now that I think about it) potentially related to my yoga practice. At least, I never felt these things until this year when I started being more active with yoga, going twice a week. Hmm...

mumsie74

Mar 14, 2012

To: All sufferers...

I have read every comment posted and I am amazed and, oddly thankfull, because I no longer feel stupid. I have been suffering these sharp pains for years and not one member of my family can empathize as It's impossible to really describe the pain. Lately it has gotten worse. I can be at work, walking to another part of the office, when suddenly the pain strikes and I just want to curse out loud. I am then left hobbling or limping, while I wait for the pain to subside. It never goes completely unless I take codeine. Now here's the worst part; when the pain is at it's worst, I can't move my leg up and down freely. I have to concentrate really hard and will it to move, like if I'm trying to get into the car and I have to lift my leg, I end up having to grab my thigh and lift it in. Make sense???? And not to mention the pain is excruciating!!!
If anyone has any idea what could be the cause, I would love to hear your views. I was planning on seeing my doc, but after reading all your comments, I too doubt that he would have an answer.

rbjan

Mar 14, 2012

To: All

Unbelievable to find this many people with similar problems. I haven't even had the time to read all the posts but scanned. What I assume is nerve related (inner thigh where pelvis meets thigh) returned this weekend, the worst case I've ever had. Comes on quickly, I just moved wrong when I exited the back of my minivan. Sometimes it even comes on in the middle of the night when one leg moves one way the other doesn't follow correctly. Works itself out in a couple of days to a week. Usually happens 2-3 times per year, over the past 5-6 years. I'm 54, very active, normal weight, yoga 3-4x per week along with many other active pursuits. I have never had a spell start from my sports/exercise!! Dehydration for sure is NOT my problem... 80 - 120 ozs water per day depending on activity level. During this spell this weekend, I was left with pain that mimics my sciatica problems (which have been under control with the yoga). Back to normal now (Weds.) - couldn't hardly walk Saturday morning. Physical set for June, will mention it to my doc, but sounds like it is a mystery. My empathy to you all......

Hankkaehler

Mar 17, 2012

To: inner thigh pain

I also have that stabbing pain deep in the inner thigh and what I have found for fast help is Mentholatum pain relief. It contains 6% Menthol. I used to use Theragesic but only contained 1%. When the pain wakes you out of a sound sleep, rub it on. What also helps is a real hot wash cloth.

flatcat15

Mar 19, 2012

To: All fellow sufferers.

It's a relief to know other folk experience this pain. My pain is at the front of sometimes one thigh, sometimes both. It can hit me any time, when I've been sitting, bending or, most commonly, at night. It hits all of a sudden and there's nothing I can do to stop it. It makes me cry out and feel physically sick. I've often been on the point of waking my wife and telling her to take me to A & E as the pain has been so bad. I've tried straightening my legs, bending them, stretching my feet, but nothing eases it. It recently came on during the day when I was at home with my wife and she was frightened at the way I almost cried with the agony of it. It generally lasts about 10 minutes then it goes fairly quickly, leaving no ache or feeling of bruising as a cramp would. The first few times terrified me, but, although it's still a little frightening, at least now I know it will ease after a few minutes. It's a little comforting also to know that other people have the same problem.

zuke19

Mar 21, 2012

Oh my god, I have the same pain, I am in great shape, eat extreme healthy, now i am taking muscle relaxer and 800 mg pain meds, but I am scared so many people have the same thing but no one has an answer. I scream at the top of my lungs when it happens, lasts sometimes long, sometimes just short twinges. Please help if anyone has got the solution yet. This is unbearable and happens at the left innner thigh, like being stabbed, and than the knife twisted.

zuke19

Mar 21, 2012

To: laurie10000

how do u know for sure, what is treatment

yolihz

Mar 23, 2012

To: mumsie74

Yes i can relate i have the same issue severe pain and i'm getting them more often.

Bassmanbob

Mar 28, 2012

To: My New Family

Finding this link has made me want to cry for two reasons. First, knowing I'm not nuts is reassuring. Second, 5 years of posts and not having any real cure is frustrating. At least I no longer feel alone.

Peace.

BB

Bassmanbob

Mar 28, 2012

To: My New Family

sjpd

Mar 30, 2012

To: All

I had my most recent attack just last night... I've tried describing my symptoms to my doctors (yes I've had numerous tests) and I'd come to the conclusion that I'm crazy. I'm sorry to hear that there are so many of us that suffer from this 'unknown' attack... at least I know I'm not crazy. My attacks generally come at night...they first started on my left leg... and have gradually moved to my right... I do have veinous reflux disease...but the doctors say this isn't a symptom... for 4 years I've had these attacks and they get worse and worse... last nights lasted 5 minutes... when it hits... the attacks are in both my legs... I can't do anything to stop it... I can not stand... I can not stretch...last time I tried to stand up and fell flat on the floor... a new symptom that has recently developed is that my feet are curlying up in spasms... adding to the pain... after the 5 minutes its gone... I'm sore today...but no real pain... and lets face it WE KNOW PAIN...

pookiebear33

Mar 31, 2012

To: GOING THROUGH SAME , AM ONLY 31YRS

I have been experiencing the same Sharp pain on my right inner thigh and the pain lasts seconds and are EXCRUCIATING !!!!! I have not yet gone to doctors to get this checked out but will very soon. I first started getting this few years ago and didn't think much of it but now its happening as often as everyday.
I do have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fybromyagia and the medication I take are Enbrel for my RA and oxycodone 5mg x 5 a day , not sure if my medical condition has anything to do with what I am experiencing but am googling like crazy and its scary the answers I read that it may be a blood clot , I can only pray and hope its not .
Very happy to know I am not alone .

RD1900

Apr 03, 2012

To: pookiebear33

I had this problem for several years, and it was the most painful frightening thing I've ever experienced. I started taking 2 Vitamin B Complex tablets daily, and never had it again. I think this is the answer.

sarah454

Apr 04, 2012

I'm 24 and I've had this same issue for about a year and a half now. EXCRUTIATING pain in my inner upper thigh... I get it a few times a month and each time it only lasts about 5 or 10 minutes and then is gone completely. It really does feel like a knife is being dug into my thigh... I always thought it had to do with my bladder because I've had issues with that in the past and this started around the same time. Someone earlier mentioned it could be a symptom of an inflammatory disease of the bladder so I'm gonna check that out. I wish a doctor could do their job and come up for a REASON for all of our pain. :( Yeah, I guess I'm just a little bit bitter, having had to deal with this so many times. ugh.

ricktune

Apr 06, 2012

I have had these attacks for about ten years and no doctors have ever found a thing wrong that should be causing them. My sister has them also and she describes the pain as "Liquid Fire" running down her inner thigh. I most definately agree with her assessment.

I take a daily multi vitamin and a sublingal B-12 so I can't blame it on a vitamin deficiency and mine usually happen during the night and mostly at dawn or there abouts. I wake up with no pain, and as I'm slipping a sock on it will strike and the rodeo begins. I have found that if I lay my leg up on the bed as I sit there (choking back a scream so I don't wake my wife) and let it start to subside and then slowly lay back, pushing through the pain, I can get it to relieve quicker. The leg has to be at a near right angle to my hip for this to work though.

I have noticed that it IS NOT a muscle that is cramping, it is a narrow band which leads me to believe that it is sciatic in nature. I found this page and it says it all, but offers no help on this distinct problem... http://www.biokineticspt.com/blog/tag/nerve .

I am not the healthiest of people, spent my youth drinking and galavanting and a hitch in the military has led me to a knee replacement (12/12/11) at 46 years old and I will probably have the other one done this summer. I have type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure but I was experiencing this pain before any real problems showed up.

I have found that when I really use my legs I have issues with the pain and it is usually in both legs at the same time and accompanied by lower leg cramps which make it a double whammy.

I am willing to try anything short of a witch doctor shaking a turtle shell over me to get rid of this pain, I was wounded while in the service and that hole had nothing on this leg pain. Good luck to all of you, I will check back to see if anyone has found a miracle cure.

Maisie1939

Apr 07, 2012

To: ricktune

Ricktune, you made me laugh and cry. I have been reading and posting here for a while and while I haven't found a cure the fact that other people have it, have had it for years and haven't died of it is somewhat comforting. I've tried the tonic water (best with gin), mustard, hot flannels etc etc to no avail. The pain strikes out of the blue, liquid fire aptly describes it, conforms to no pattern and is horrendous. However, it appears it is not a blood clot and unlikely to finish me off so, until someone comes up with an answer I will grimace and bear it. Good luck.

jgms44

Apr 07, 2012

To: Peluche1

yes, it sounds familiar to me. and that is exactly what i thought - it feels like a blood clot. a warning shot of pain to tell me that i have a clot in the big vein that comes from your lower body into your torso. it freaks me out because i think i'm going to die in the next few minutes because the "clot" has broken loose. .....but i'm still here!

TinaeD10

Apr 09, 2012

To: people on here

I'm, 28 140lbs, healthy, today i just started having the exact same thing as you are all talking about. In my left inner thigh,a few inches above my knee, and its like a sharp lightning bolt about 4 inches long. It comes and goes, but the pain is so bad.It only lasts a few seconds and is very sensitive. It has been doing this all day and is really bothering me. It feels like a nerve it going crazy or something. Everytime it happens i can't help but cry out in pain and grab my leg. Not sure what to do, no one seems to be able to figure it out. I did get hit in a car accident a couple weeks ago, got bad whiplash, wondering if it has anything to do with my back?

kalupusa

Apr 10, 2012

To: Marina0205

I have had the following performed to determine ths cause of this pain

1.Xray
2.Iltrasound
3.MRI
4.EMG- This finally came up with the diagnosis it was a trapped nerve causing muscle spasms. No solution still except anti depreassant pills or anticonvulsive meds used for epilepsy. After doing research, I have come across an Anaesthesiologist who treats the muscle spasm with local anaeshetic rather than treat the nerve. This allows normal blood flow to the capillaries allowing the muscles to relax. I am waiting to see him.

ajs82

Apr 16, 2012

To: imdying704

I had a friend with symptoms like yours and ended up being DVT-Deep Vein Thrombosis. I hope all is well now and you have figured it out.

limpalot

Apr 20, 2012

To: All you beautiful souls...

PART ONE:
This site made me cry...  first because I feel so bad for everyone and secondly, because I know what you are feeling.

My weird pain started out of the blue about four weeks ago -- kind of a twinge of shooting pain here and there at first and then within 48 hours, I could barely walk, stand, sit -- even trying to lay down and position my right leg was excruciating.

The pain is localized to my right inner thigh "panty line" as some have described it.  No matter how hard I would try, I could not lift my right leg up when sitting.  Left leg no problem, right leg felt like it was nailed to the floor and every attempt was agonizing.

Four weeks later, I still can't lift up my right leg over my left to put on socks.  Even if I use my hands to lift and guide it, it hurts too much.  It also hurts when I bend over to touch my foot so I have to put on my socks in short bursts.  What should take 30 seconds if that long, can take five minutes.

When this first started, I tried Vicodin -- per the normal dosage, one every four hours, didn't even put a dent in the pain, just made me feel mentally sluggish.  Gave up on that, tried Aleve then along with the Aleve, tried taking a Valium at night before bed so I could at least get a good night's sleep because every time I'd move my body -- especially when trying to turn over from one side to the other, the pain would wake me up.  That worked so-so.  Didn't help with the pain.

I don't think I've cursed this much in my life (during the pain strikes which as many above have described, feels like being stabbed with a knife).  My roommates must think I have Tourettes because of these random verbal outbursts which accompany the shooting pain strikes.

The Aleve and Valium don't really help because the pain is def motion related.  I can be sitting like I am now and feel just fine then I shift my body or my leg or foot a 1/4 inch and it's like #$^%@$!!!  WTF?   I try not to sit too long because when I stand, it can take up to five minutes to ease the sharp agonizing pain down past the swearing and gritting my teeth level.

I think I use the F word more in a single day than one might hear watching a whole month of Comedy Central stand-up specials.

I've tried heating pads and also have a TENS unit (electronic stimulus via little electrode pads hooked up to what looks like a pager).  This makes the muscles contract which in theory, draws blood to the area and helps reduce inflamation (inflammation).  That didn't help either.

On "better days" I've been able to do more physical activities but I always wind up paying for it later -- usually the next day.  Having wasted three weeks of not being able to get stuff done I needed to do, I forced myself through the pain about a week ago - moving boxes around in a garage and carrying a bunch of boxes and stuff up and down steps.  The following two days I felt like Janet Leigh in the Psycho shower scene because the sharp stabbing moments were wildly insane (far more frequent and painful).  I spent a lot of time horizontal over those two days, which wasn't that much more comfortable than standing, walking or sitting.

Sometimes I can feel the sharp pain shoot up my backside and sometimes down to my knee depending on the motion and position I'm in which as many noted, seems to have something to do with the sciatic nerve but I've had sciatic pain before and it came and went -- this is totally different and the episodes are far more painful.

I'm older, carrying way too much weight, but don't drink, smoke or indulge in any recreational drugs.  I didn't fall or have some sort of traumatic physical event like accidentally doing the splits so I can't for the life of me figure out how this happened so suddenly out of the blue.  One day I was fine, the next, I'm screaming into my pillow.

I waited to see if this would go away, thinking I must have done something to cause this but the way the pain hits -- especially related to certain motions -- I realized this wasn't going away on it's own anytime soon.  It would seem to get better, then get worse, and so on.  So I knew I'd have to eventually seek medical attention.

END OF PART ONE

limpalot

Apr 20, 2012

To: All you beautiful souls....

PART TWO:
I'm on a fixed income, only have Medicare Part A, can't afford B, finally went to a local hospital this past Wed who didn't want to treat me because of my lack of insurance.  Everyone who came into my room -- the doctor and nurses and admin eval person, phys assts, probably even the janitor, kept saying you need to go to "the other hospital" meaning the county one for the uninsured because I wasn't in a critical life and death situation.  I also suspect that given this was a Catholic Hospital and on the form where it asks what religion you are, next to RELIGION I wrote "causes problems" and AFFILIATION I wrote "human," they probably considered me some sort of antichrist heathen from hellspawn and unworthy of their divine services.

Finally after begging them to at least LOOK at the area with something other than their eyes like maybe using an Xray, MRI or magic glasses, they did do an Xray which showed nothing other than some degeneration of the hip joint that is normal for my age.  Beyond that, they just coudn't help me (despite their newly expanded ER and all their new fancy high tech stuff they've recently acquired via donations including gigantor grants from FED and State agencies).  Love seeing my tax dollars at work kicking me to the curb.  Yay American Healthcare System!

I considered stabbing myself with a tongue depresser to show them how much pain I was in and how serious this really was but after the X-ray tech had me position my leg in several different pretzel configurations, I was too beaten and depressed to fight back and my leg hurt like hell.  They gave me an injection of some sort of ibruprofen that didn't do anything other hurt and leave me with a lovely little momento of my visit to Elitists R Us Hospital in the form of a bruise on my ***.  Gee thanks.   They'll probably bill Medicare twenty bucks for the bandaid they stuck over the injection site.

Short of cutting off my leg or jumping in front of a truck or ordering the Dr. Kevorkian DIY kit, I don't know what will make this go away especially after reading about everyone's attempts to seek help from medical experts, specialists and various treatments and for almost all, to no avail.

People say, lose weight -- and then I tell them about this website where folks from all walks of life, ages, sizes, shapes, health conditions, genders, etc., are experiencing the same thing -- five years on now - and no medical professionals seem to have a clue of what to do to help all these people.

My next stop will be the county hospital and if I can manage to sit and wait for 8-16 hours to "get into the system", I'll likely be shuffled around from one specialist to another, poked and prodded and probably prescribed more pain meds that will make me drool like an idiot but won't do crap about the pain and the actual cause.

I've been looking at pain meds and short of a morphine drip while in an induced comatose state, nothing seems like it will truly work.  Even the moderate narcotic based pain meds turn me into a pseudo mental zombie which in turns, makes me even more dysfunctional than I already am.

Oh, and the worst is getting in and out of my car.  It's so bad that I dread going anywhere I have to get in and out more than once so this condition has also seriously limited my ability to function normally. I will go without rather than go to the store.

That's my whine and cheeze for the day.  I'm sorry for being so cynical but I'm exhausted, annoyed, frustrated, sleep deprived and pissed off because of the adverse effects this is having on the quality of my life -- I can't do things I need to do that require even moderate physical activity without these strikes of pain bringing me to my knees.

I'm feeling everyone's pain, literally, and I hope that whatever it is that is causing us all to suffer, is properly diagnosed and treated so we can remember once again what it was like have a normal pain free life and function at our best, physically, mentally and emotionally.

I send everyone hugs and I wish you all the best.

MatthewsMom317

Apr 20, 2012

OMG.....this inner thigh pain/spasms have been happening to me sporadically for the past two years or so. Thankfully they are few and far between but I just experienced it this evening and it's scary as all hell! Especially since my husband is away for work this wknd and I'm home alone with my 3yr old son who is thankfully asleep. I had to finally come online and do a search.....it tends to happen to me as I am getting up from a laying down position and it hits like a ton of bricks! I breathe like I am in labor because I can't catch my breath because the pain is so severe. It also happened a few weeks back, the pain was so bad I couldn't even walk and I fell to the floor, my husband wanted to take me to the ER but thankfully it passes within 10 minutes or so. Glad to know I'm not alone buti still haven't been to the doctors about it because once it passes I tend to forget about it!

heather189

Apr 23, 2012

To: All

Just as everyone else has said, thank goodness I found this site. I have had excruciating stabbing inner thigh pain that radiates to my shin for 1.5 years. I have had x-rays, MRI, ultrasound therapy, physical therapy, chiropractic adjustments, and a nerve conduction study. Dr's have no idea what this is and nothing has helped it. My next appointments are with a neurologist and a rheumatologist. Has anyone with this pain been diagnosed with lupus or multiple sclerosis?

bigvig3505

Apr 28, 2012

To: MatthewsMom317

I reciently spent time in a rehability facility and my doctor, an elderly gentleman, told me of a nerve doctor that specialized in the pelvic area that had related a story of a patient that had VERY SIMILAR symptoms that we all share.
Google PUDENDAL NERVE ENTRAPMENT and FEMURAL NERVE ENTRAPMENT. See what you think. My doctor said there are only a handfull of doctors in the country that specialize in neurology of the pelvic region.
If I can ever afford to, this is the fix that I'm going to persue.

kalupusa

Apr 30, 2012

To: christin28

I have been in UK for 2 weeks and did not get my work emails - as I
> turned off the account!
> The ileoinguinal nerve usually gets trapped by muscle. This is well
> treated with acupuncture needling of the muscle. I think i get better
> results injecting a mixture of local anesthetic, steroid, bicarb and
> magnesium and following with topical light therapy and magnesium
> topically with Cialis orally if needed. All ver wierd, I know, but
> conventional seldom works

Above is observation made by an anaesthesiologist in Canada. I see him May 31st

maryland829

May 20, 2012

To: kalupusa

My husband had severe pain in the "pocket area" of his left groin/thigh. It started with shooting pains and the inability to lift his left leg when sitting. it got so severe he could not straighten his leg to lie down at night. So he slept in a chair, with the pain waking him all night. All he could do was walk. Eventually he fell three times, landing in ER where they gave him narcotics and did a hip and spinal mri. Okay, after seeing neurosurgeons, hip surgeons, a trauma orthopedist, and others, and after being on lyrica, neurontin, heavy narcotics, etc. he was still in pain and now using a walker. What they finally found at Johns Hopkins? He had an undiagnosed crushed pubis bone from a car accident that never properly healed and now had shifted enough to push on a nerve. The pain clinic did a nerve block of the ilioinguinal and iliofemoral nerve and his pain was gone overnight. They said this could be done 3 times a year if needed, It has been 2 months and he has had no return of the pain. Truly a miracle....I'm so sorry for people who are trying to treat this with narcotics. They don't touch this horrible, burning shooting pain.

Zita456

May 20, 2012

I was glad to find this site.  For the last 4 days I have had extreme pain in my inner right thigh.  It feels like lightening or being severely shocked & the pain is from my knee to my groin area.  My inner thigh is constant numb / bruised feeling.  The "lightening" occurs when I am lifting my leg to get into bed & and then mostly when I roll over onto my side.  It also when I am getting onto the couch to lay & when getting up.  It seems when I roll to my side it is the worst.  The pain is so severe, that I also curse and grab toward my thigh.  After the pain subsides in a minute or so, I was saying to myself "I hope this subsides,,,because I can't imagine dealing with this much longer."  It is so bad that I dread getting up off the couch to go to the bathroom & I dred going to bed at night.  I do not know if it is worse when I walk, as I am still on crutches from recent knee surgery.

I just had surgery on the right knee : complete ACL repair with a cadaver & miniscus repair on both sides ( I am in week 3 of recovery.)  I had missed my first surgery because I had gotten blood clots ( deep vein thrombosis) & clots to the lungs (pulmonary embolism.)  After the clots were discovered, I had to do the blood thinner shots to the stomach & also took coumadin pills for 3 months.  I then had to be off my blood thinners for about a month before I could get my knee surgery.  When I did get blood clots, it was a different pain than what I am now experiencing.  The pain I feel now to the inner right thigh is a quick, sudden (especially when turning over to my side) sharp electrical pain which subsides after usually a minute,  & a pain level of 10+++.

I noticed people were wondering if shingles was a foctor.  I did have shingles about 3 years ago.

I  used to see a chiropractor & get accupuncture on a regular basis previous to my knee injury to help keep me aligned as my right rear lower back would get a "pinched feeling."  If I did those things regularly, I would not get the Pinch to lower back.  But, Since my ACL / miniscus injury I have not been to a chiropractor because I could not lay on my stomach, right side, walk, & BLOOD CLOTS could be caused to move to heart from my pulmonary emoblism.

I have always had a tendency to have calf cramps and foot cramps at night, but this is much different. The pain level is much much much more severe ( and I thought the calf cramps were painful ..) and is always in my right inner thigh.

Also when I injured my knee (torn ACL, both meniscus damaged, 3 torn calf muscles) I had a lot of spasms throughout my leg which is also consistant with nerve damage.  The spasms were so frequent for a long period of time that the Dr gave me a muscle relaxer which helped with diminishing some of the spasms.  The spasms also were nothing compared to this "lightening electricity" that I am not feeling on my inner right thigh!  I still take the muscle relaxers that I have been taking since my knee injury...unknow if pain would be worse if I didn't have them?? although I can't imagine the pain being any worse.

I read all the comments, and I wonder if this is :

related to my knee surgery & the nerve block that was given to my femoral nerve previous to surgery?

or if I have a damaged nerve from the surgery?

Is it because I have not been able to see a chiropractor & I am out of alignment (have some back pain now)?

Is it because of previous shingles?

Or hopefully not blood clots again that is now pressing on a nerve?

I see my blood clot Specialist at the Uof M tomorrow & also an apt with my surgeon who performed my ACL / meniscus surgery weeks ago.  It sounds like everyone has gone to doctors with not many answers or cures.

I will try some of the remedies that have seemed to help some of you, thank you for the suggestions...I have yet to read through all 200+ blogs.  I can't imagine this going on for a long period of time.  My heart goes out to all of you with these tremendous lightening pains.

capricorn1234_4u

17 hours

Does anyone got any cure because my little sister having same problem in left upper inner thigh. Done MRI,X-RAY, ETC. Mail me at capricorn1234_4u***@**** I would be so thankful to all of you.

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