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Sciatica or something else?

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Foreverbaffled · 29/05/2024 10:55

I’ve had a few months now of one sided calf tightness (which feels like it pulls/strains after exercise) and a feeling of deadness in my calf and foot/occasional pins and needles. Also some muscle twitching in my calf and in my buttock. All just one side and some days better than others. I don’t have any weakness and it doesn’t really impact on what I can do other than feeling weird and irritating me as sometimes whole leg feels disconnected.

GP has referred me to neurology but says can’t be sciatica as I have no muscle weakness or loss of strength and calf cramping isn’t a symptom. Hadn’t occurred to me that it could be neurological. Does the above sound like it could be a straight forward trapped nerve thing or do I need to prepare myself for something more concerning?

As an aside had full battery of blood tests (for every vitamin and mineral deficiency, thyroid, FBC etc and all fine)

Thanks!

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Foreverbaffled · 31/05/2024 20:51

Hopeful bump!

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