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General Category => AN Issues => Topic started by: sarahinPA on July 10, 2009, 04:17:27 pm

Title: hot sensation in my leg
Post by: sarahinPA on July 10, 2009, 04:17:27 pm

ok this sounds weird i know, but ive been having a hot/wet sensation in my lower leg around the shin area. it comes and goes but has been more frequent lately. I googled this, and some things relate back to a neurological reasoning, others are unanswered and others say blood clots. does anyone else have this from the AN? or could it be something different? i dont see my PCP until the end of July, should i call him sooner?

thanks for any info anyone might have!

sarah

Title: Re: hot sensation in my leg
Post by: Lilan on July 10, 2009, 05:41:22 pm

The only reason I can think of it'd be associated to an AN is the blood clot thing -- but to my knowledge, that would arise from the immobility of surgery and would happen soon after. And I don't think you've had surgery?

(I suppose it could be a blood clot from a different cause of course, I have no way of knowing that.)

My motto is that if it's bothering you enough to really worry, call your doctor. Unless you have real reason to think it's a blood clot, though, my guess is you'd be OK to wait till your appointment in terms of safety, since it's this month.

Signed, not at all an MD,

Title: Re: hot sensation in my leg
Post by: Cheryl R on July 10, 2009, 06:03:54 pm

Last summer I had a warm and almost burning sensation that would come and go for around 3 mos on below my knee and kind of to the side but not all the way down.           No redness,swelling,pain,tenderness, no other sign of problem.          I mentioned it to my family dr later as it went away.             He questioned pinched nerve which I am doubting that but who knows.     Wasn't a real intense feeling, maybe a 3-4 if put it on a scale similar to a pain scale.                           You might be able to wait if it isn't getting any worse or feels different.                Might be a neuropathy type of problem.                     Take some B vitamins and see if that helps.
                                          Cheryl R

Title: Re: hot sensation in my leg
Post by: Sefra22 on July 10, 2009, 08:10:12 pm

Sarah,
I've had that, too. The first time it happened,it was right after I was diagnosed with AN and I was convinced it was related to the AN and saw my Dr. that afternoon. She told me it was most likely nerve damage, and it went away after a few days. I still get it sometimes. but it doesn't last long. This sounds gross, but I describe it as the sensation of someone peeing on my leg :(

Lisa

Title: Re: hot sensation in my leg
Post by: sarahinPA on July 11, 2009, 07:42:26 am

thanks everyone. i think i will call the Dr. on monday just to see what his thoughts are and if i should move my apt. sooner! ill keep ya posted!

Title: Re: hot sensation in my leg
Post by: 4cm in Pacific Northwest on July 11, 2009, 11:50:03 pm

It could be neuropathy that is a residual from the acoustic neuroma tumor

Here is an explanation link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropathy


Still the best thing to do is to see your doctor and mention it to rule out that it is not something AN tumor related…


DHM