I Guess You Could Call It Leg Pain?

Question

This has been going on for quite a few months and I really don't know what's wrong with my leg. I tried going to a few doctors, including a chiropractor, but they haven't figured it out. I've also had an xray that showed nothing. At first I thought it was my hip, but it's not. I'm unable to sit up and put my left leg straight out in front of me. I can with my right, just not the left without screaming. I also can't lay on my back and, with my leg straight, raise my foot up in the air more than about 45 degrees. It also hurts to do normal every day activities-it even hurts sitting here typing (just not as much as if I was to actually do something). If you were to look at my leg from the posterior view the pain goes down my left side of the back of my leg-mostly in the middle of the leg and below the hip socket area. Sometimes it will hurt above the back of my knee on the left side of my leg as well. I haven't been able to exercise in a long time because of this which has caused me to gain 40lbs-I used to be in good shape! It's really driving me crazy not being able to do anything! Do any of you have any ideas as to what it is?

Thank you.

Answer 1

I'm not a doctor but to me it's sound more like a nerve problem. The sciatica nerve maybe? I have nerve trouble in my left arm and it cause a great deal of pain and discomfort. It's worth a shot. Hopefully this helps!!!

Answer 2

i cant really get a mental picture, but it might be something to do with the psoas muscle, and everything else is a dominoe effect. You see, when we get injured we start putting more strain on other muscles and so forth.....Best answer....find yourself a good knowladgeble massage therapist(like me) or an acupuncturist

Answer 3

I can guess it would either be a pulled ITB (interior tibloid band) or a stressed hipflexor or a mixture of both, usually caused by bending a certain way, moving something heavy, or overuse. If it is in fact one of those, the best things to do is stretch, even if it hurts a little, but not to where your in agony, and take some anti-inflamatory medication, anything with acetaminophen usually helps. other things that could help would rub with icyhot/tigerbalm/or bengay, heat and cold compress packs. if its one of these, they are easy to heal but you have to treat for it a couple times a day, it could take a couple days to a couple weeks before you notice it getting better. now i'm no doctor but i have had quite a few bad injuries in my day, especially in some training i did. hope this helps.

Answer 4

Sounds like either a ruptured disc, which a chiropractor will NOT help, or could be a blood clot.  In either case, you need to keep getting second opinions until you can find a good doctor.

Answer 5

im sorry i really dont know whats wrong with your leg. but i do hope you start to feel better. i also hope you find some useful answers,unlike this one