Ask the Man Who Knows
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the_gneechSo I went into the neurologist appointment, and after the customary "you will wait half an hour past the appointment time just so it's clear who's boss" wait that every doctor in existence does, I finally was let into his office and talked to him.
He listened to my brief run-down of symptoms, looked at my MRI results, tested my reflexes and muscle strength, and said, "Oh, that's easy, you've got meralgia paresthetica." The reason is didn't show up on the MRI is that the nerve is being pinched where it comes out of the pelvis, not where it comes out of the spine. He also said that my doctor did all of the preliminary steps that the neurologist would have done himself (MRI etc.), and was on the right track with the Lyrica, but that being a "primary care" guy, he just didn't have the specialized knowledge to know "diamond-shaped area on my upper thigh" = "meralgia paresthetica."
So I've been given a prescription for one of Lyrica's gentler cousins which should hopefully let me sleep without giving me anxiety attacks. The good news is that this is a condition which responds to treatment and doesn't generally indicate more serious stuff. The neurologist said I should get re-checked for diabetes just in case, and it has been almost a year since I got the battery of tests so I probably will before too long.
He said, "Your search is over, you've got an answer now." :) So hopefully that means the rest will be easy!
-The Gneech
He listened to my brief run-down of symptoms, looked at my MRI results, tested my reflexes and muscle strength, and said, "Oh, that's easy, you've got meralgia paresthetica." The reason is didn't show up on the MRI is that the nerve is being pinched where it comes out of the pelvis, not where it comes out of the spine. He also said that my doctor did all of the preliminary steps that the neurologist would have done himself (MRI etc.), and was on the right track with the Lyrica, but that being a "primary care" guy, he just didn't have the specialized knowledge to know "diamond-shaped area on my upper thigh" = "meralgia paresthetica."
So I've been given a prescription for one of Lyrica's gentler cousins which should hopefully let me sleep without giving me anxiety attacks. The good news is that this is a condition which responds to treatment and doesn't generally indicate more serious stuff. The neurologist said I should get re-checked for diabetes just in case, and it has been almost a year since I got the battery of tests so I probably will before too long.
He said, "Your search is over, you've got an answer now." :) So hopefully that means the rest will be easy!
-The Gneech
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Date: 2008-03-28 08:37 pm (UTC)I checked the warning labels on the car..
Date: 2008-03-28 08:39 pm (UTC)Glad they found it and hope things respond swiftly to treatment....
MLD
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Date: 2008-03-28 09:09 pm (UTC)I'm glad you finally got the definitive answer to your problem. Hopefully the new medication will alleviate your symptoms without weirding you out.
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Date: 2008-03-28 10:25 pm (UTC)I have had a spot for at least 10 years on the upper right side of my right thigh that I have been calling my 'dead zone'. I have little or no physical sensation in a patch approx the size of my palm. On rare occasions I have had that burning sensation, similar to how your hands or feet get when they 'fall asleep', but so far nothing persitant or painful enough to see a doctor about...
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Date: 2008-03-29 12:44 am (UTC)You owe me a new keyboard for the spit take that caused :D
CYa!
Mako
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Date: 2008-03-29 03:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-03-29 05:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-03-29 08:55 am (UTC)Interesting first paragraph too... hehe.. quite true sometimes!