What's wrong with my leg?

[ignis]

8 minutes ago, James26 said:

No one is helping you by trying to offer a diagnosis. In fact, it is quite disingenous of anyone who tries to give you a diagnosis. Just go to the doctor. Doctors are trained to know what to ask based on your presenting symptoms. 

That is what one would think. sadly not always true.... had a problem with my leg, feet to hip, it was ongoing for near on 3 years = many Hospital Specialists + tests and x-rays = all sorts of so say different problems + spent a lot of money.... by talking to a Nurse - she was a nobody compared to a Dr/Specialist 

 

She asked a simple question and then gave me a answer that none of the Dr's & Specialist had..... 

Simple I had an  allergic reaction  to the Blood Pressure pills, I stopped taking them = in a week was a lot better - 4 years on still fine, those BP tablet have been added to my allege list.. + showing proof to the Dr = now on a different med.

[NightSky]

Don’t worry yourself half to death reading all the comments on Thaivisa or anywhere else on the internet. 
 

Your concern does sound nerve related and therefore could be related to many causes from something as minor as a trapped nerve or cramped leg to something that maybe requires further attention. The good news is that whatever it is the doctors likely can diagnose it and treat it. 
 

Generally speaking it’s better to get things checked out early if only for piece of mind. I’m sure you’ll agree that our health isn’t something worth gambling with.

 

Pay the money, commit the time and get it checked out buddy..

 

Best of luck ????
 

 

Edited August 2, 2021 by NightSky

[Foghorn]

I used to get pain in my legs / ache when have a day not exercising , was reading something on internet about salt deficiency so I started to use a little sea salt in some food , the problem went away, just saying might not help you but you know how much salt you take , I never used it

[Dirk Z]

Take it from this doctor: on the basis of the provided information impossible to say and a long list of tentative diagnoses. Go and see a real doctor, preferably a neurologist.

[bbko]

OP if you don't mind, are you overweight?

[malathione]

Had a problem similar to what you're describing until a few months ago. I thought it was muscular and kept ignoring it for about a year until it was too difficult and painful for me to walk. Turned out my spine was a mess, stenosis, spondylolisthesis and herniated discs. I've had the first of what will be multiple surgeries and the relief from day one has been astounding. I was lucky and did not suffer any permanent nerve damage. Please don't do what I did and ignore it.

[zhounan]

Arthritis.

 

Pay attention to air conditioning, drink at room temperature. 

Do soft gymnastics exercises, expecially stretching.

Edited August 2, 2021 by zhounan

[tonray]

22 minutes ago, Dick Z said:

Go and see a real doctor, preferably a neurologist.

You mean in lieu of a ThaiVisa specialist....

[ThaiFelix]

19 hours ago, balo said:

Sounds like sciatica to me.  I can't walk normal anymore, but I still do my daily exercise walking 10k . It can be painful, but I try to avoid any medication. 

Same here.  Started with disc damage about 20 years ago and has now developed into arthritis in lower spine.  Cant be on my feet for more than 10 minutes because pain becomes unbearable.  I wouldnt let them operate (fused spine) back then because couldnt find anyone who was happy with outcome.  I wont use medication because you usually need powerful drugs for back problems....Ive been on slow release morphine, cerebex etc but every pill you take costs you somewhere down the line such as kidney, liver problems etc.  Just have to be careful what I do, lift etc and bare it.

[jak2002003]

3 hours ago, James26 said:

No one is helping you by trying to offer a diagnosis. In fact, it is quite disingenous of anyone who tries to give you a diagnosis. Just go to the doctor. Doctors are trained to know what to ask based on your presenting symptoms. 

They have helped me as I have been able to know about health conditions I have never heard of before.

 

I stared taking anti inflammatory tablets and stopped my jogging and also took some other hints off posters here. 

 

It is a lot better when I take the tablets, but returns when they wear off. 

 

Next Monday I will go to the hospital if things are the same.

 

 

[jak2002003]

1 hour ago, bbko said:

OP if you don't mind, are you overweight?

No. 65 kg.  Also don't drink much. Only 3 shots rum at most per day. 

[Muhendis]

You might like to check out piriformis syndrome. Although found less often, It is quite possible that is the problem given your list of symptoms. You need to see a specialist to confirm the cause of the discomfort. Jusr for the record, I had some sort of problem with my sciatic nerve for over a year. The (almost) fix for me was exercise especially for my lumber region.

[atpeace]

Had lots of injuries the last 15 years. Many broken bones, nerve issues, punctured lungs, severe muscle cramps...  In your case I would skip the doctor and focus on range of motion exercises and get a foam roller.  Make it a priority and measure your progress or lack of it. Be persistent and aware of the small range of motion gains.  Lots of little wins add up over a month.  Also, might want to do some mild power yoga or not - 555. 

 

Doctors are great but injuries like you described in most cases are difficult and 5 doctors will probably have 5 very different causes and fixes. Expensive MRI's(had many) can help but most have not in my case with injuries you described.  The MRI has to capture the problem ( not easy), the doctor has to see it ( not easy ) and lastly decide what to do about it.    I'm running about 70 miles a week and my back pain got to the point I had to make it my main focus a month ago.  Tried probably 30 different things before finding the cause.  It was my tight thigh muscles.  One week  later zero pain.  A doctor visit 19 out of 20 times would have been a waste of time.

 

Good luck and have fun with fixing it.  

[Sheryl]

OP where in Thailand do you live? (in order to recommend a doctor)

[renaissanc]

I am not qualified in diagnosis, but I'd like to offer a perspective that leaves out doctors. Doctors only learn at medical school about pills and surgery, so if you go to a doctor you'll probably get one or the other and constant bills. Pills don't work. They mess you up with their side-effects. Surgery is often risky.

 

What is the cause of the problem? Do you exercise much or is your life sedentary? If the latter is the case, keep walking every day. But not with shoes on. Walk barefoot (no socks) and stand, sit, or lie on the earth, on mud, or on sand. If inflammation is the cause, the inflammation will go down and the pain will be reduced. Nowadays, people often get sick because of a lack of exercise, because of stress, because of unhealthy food, and because they have lost their contact with the earth. 

 

I invite you to watch the 2 videos and see if you think they will help. 

1.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ddtR0XDVU

And:

2.  The Grounded.

 

 

We all have the ability to heal ourselves. If you change your paradigm and see yourself as an energetic being, you will discover that we can heal ourselves when doctors can't. My wife and I do this. Learn about Self-Healing on the internet and practise mediatations such as the one I've attached. 

 

Lastly, try this prayer. It's the "Long Healing Prayer" by Baha'u'llah. Here it is sung www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8B8GgZlYL4. Here it is spoken. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xkOYdlwkDc  Choose the style you prefer. There are other recordings on YouTube. Breathe in slowly and deeply as you listen. Visualise the healing coming to you as light where the problem is. Flood it with healing energy in the form of light. Do this as often as you wish.

 

In short: You can most probably heal yourself. Give it a go.

 

 

Disease Light Visualization & Injury Self-Healing Meditation.doc

Edited August 2, 2021 by renaissanc

[atpeace]

5 hours ago, James26 said:

No one is helping you by trying to offer a diagnosis. In fact, it is quite disingenous of anyone who tries to give you a diagnosis. Just go to the doctor. Doctors are trained to know what to ask based on your presenting symptoms. 

Many reasons to ask here and educate yourself before visiting a doctor.  In his case,  I would bet the doctor visit wouldn't solve anything but at the same time could be well worth it if  a life threatening issue is found. I personally would google foam roller and range of motion exercises and see if this fixes it.  Would do probably 20+ other things before going to the doctor.  What is a couple weeks?

 

I'm a serious runner and that might make my opinion less relevant.  Successful aging runners learn how to deal with injuries.  Doctor visits for muscle and nerve issues have been an utter waste of energy.  If I was an elite athlete with top specialists at my calling it would be a no brainer but finding that here would be nearly impossible.

 

I have a great respect for doctors and they have saved my life on two occasions and fixed many broken bones other times.  Soft tissue and nerve issues are  in large part a guessing game and Thailand at this point doesn't have the best guessers.  

[Dirk Z]

4 hours ago, Muhendis said:

You might like to check out piriformis syndrome. Although found less often, It is quite possible that is the problem given your list of symptoms. You need to see a specialist to confirm the cause of the discomfort. Jusr for the record, I had some sort of problem with my sciatic nerve for over a year. The (almost) fix for me was exercise especially for my lumber region.

It does not remind me of sciatica and pirifirmis syndrome is not a "real" diagnosis but a term that is used when you don't know what is wrong. 

[chilli42]

It may be a Neuropathy.  Have a look into this via Google as a start.  I had this problem and I can’t tell you how many specialists, scans and tests I went through before I found a Dr who could diagnose the problem correctly. Never forget that each Specialist Dr has a specialty … and when you are a hammer every problem looks like a nail.

 

Alternatively, you may have a nerve impingement … also worth a Google search and a good foreign trained Chairopractor. 

[Autonuaq]

best tip is go to a doctor
also be aware that it also can come from somewhere in the spine beside of all what others already mentioned to you

[Muhendis]

7 hours ago, Dick Z said:

It does not remind me of sciatica and pirifirmis syndrome is not a "real" diagnosis but a term that is used when you don't know what is wrong. 

I think you have no knowledge of the path of the sciatic nerve in relation to the piriformis muscle also please note I have not attempted a diagnosis but suggested the OP to look at the possibility.

[ujayujay]

On 7/31/2021 at 11:08 PM, jak2002003 said:

Oh no ..I hope it's not thar. Thanks for the response. I'll go and do some googling on that condition.

No, go to a Doctor. Dr. Internet cant help you!

[big dendrobenaes]

circulation is the problem.......try 500 mgs daflon.....I am not a doctor....but take daflon for circulation ......

[atpeace]

4 hours ago, Muhendis said:

I think you have no knowledge of the path of the sciatic nerve in relation to the piriformis muscle also please note I have not attempted a diagnosis but suggested the OP to look at the possibility.

He does have a point and so do you.  I will say this - it is VERY hard to diagnose piriformis/nerve issues and if it is, fixing it is a guessing game. 

 

IMO - just start doing things that might help and don't wait for it to disappear which can be quite depressing.  Half the battle is with your mind IMO.  Give it hope and good things seem to  happen.

 

Heavy use of anti-inflammatory meds definitely helps with buttock/piriformis pain.  Diclofenac is my fav and yes I know the risk ( small IMO ).  Problem with this approach is it can become  part of your daily life and this might have consequences down the road.  Haven't had an anti inflammatory in years but took them for close to year to help  resolve hip issues.

[atpeace]

19 minutes ago, ujayujay said:

No, go to a Doctor. Dr. Internet cant help you!

Do you really think a random doctor visit will help much for his condition.? Slim odds but exponentially better if you see a good doctor that understands this type of injury or can refer you to  to one that does.

 

Take Sheryl up on her offer. She seems to know her stuff and has contacts.

[big dendrobenaes]

18 hours ago, bbko said:

OP if you don't mind, are you overweight?

GOOD question

[atpeace]

7 minutes ago, big dendrobenaes said:

GOOD question

Posted 16 hours ago

  18 hours ago, bbko said:

OP if you don't mind, are you overweight?

No. 65 kg.  Also don't drink much. Only 3 shots rum at most per day. 

[Dirk Z]

7 hours ago, Muhendis said:

I think you have no knowledge of the path of the sciatic nerve in relation to the piriformis muscle also please note I have not attempted a diagnosis but suggested the OP to look at the possibility.

I think that with an MD and PhD and 40 years of experience in neurology and neurosurgery including extensive spine practice I am qualified to give an opinion.

[Muhendis]

3 hours ago, Dick Z said:

I think that with an MD and PhD and 40 years of experience in neurology and neurosurgery including extensive spine practice I am qualified to give an opinion.

Thanks for your enlightenment. Question: how come such a well qualified and illustrious person is enjoying the fun of indulging in Asian Now (Thaivisa)?

[Dirk Z]

52 minutes ago, Muhendis said:

Thanks for your enlightenment. Question: how come such a well qualified and illustrious person is enjoying the fun of indulging in Asian Now (Thaivisa)?

Because as you already say, it's fun. And I find useful tips, sometimes can be of help to others. 

[mrwebb8825]

OP- I'd make an appointment with a chiropractor. I damaged my L4, L5 and L6 vertebra in the lower lumbar region crushing 1 disc and compressing another. Surgery may be the way to go with all the advancements they have now compared to when I hurt myself but it sounds like a compression fracture. IF it's not fractured but simply out of alignment the chiropractor can fix it.

At the time I injured mine they put me on anti-inflamitories (+ 800mg Motrin x2 x3 per day) with weekly antibiotical steroid  spinal injections to strengthen the muscle tissue around the vertebra as they said I was too young for plates and screws. (like I said, they've made great improvements since I was injured) I still have similar pain to this day.

As for your legs going numb while at the computer, adjust your chair slightly lower (or get a new 1) as it sounds like you're restricting the blood flow through the femoral arteries where your legs meet the front edge of the chair.