Hi, I am in absolute agony with a throbbing pain in my inner thigh just above my knee. I also have lower back pain but the leg pain is excruciating and stopping me from sleeping. I've had this for over a week now. My GP prescribed painkillers but they aren't effective at all. It's been suggested that I have sciatica but the pain doesn't go below my knee and my skin feels very bruised and tender to touch and gets very itchy at times. It's driving me crazy.