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Re: pain down right leg
From: Angela (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Aug 21 23:00:49 2003
I also have endo, and when my pain is real severe it also radiates down
my legs to the knees.
At Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Jodi wrote:
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>It may be your siatic nerve! Same thing happened to me and it was my
>right leg as well. Your siatic never (not sure if I'm spelling it
>right) starts at or near your tailbone. I had to take
>anti-inflamatories for a while to get the swelling of the tissue around
>the nerve to go down. Try sleeping with a pillow between your knees and
>elevate your leg. Also, perhaps you should try yoga. I could be wrong,
>but if it's from your tailbone down your leg, that's what it sounds like
>to me. :)
>
>At Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Linda wrote:
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>>I have had lower back pain radiating down my right leg for about 2
>>months now ever since i had an endo cyst rupture on my ovary. I did not
>>find out it was endo until about a month later. The pain is sometimes
>>in my tailbone...
>>This pain is almost daily and is very bothersome....i am trying to find
>>out what is causing it.... I had a normal MRI....I am confused.
>>
>>At Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Marcia wrote:
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>>>Hi Julie:
>>>
>>>The pain down your leg could be from endo affecting one of your nerves
>>>in your tummy (can't remember the name of it...presacral nerve, I
>>>think)...or else it could be from an inflamed ovary and/or ovarian
>>>cyst...I have had that a lot in the past...in fact, I had a laparotomy
>>>10 weeks ago, they found no endo or adhesions, except a large
>>>hemorrhagic cyst on my right ovary, that was causing my pain this time
>>>around...and the pain radiating down my right leg...I am still healing,
>>>and occasionally still get a twinge where my ovary was, and a bit of a
>>>twinge of pain down my leg...but nothing like it was...
>>>
>>>I do have IBS too, and that all adds to the mixture, especially since
>>>endo and IBS go hand in hand...
>>>
>>>Hope this helps some...also, you could post your question to the docs on
>>>the Women's Health Forum, as here it is just ladies like you and me,
>>>helping each other with info and their experiences.
>>>
>>>Blessings,
>>>
>>>~~Marcia~~
>>>
>>>At Wed, 27 Jun 2001, anonymous wrote:
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>>>>Dear Docs.
>>>>
>>>>I am still trying to find out cause of right lower-sided abdominal pain
>>>>and just recently posted a question on IBS (which I was diagnosed with
>>>>several years ago now). I now have another question. When I get the
>>>>paid badly it hurts in right ovary area and radiates down my right leg
>>>>to my knee. Does this pattern of pain give any clue as to the case of
>>>>the pain? Should I be asking my doctor for any particular tests in the
>>>>light of this?
>>>>
>>>>Sorry to post so many questions at once. I've only recently found this
>>>>forum and it is a god-send. Thank you all for your wonderful help.
>>>>
>>>>Julie
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Angela
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