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After standing for more than 2 hours i get the feeling of ice cold running water on the front of my upper left thigh. what could this be? sciatic?

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Not Sciatica: The sciatic nerve runs down the back of the leg. The sensation your are describing could be due to a disk problem in the upper part of the lumbar spine, a hernia causing a nerve in the area to be irritated it a hip joint problem. This may require physical therapy to prevent worsening. You should discuss this with your doctor.

Dr Shoib agreed

Answered 1/27/2021

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