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Low back pain and numbness L lower back and inner thigh (groin area)
I have been having SEVERE pain and numbness L lower back and groin area. On a scale of 1 - 10...it is a 12. It feels like a hot iron is placed on my groin area.
I am taking oxycodon 7.5mg every six hours and still bed ridden in severe pain.
I think I figured out the problem. I think it was my SOFT bed. The longer I stayed in it the worse it got. Yesterday I forced myself out of bed and into a recliner. Later in the day I FORCED myself to go a few places with my wife (which means I already had to feel some better). Amazingly, when I got home a couple hours later I felt a little better, took another pain pill and set up the chair some more. The burning pain comes and goes, the numbness is always there.
I was not having any burning pain for a while and decided to lie down on the bed. A few minutes later I started to have burning on the outside of my thigh, After about 5 minutes I got out of bed and set in the recliner again, and in a few minutes the burning was gone. After I recovered from that episode I went back to bed and noticed the burning return a few minutes later. Once again I went to the recliner and the burning pain stopped.
I slept on the recliner and the numbness is almost gone. Still have pretty bad back pain and leg pain, but little numbness and no hot iron pain on the inner or outer thigh.
Well, if the SOFT bed can increase the pain, PERHAPS it is what caused the flare up to begin with. The worse the pain got, the longer I stayed in bed, the longer I stayed in bed, the worse the pain got.
Well it has now been 10.5 hours since I had a pain pill.
Come to think of it, I have noticed some numbness (no pain) on my inner L thigh for several months,
This discussion is related to hip pain with numbness on left outer thigh.
I am taking oxycodon 7.5mg every six hours and still bed ridden in severe pain.
I think I figured out the problem. I think it was my SOFT bed. The longer I stayed in it the worse it got. Yesterday I forced myself out of bed and into a recliner. Later in the day I FORCED myself to go a few places with my wife (which means I already had to feel some better). Amazingly, when I got home a couple hours later I felt a little better, took another pain pill and set up the chair some more. The burning pain comes and goes, the numbness is always there.
I was not having any burning pain for a while and decided to lie down on the bed. A few minutes later I started to have burning on the outside of my thigh, After about 5 minutes I got out of bed and set in the recliner again, and in a few minutes the burning was gone. After I recovered from that episode I went back to bed and noticed the burning return a few minutes later. Once again I went to the recliner and the burning pain stopped.
I slept on the recliner and the numbness is almost gone. Still have pretty bad back pain and leg pain, but little numbness and no hot iron pain on the inner or outer thigh.
Well, if the SOFT bed can increase the pain, PERHAPS it is what caused the flare up to begin with. The worse the pain got, the longer I stayed in bed, the longer I stayed in bed, the worse the pain got.
Well it has now been 10.5 hours since I had a pain pill.
Come to think of it, I have noticed some numbness (no pain) on my inner L thigh for several months,
This discussion is related to hip pain with numbness on left outer thigh.
Sorry to hear you are in pain. I have severe arthritis for over 20 years and I also have pain in my groin area that comes from my back. If you think about it the back runs around to the groin area if you feel around from your back to the front, it runs right into the groin. The numbness on the outside of my thigh mostly one thigh, could be from the siatic nerve. I also have to get in my recliner and it helps to releive my pain. I have ran out of medication and I know ahead of time I will have to sleep in the recliner it's a life saver. I'm no doctor but do you have arthritis? It is unbearable across my whole lower back and I have it in both leggs. If you bend over and on the way back up does it hurt a little low in your back? I hope this helps but like I said I'm no doctor maybe this will help some. Good Luck
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There is a chance that you have compression of the spinal nerves in the lumbo-sacral spine region. This can happen due to overuse of the lower back as in work requiring too much of bending, lifting weight, fall on the back, overweight, canal stenosis, bone disease, spondylosis, poor posture etc. Poor posture while sleeping, sitting on computers or jobs for a long time, uneven or soft bed, exposure of back to cold air while sleeping can cause a discomfort for a few days. Take a multivitamin, plenty of fluids, and an OTC analgesic. Apply a local analgesic and apply a heating pad and see if it helps. If this does not help, consult a neurologist. A MRI of the spine will be definitely required and nerve conduction studies may also be needed. The treatment is to remove the compression. You have to discuss the best treatment option with a neurologist, which can range from medication to physiotherapy to traction, lumbar belts, lumbar corsets or even surgery.
What I would like to add is that the nerve compression may be superficial too (lateral femoral cutaneous nerve), that comes from the hip area and gets pinched. This condition is called meralgia paresthetica and is often due to weight gain or wearing tight clothes and belts. Losing some weight or wearing loose clothes and belts often helps relieve the pain/numbness/tingling. Also injection of lignocaine (anesthetic agent) at the site helps. Please consult your PCP for primary examination followed by proper referral.
Take care!
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
There is a chance that you have compression of the spinal nerves in the lumbo-sacral spine region. This can happen due to overuse of the lower back as in work requiring too much of bending, lifting weight, fall on the back, overweight, canal stenosis, bone disease, spondylosis, poor posture etc. Poor posture while sleeping, sitting on computers or jobs for a long time, uneven or soft bed, exposure of back to cold air while sleeping can cause a discomfort for a few days. Take a multivitamin, plenty of fluids, and an OTC analgesic. Apply a local analgesic and apply a heating pad and see if it helps. If this does not help, consult a neurologist. A MRI of the spine will be definitely required and nerve conduction studies may also be needed. The treatment is to remove the compression. You have to discuss the best treatment option with a neurologist, which can range from medication to physiotherapy to traction, lumbar belts, lumbar corsets or even surgery.
What I would like to add is that the nerve compression may be superficial too (lateral femoral cutaneous nerve), that comes from the hip area and gets pinched. This condition is called meralgia paresthetica and is often due to weight gain or wearing tight clothes and belts. Losing some weight or wearing loose clothes and belts often helps relieve the pain/numbness/tingling. Also injection of lignocaine (anesthetic agent) at the site helps. Please consult your PCP for primary examination followed by proper referral.
Take care!
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