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Have Been Taking HCG Shots And Now Having Pain In Leg From Hips To Toe. Suggest?

Posted on Wed, 7 Aug 2013

Question: I have been taken hgc shots and now I am having pain in my left legs from the hips on down. can you tell me what is going on?

Answered by Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi (1 hour later)

Hello,

Thanks for writing to XXXXXXX

I have studied your case.

With hcg injection some women taking this medicine can develop a condition called ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome[OHSS], especially after the first treatment cycle. OHSS can be a life-threatening condition. Symptoms other than severe pelvic pain, Include shortness of breath, less urine output, stomach pain, hand swelling.Are you having such associated symptoms?

Another possibility include muscle spasm in lumbar muscle with lumbar disc bulge compressing nerve root and giving pain in whole leg.
You may need to consult doctor for clinical examination and further investigation like MRI spine and routine blood investigation, if required.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi (3 hours later)

I have not expiernce any severe oekvuc pain but some since my leg hurts and no shortness of breathm no sdtomach ainm no less urine, and hand swelling . Just the leg and right pelvic I do not have a period because everything has been remove down there. Will I die from this show I stop taking the shorts?

Answered by Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi (10 hours later)

Hello again,

Pleased to know that you don't have any other symptoms of hCG over stimulation. The pain might be related to local factors at the hip. You can consider consulting an orthopaedic surgeon so that he can clinically examine you.

There is no life-threatening symptoms in your case and you will not die from this condition.

Hope I have addressed all your concerns. Let me know if you need clarifications.

Take care

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad