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Thigh numbness and tingling, known as Meralgia parasthetica

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I wonder if anyone else has developed numbness, tingling and occasional burning pain down the outer side of the thigh where they had the catheters inserted during their ablations? My 3 ops were between July 2016 and June 2017 and I do have a tendancy to over produce scar tissue.

I am not diabetic and maybe 10 lbs overweight, but not fat by any stretch, and I have not had any local trauma in the groin area other than the catheter i seetions for my ablations.

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I have this, but not related to my ablations.

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Hi Oyster

Did you get a GP referral for further investigations to find out out the cause of your problem?

The only trauma I have had in that area is the scar tissue left by my three ablations, hence me making that connection.

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Hi Maggi

No I was not investigated when it developed but it was confirmed some years later by nerve conduction studies. Surgery to decompress the nerve was offered but I declined because in my case it amounts to nothing more than an area of numbness on outer left thigh. Seems stable.

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MP is a known early complication of ablation, due to femoral nerve damage at the time of venous access. The prognosis is generally good apparently.

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Well that is good to hear but mine has taken 15 months to develop.

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I have this but not from ablations. It started after a knee operation 2 years ago.

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Hi Maura

Sorry to hear you have this condition too. Have you been given any hope that it will get any better?

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Physio helped but it comes and goes unfortunately.

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Sorry to hear that.

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Good chance that your numbness is coming from a disc issue in your back. If I sit or lay down with too much pressure on one side a big section of my thigh goes numb (nerves, disc issues) Should have doctor look at it though just to be sure.

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Thanks for your reply Jafib. That was my first thought too but having done all the diagnostic tests I know (I am a physio), I have concluded that it isn’t coming from my back since it is just a superficial nerve to the skin that is trapped for some reason as it passes underneath the inguinal ligament into my thigh. My symptoms are absolutely classic for the condition known as Meralgia Parasthetica, ie superficial numbness and tingling with occasional but thankfully transient, burning down the distribution path of the lateral cutaneous femoral nerve.

But you are right about laying down too much on one side. Since my ablations I have found it very uncomfortable to lay on my left side, so I now habitually lay on my right and it is my right side that has the problem.

I shall try and get a GP referral to get it checked out more thoroughly, since it can be progressive.

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Grayjay

I have exactly the same thing in my thigh. What I do know it's caused by having a bad back. I have a painful vertebra in my lumber region which flares up occasionally, bringing the thigh problem with it. I.E numbness, tingling and a cold feeling.

Kind regards.

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Maggimunro in reply toGrayjay

Hi Grayjay, yes a disc problem is the usual culprit, but not I think in this case since I can bend and spend hours in the garden with no back pain at all. Sitting and laying down bring it on for me.

I have booked a GP appointment and hope I can get a referral to investigate it further.

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Grayjay

Good luck .⚘

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Chrysalis1434

What was the outcome? I have just developed this, and I’d like to know how long it might last.

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Maggimunro

It lasted about 3 months for me but responded well to finally not having to sleep on my right side in a curled up position all the time because of post op chest discomfort on the left, using a knee support pillow, gentle stretching exercises and pilates.

Best of luck

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