Question:
TINGLING IN MY LOWER LEGS?

I started getting this tingling in my lower legs kinda like they fell asleep. It happens once in a while, any ideas?    — Kelly* P. (posted on March 24, 2003)

March 24, 2003
Hi Kelly, I have had this burning in my left calve for so long that I just accept it anymore. I have tried everything! My pcp just ignores me when I tell him. I think he thinks I want some pain meds or something. I just want to sleep all night without waking with the burning. When I feel it, I have to turn over and change positions. I wish I could find the answer. I have taken potassium, drank more water, worn support stocking, rubbed emu oil (that blue stuff), Icy Hot, increased my calcium, and all to no avail. I just take tylenol pm and try to sleep a whole 6 hours. That is a successful night for me. I have also noticed my hands stiff in the mornings too, but I type a lot at work and have attributed it to that. Anybody have any ideas?
   — Mylou52

March 24, 2003
It might be Sciatica that's what the diagnosis they gave me. We have 2 nerves that exit the spine, pokes through holes in the hip and runs down each leg. Sometimes that nerve gets pinched and creates the pain/numbness which is heightened when we lay down. They told me to prop the leg up in an attempt to relieve the pression on the hip/lower back.. this is why laying on your sides often rids the pain/sensation. <p> My sciatic pain is a numbing, sometimes stinging, sometimes achy itching pain in my outer right thigh. Gets worse when I lay down to sleep so I sleep with my legs propped up and helps a lot. <p> Take Care, Be Well, Be Happy!
   — John T.

March 24, 2003
Is it possible some of you are talking about Restless Leg Syndrome? (I call it "Running Leg Syndrome" because the only relief I find is to keep my legs moving). It usually happens at night and can keep you awake for hours. Potassium helps but there is no real cure. A Google search would provide more information. (BTW, I saw "Google" used as a verb the other day: "Try googling and see what you find." Ah, the fun of a living language that grows and changes!) Nina in Maine
   — [Deactivated Member]

March 24, 2003
I had this too, only in my upper legs. It kept me up at night and drove me nuts. I finally went to see a Neurologist, and she told me that it was from surgery, either from laying on the table so long with all the weight bearing down on the main nerve to my legs, or that nerve got a little damaged from surgery. Basically, there was nothing she could do about it. She prescribed Lidocaine patches, that I put on the spot that tingled, although sometimes it just tingled and I couldn't really tell where it was coming from, so I rarely used the patches. About 7 or 8 months post op I realized that the tingling had went away.
   — Monica H.