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I have numb patch on thigh not really tingling just numb dr said meralgia paraesthetica will it go away i'm scared neuro issues or go parlayzed panic ?
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Don't be alarmed-: -it involves only a sensory nerve. I have had it since shoulder surgery 25 years ago. It is still numb but I don't notice it unless I actually touch the area, then it feels different from the rest of the lateral thigh. It's about 2 inches wide.
Answered 2/26/2016
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