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What Causes Fluttering And Tingling Sensation In Thighs?
Question: I have been experiencing a sudden weird sensation in my thigh (right side only) The only way to describe it is by saying it feels like fluttering or tingling. The feeling is only there. I felt it for the first time a couple days ago and it literally stopped me in my tracks, I didnt know what it was.
Past history: 3x C-sections (Most recent in 2011), No menstrual cycle in a year
Past history: 3x C-sections (Most recent in 2011), No menstrual cycle in a year
Brief Answer:
Could be a small pinched nerve in the thigh.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your symptoms.
These are suggestive of Meralgia paresthetica, a condition, which results due to compression of a small nerve in the thigh. The nerve supplies skin sensations over the thigh.
This is not a serious issue, and would resolve in a few days to few weeks.
As of now, if the symptoms are troublesome, you may take pregabalin capsules.
I hope it helps.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Could be a small pinched nerve in the thigh.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your symptoms.
These are suggestive of Meralgia paresthetica, a condition, which results due to compression of a small nerve in the thigh. The nerve supplies skin sensations over the thigh.
This is not a serious issue, and would resolve in a few days to few weeks.
As of now, if the symptoms are troublesome, you may take pregabalin capsules.
I hope it helps.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
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