Painful leg

[lmaxwell]

Should I be alarmed at the fact that my right leg is tingling, swelling, radiating heat, and sometimes going numb.  I have headaches when this happens and it is also painful to walk.  I tried to ignore it and elevate my legs, walk as much as possible to not let it get to me.  Please help, I cant keep taking all of these pain pills.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Numbness and tingling are abnormal sensations that can occur anywhere in your body, but are often felt in your hands, feet, arms, or legs.

Many causes of numbness in the leg are there. These include injury to the back or spinal cord, Lack of blood supply to the legs as a result of plaque formation in the blood vessels, diabetes, stroke, multiple sclerosis and underactive thyroid. Abnormal levels of calcium, potassium, or sodium in your body and a lack of vitamin B12 can also cause tingling in the knee and legs.

You can take multivitamins for some time. Also get your blood sugar tested.If the symptoms persist then pls consult a neurologist and get yourself tested for the various neurological pathologies.
Hope it helps.Take care and regards.

[meenahw]

I am having the same symptoms have you found out what it is?  My doctor tells me its stress.  I think its more then that.
Does anyone know what this could be?

I am having a strange heat sensation in my left leg while I’m sitting standing running, laying in bed.  I try to massage it out but that doesn’t help.  I try to stretch it - that doesn’t help.  it feels like a circulation issue.  My doctor says im too young to have circulation issues.  I’m a healthy 30 year old a 20 pounds overweight.