and consistant pain in my left leg that has been longing for 3 days now!! these symptoms i've been dealing with for years but i've some how learned how to deal with the pain what can be causing this
Q: i am 24 with pain that starts from my lower back to my buttocks along my legs..
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3/23/10 8:48am
Sciatica - pressure against the sciatic nerve that runs from the lower back/spine down into the leg. There are some exercises you can do that may help. Sometimes ice is more helpful than heat. Have you ever seen your doctor about it?
3/23/10 11:18pm
STRESS!? Have you thought about consulting another doctor? That's weird, with such specific symptoms! And to just keep taking painkillers without having a long-term symptom checked out further does not sound like a healthy idea to me. Stress can certainly contribution to medical problems and exacerbate pain, but there may still be some underlying condition. And any chronic pain can also contribute to the development of fibromyalgia, when the nervous system gets so stressed out that it starts causing/contributing to the pain and stiffness. But the diagnosis of fibromyalgia will usually be dependent on having pain in all 4 'quadrants' of the body (there's info about fibro (FM) on the HealthCentral site as well...).
If stress is "all" it is, why would he not suggest something to decrease the stress? Unless he was referring to the nervous system being stressed (i.e., fibro).
Really, I think you would be wise to check with another doctor. Numbness is NOT a typical result of stress, it shows that nerve conduction may be being affected. In fact, I have some numbness in my right foot that has been increasing (ironically) since I had tendon surgery on that foot, and I am going for an EMG (electromyelography) study on THursday.
3/25/10 1:05am
Depending on your insurance, I would suggest that you either start with your PCP or an orthopedic physician. A neurologist may be appropriate, too, but one usually needs a referral from a PCP to see a neurologist. It sounds like you may need further testing (ie MRI) to determine the cause of your symptoms.
4/ 2/10 11:36pm
I agree get and MRI asap. Im in the same boat as you are with your pain. I was found to have severe degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis and growths of tissue one spots on my spine. I was in a panic when they said go see the neurosurgeon lets make sure it isnt cancer. Thank god it isnt none of this I would know without the MRI and I have alot of the same symptoms as your having. Get an MRI as soon as you can then you will know for sure what to do.
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i have went to the imediate care before and all he said it that it was from stress and perscribed me ibprofen..i have not seen my primary doctor yet...i have been having these symptoms for years already and i learned how to just deal with the pain but i have 3 small children i have to take care of i cannot let this limit me from my daily tasks..sometimes my foot feels numb and the pain is shooting through my leg and when i walk it feels as if my leg is going to give out..