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Lately ive had my left left go numb while i sleep, lay down, sit, just odd times its my outer thigh from my hip to my knee. Any ideas at to why its gappening?
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1045086 tn?1332126422
Try a search of something called meralgia paresthetica.  It sounds like you could be discribing that.
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Are you diabetic?  I am, and sometimes this happens to me, although it's usually when I wake up.  Oftentimes, it's because my blood sugar got too low in the night; then, I have to eat right away.  
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