Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Syndrome

[Anonymous]

I did something to entrap a nerve and I seem to have this textbook. The pain is keeping me awake at night.

Anyone dealt with this before? It's really unpleasant. Is this just a matter of PT and exercise to work it out? Chiropractor? Do those nerve creams work? I will say that it doesn't really respond to ibuprofen or acetaminophin. Muscle relaxers? Heating pad?

It's not terribly bad during the day -- I'm pretty active and activity helps. But once I lay down at night, come about 0200 or so, there's throbbing in the thigh and/or knee that's really uncomfortable and, as I said, waking me up and keeping me awake.

[Anonymous]

I experienced this and I am sorry you are going through all this.

In my case, my symptoms were not nearly as bad as you describe. It was more of an annoyance for me. I did a lot of my own research because I originally thought I was a running injury, and doing a kneeling hip flexor stretch is what "lit" that nerve up for me. It took about two months until I realized what it was. I was not pregnant (M here) and I also don't wear a tool belt, sit on a wallet, or wear tight clothing (all ways this might surface).

I did tack it on to some other PT I was doing and none of the nerve flossing or other things you might see online or be presecribed did anything for the Meralgia paresthetica I was experiencing.

Also, I did not find it was induced by activity. I had found some research concerning endurance sports and this syndrome surfacing. That was never an issue, despite multi-hour workouts and racing events.

For me, it just went away at some point, and I can't even remember when to be honest. Maybe 1-1.5 years or so. The good news is that it is not motor related.

You might consider your sleeping posture. Actually looking at the routing of that nerve miight help you consider how it is being further compressed while sleeping.

Sorry I don't have more for you. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

I just had this. My doc gave me anti-inflammatories and I took Gabapentin at night to sleep without pain. It was gone in about 3 weeks. Really strange condition. The top side of my right thigh was very painful, and that was the only area.

[Anonymous]

I had pain in my upper thigh on the side to my knee. It seemed to be a hip issue, and went away with stretching.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it is annoying. Mostly manifested as tingling and numbness for me. It comes and goes. Try not to wear very tight waistbands. It definitely depends on weight gain.