I've had what I thought was a thigh strain withh associated scar tissue problems. However when I was touching the area last night I noticed it was numb. After a bit of surfing I found the following

Meralgia paresthetica or Bernhardt-Roth Syndrome or Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment (these are all different names for the same condition)

Any thoughts, experiences would be appreciated

flakey

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GIRUY

My self diagnosis was right! My doc reckons I do have meralgia paresthetica. He says it will probably disappear over a six month period and no need to stop running unless the pain is too much (which it hasn't been so far)

Relief on two counts: nothing nasty wrong with me and I can keep running:-)

flakey

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GIRUY

So what is it - you are probably going to be the expert on this. What symptoms have you had?

You mean you didn't google it!!

Basically I have trapped a nerve in my pelvic area (the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve)
This meant I felt pain in the front left of my (left) thigh just above the knee. It is not constant but particularly when exercising I felt a mild burning sensation.

At first I thought it was just a light strain in my quads (as did my physio!) however after 3 months (inc 6 weeks rest) it was absolutely no better. It was only when I realised the area was numb, which I added to my web search, did I figure it all out. A quick visit to the doc confirmed my diagnosis.

The doc reckons that it will slowly disappear as the nerve regenerates (anything up to 6 months). My only concern is that if the nerve is still compressed then it won't improve without an op which I could do without!

Anyway, atleast I know what it is because I was beginning to worry I had done some serious damage to my muscle tissue or worse my knee

flakey

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GIRUY

Flakey, it must be good to get an answer and find it's not serious.

ps I presume the polite folks on this board don't quite 'get' your signature

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Don

didn't think anyone would get it quite as quick, but you don't count coz you come from glasgow and have an obvious advantage!

First correct answer from someone in englandshire gets a prize, a haggis supper methinks!!

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GIRUY