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You know that feeling you get when your arm or hand "falls asleep"? well i get that feeling randomly throughout the day but only in my left knee
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Neuropathy: Neuropathy refers to nerve damage, typically from excess/prolonged pressure or from uncontrolled sugar (diabetes) or insufficient B12, etc. Check out http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/meralgia-paresthetica/basics/definition/con-20030852 for info re paresthetic meralgia which refers to numb, tingling, burning pain in outer thigh, often from tight clothing. See your Family Doc for eval
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