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I'm a 56 yr old female and for the past 2 1/2 wks. have been having severe outer thigh cramps upon standing after sitting/laying,lasting 20-40 sec.
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Perhaps meralgia: paresthetica which is a peripheral nerve impingement syndrome at the anterior aspect of the iliac crest. See a rheumatologist or a neurologist
Answered 2/18/2015
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