Meralgia Paresthetic Blog
Meralgia Paresthetica (Burning Thigh Pain) sufferers – Tell us your story :
Welcome to our new Blog which hopes to find out more about the experience of people with Meralgia Paraesthetica.
Meralgia paraesthetica (which also can be spelt meralgia paresthetica) or a burning thigh pain is numbness or pain in the outer thigh not caused by injury to the thigh, but by injury to a nerve that extends from the thigh to the spinal column. Common symptoms may include:
• Pain on the outer side of the thigh, occasionally extending to the outer side of the knee
• A burning sensation, tingling, or numbness in the same area
• Occasionally, aching in the groin area or pain spreading across the buttocks
• Usually only on one side of the body
• Usually more sensitive to light touch than to firm pressure
We are running the Blog because we are interested in the opinions and experiences of people who suffer from Meralgia Paresthetica
In particular we are interested in exploring the following aspects:-
• At what age did you start to suffer from Meralgia Paresthetica and what were the symptoms?
• Have you found it getting worse since then?
• How were you diagnosed? Was it your GP? Were you referred to a specialist?
• What type of tests did your doctor recommend? Were you given more than one diagnosis?
• Were you given an explanation on the possible causes of this condition? Were you satisfied with this explanation?
• What treatments have you used? Have you tried “alternative treatments”? If so which ones have you used and how effective were they?
• What impact if any has Meralgia Paresthetica had on your working life?
• What was the quality of support like from Healthcare Professionals such as physicians and nurses?
• If you had one piece of advice for a fellow sufferer what would it be?
• Would you be interested in contributing to an online encyclopaedia for other patients?
Thanks very much in advance for your help. Please feel free to check back on the blog to see what others have said and perhaps contribute further thoughts.
I look forward to reading your comments and, of course, thank you very much for your input. Finally can I ask you to bear in mind when you blog that you comments will not just be read by other bloggers and The Patients’ Voice team but also, in some cases, the clients for whom we work.
Best wishes
Belinda
