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When i lay on my right side that side of my butt/upper thigh go numb after just a few moments, it's very uncomfortable and almost painful in a way. ?
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It sounds like: meralgia paresthetica. There is a little sensory nerve called lateral femoral cutaneous nerve that comes out from the pelvis area. if this gets crushed or irritated or squezed when you lay on your one side.
Answered 5/22/2015
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