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What Causes Pain In Leg And Hip?

I am suffering with extreme pain in my left leg and hip. The doctors have ruled it as post hermetic neuralgia after a short bout with shingles. Yet they also express a feeling that,s not what it is at all. Can you give me any other possibilities it could be.?
Mon, 16 Feb 2015
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response
Hello,
I have studied your case and i think that you might be having nerve compression in the spine that can cause such symptoms.
Post herpetic neuralgia never causes pain in hip and leg. Rather it is limited to girdle. I would recommend you to get MRI of the spine to see if there is nerve compression in the spine and if yes than what is the severity.
Till that time I would recommend you to take tablet Pregabalin and Methylcobal tablet one daily. This will help you in getting this pain relieved.
I hope this will benefit you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
Thanks
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What Causes Pain In Leg And Hip?

Hello, I have studied your case and i think that you might be having nerve compression in the spine that can cause such symptoms. Post herpetic neuralgia never causes pain in hip and leg. Rather it is limited to girdle. I would recommend you to get MRI of the spine to see if there is nerve compression in the spine and if yes than what is the severity. Till that time I would recommend you to take tablet Pregabalin and Methylcobal tablet one daily. This will help you in getting this pain relieved. I hope this will benefit you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions. Thanks