Got a lot going on health wise at the moment, one ongoing issue is with my legs, they started tingling/burning/vibrating around 6 months ago. I have seen the GP who examined me, did some reflex tests etc. and then referred me for nerve conduction studies. The conduction tests didn’t show up anything, so I was referred back to my GP. I expressed my concern about permanent nerve damage but was told I was too young (39) and that it takes years for this to happen.
The tingling/burning/vibrating seems to get worse for a few days where it’s really annoying and very noticeable and then goes back to a low level where it’s not noticeable enough to bother me. Recently though, I started to get a really deep ache in my right calf, down the side. By the end of the evening, it was all down the side of my leg, from the top of my thigh down to my ankle joint. When I went to lie down to go to bed, the pain was on another level and I literally could not stay lying down, it was that bad! Was better walking around. Putting ice or heat on made no difference, neither did pain relief, tried topical and tablet form. Eventually it calmed down and I was able to sleep. Since then it’s been an occasional ache just in my calf/ankle joint and I’ve also started feeling similar in my left leg. I hadn’t done anything to cause this pain, I’m not currently doing much exercise due to other issues.
Spoke to the GP last week about this new pain and she said she was flummoxed so is referring me on to the neurology department but unfortunately the wait to be seen is over 6 months.
Has anyone experienced similar and had a diagnosis? I have got 2 slipped discs in my lumbar spine but I’ve been told it’s not connected?
My legs look totally normal, no redness/warmth, no swelling or stiffness, no weakness and thankfully no numbness etc. I’m not diabetic and had all my vitamin levels checked, all normal. Also had my thyroid and thyroid antibodies checked, again all normal. I’m worrying about things like MS now! 😣