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Very intense pain in my left lower leg. it comes and goes once or twice day and is a throbbing/shooting pain for 60min, no visible physical symptoms?

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Dr. Felix Brizuela answered

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Nerve pain: either pinched nerve such as a disc herniation pressing on a nerve in your back, or inflammation of the nerve itself.

Dr Hodge agreed

Answered 6/27/2016

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A member asked:

Very intense pain in my left lower leg. it comes and goes once or twice day and is a throbbing/shooting pain for 60min, no visible physical symptoms?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Felix Brizuela answered

Dr Hodge agreed

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