Advice on thigh pain needed please

[Bluenose]

Update to an earlier post.

I am still getting pains in the front of my thighs. Have ruled out Sinvastatin as have been off them for 6 weeks now. Just taking Metformin and painkillers which aren’t giving me any relief to be honest.

First Doctor recommended physio but am not convinced it’s a back realated problem.

I’m no expert but to be honest it’s feels vascular, nerve or muscle related and got the second Doctor to arrange a Neurologist consultation which is going to take up to 2 months.

Has anyone else had a similar problem and is there a solution? Could any nerve damage have been caused by my type 2 and if so is it reversable and if so how?

Thanks for any guidance.

 

[cugila]

Thigh Pain.
There is Diabetic Neuropathy which may be connected to this. Here is a link:
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/n ... x.htm#what

Here is a link to a site with masses of information about Thigh Pain. There are 25 different conditions to which it is a symptom.

Take a look:
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/symptoms/ ... causes.htm

Ken.

 

[Marzeater]

I too have thigh pain which occassionally feels like a stabbing pain. Most of the time it just feels numb.
I'm seeing a neurologist on Friday this week. My GP only booked the appointment 2 weeks ago and to be honest the prompt attention is frightening.
I am still on simvastatin, is it possible this is just a side effect rather than something more worrying?

 

[Bluenose]

From the conversations I have had it is more than likely that it is a side effect of Sinvastatin which is quite common.

Not in my case unfortunately.

 

[cugila]

Hi marzeater, Bluenose is right.

Here is a list of the specific side effects relating to muscular problems for some taking Simvastatin

Muscle effects
Myalgia, myositis, and myopathy have been reported with the statins; if myopathy is suspected and creatine kinase is markedly elevated (more than 5 times upper limit of normal), or muscular symptoms are severe, treatment should be discontinued; in patients at high risk of muscle effects, a statin should not be started if creatine kinase is elevated. Patients at high risk of myopathy include those with a personal or family history of muscular disorders, previous history of muscular toxicity or liver disease, and the elderly (see also CSM advice ). There is also an increased incidence of myopathy if a statin is given at a high dose or given with a fibrate, with lipid-lowering doses of nicotinic acid, or with immunosuppressants such as ciclosporin; close monitoring of liver function and, if symptomatic, of creatine kinase is required in patients receiving these drugs. Rhabdomyolysis with acute renal impairment secondary to myoglobinuria has also been reported


Your Gp has access to this information and you might need to remind him. There are alternative drugs without these side effects.

 

[IanD]

I replied to you on another thread:

Very recently I have experienced a burning, stabbing pain in my thighs and occassional numbness in toes.
I have read various horror stories about amputations and blindness and must admit that even in my darkest nightmares did I ever see myself as middle aged ****** about in the dark.

I know the feeling - panic :evil: I went to the Dr 10 years ago with numbness in one thigh, & he tested for diabetes. My averages have been around 7 through the years, & I was told they were satisfactorily controlled. Then the leg muscle pain set in a year ago & I feared becoming disabled. It was painful just getting out of bed. Advice from contributors to this forum resulted in me drastically reducing my carbohydrates to only very small portions. In 3 months I was fully active again, & had lost a stone in wt. My BS averages dropped to 6.

My recommendation is a reduced carb diet if you want an active rest-of-your-life.


I have been using a blood tester since being on Gliclazide and can't understand why the reading before breakfast is much higher than it was before bed time. Last night for instance was 5.2 and this morning wass 9.6. Can anyone shed any light on it?

Its called the "dawn effect" as the liver releases glucose to energise you for the day ahead. What time do you get up. I can go from say 5.3 at 7 a.m. to 6.1 at 11 a.m. when I have a fasting blood test.

p.s. Non-diab BS is 4-5.

It looks as if your BS control is good now, so hopefully the problem will go away. It took three months for me. I had to give up statins as they caused muscle pains.

 

[mylife]

Hi Bluenose
I thought you might be interested in my experience. Firstly the potential damage done by statins remains far longer than 6 weeks, my Dr suggested it takes at least 3 months. He was wrong it has taken more like 12 months for the aching to decrease. I now take CQ10 supplements which I have found have helped to repair the muscle damage. Now after 2 years I feel much stronger. I have spoken to my GP about these and all he says that nothing is proven, again I believe that he is wrong. Now without statins and pains I am able to excercise and manage 2.5 miles walking every day. In consequence my weight has dramatically come down. In fact I have lost 35 lbs in 3 months, no longer obese. This also in part due to my diet. I only eat bread once per week, preferring ryvita, eat plenty of super fruits i.e., blue berries & kiwi, no fatty foods, plenty of vegetables. At a recent visit to my GP following the usual blood tests I am now told that levels are so that I amd now regarded as being in the grey area of do I or don't I have type 2.

If you can beat this thing I believe that I am on the way.

Good luck.