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Suggest Treatment For Severe Thigh Pain

I am a 56year old female. I am 5 9 and weigh 202 pounds. I have a stressful job and don t always eat as healthy as I should though I try. I have three things going on. #1 Last night in the middle of my sleep, I woke up with severe pain that was shooting up and down inside of my right thigh. My first thought was whether i had a blood clot. The pain was severe for about 3 or 4 minutes I think, then it lessened a bit, then went awAY. #2 I have highly uncomfortable numbness and tingling in my left hand and lower left arm. It has come and gone all day. At time is is highly uncomfortable. I have alternately at times gotten the same numbness and tingling in the other hand. #3 I have general pain in my left lower arm. It just aches badly. What do you think is join on here.
Fri, 21 Nov 2014
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response
Hello,
Thanks for your query.

Pain in the thigh can be referred from the spine, the hip joint or from the bone and muscle in the thigh itself. A physical examination would indicate to a physician the likely site of the pain which could be further investigated with X-rays of your spine, hip and femur.

The nature of your pain suggests to me that this is more likely a hip joint or thigh muscle problem. If the pain is coming from your hip joint the most common diagnosis at your age would be osteoarthritis of the hip joint. A strain of the quadriceps muscle can also cause such pain, which will likely improve over a period of 2-3 weeks.

Antiinflammatory medciation, physiotherapy, massage may help your symptoms in the interim.

I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Thigh Pain

Hello, Thanks for your query. Pain in the thigh can be referred from the spine, the hip joint or from the bone and muscle in the thigh itself. A physical examination would indicate to a physician the likely site of the pain which could be further investigated with X-rays of your spine, hip and femur. The nature of your pain suggests to me that this is more likely a hip joint or thigh muscle problem. If the pain is coming from your hip joint the most common diagnosis at your age would be osteoarthritis of the hip joint. A strain of the quadriceps muscle can also cause such pain, which will likely improve over a period of 2-3 weeks. Antiinflammatory medciation, physiotherapy, massage may help your symptoms in the interim. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care