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Preparing for your appointment
By Mayo Clinic staffYour time with your doctor is limited, so preparing a list of questions will help you make the most of your time together.
Your doctor will likely have questions, too. Being ready to answer them may reserve time to go over any points you want to spend more time on. Your doctor may ask:
- On what part of your leg, specifically, are you experiencing symptoms?
- Have you had any recent surgeries?
- Have you had any recent injuries to your hip area, such as from a seat belt in a motor vehicle accident?
- Do you regularly do repetitive activities that affect your hip area, such as cycling?
- Have you had recent weight gain?
- Is the burning or tingling occasional or continuous?
- How severe is your discomfort or pain?
- Are there any activities that worsen your symptoms?
- Is there any weakness?
What you can do in the meantime
If your pain is bothersome, over-the-counter pain relievers, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (Advil, Motrin, others), may be helpful. You should also avoid tight clothing.
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- Burning thigh pain (meralgia paresthetica). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00340. Accessed Nov. 13, 2008.
- Anderson BC, et al. Meralgia paresthetica (lateral femoral cutaneous nerve entrapment). http://www.uptodate.com/jhome/index.html. Accessed Nov. 13, 2008.
- Swanson, J. (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Dec. 3, 2008.
- Compressive Structural Disorders. In: Goetz CG. Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2007. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/114781964-3/786370418/1488/264.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-3618-0..10029-3--s0310_1872. Accessed Dec. 8, 2008.
- Diseases of the Peripheral Nerves: Mononeuropathy, Mononeuropathy Multiplex, and Plexopathy. In: Ropper AH et al. Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology. 8th ed. Boston, Mass.: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 2005. http://www.accessmedicine.com/content.aspx?aID=979659&searchStr=mononeuropathies. Accessed Dec. 8, 2008.
- Aminoff MJ et al. Nervous System Disorders: Peripheral Neuropathies. In: McPhee SJ et al. Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2009. 48th ed. San Francisco, Calif.: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 2009. http://www.accessmedicine.com/content.aspx?aID=13195. Accessed Dec. 8, 2008.
