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Help..What Causes Pain Behind Your Thighs???
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Jun 1, 2018 | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
I'm tagging @srobison @granny998 @jazzdong @goldielocks @robertlclark @kmintx @joidevie @detzler and @amitheonlyone on this discussion about degenerative spine and joint issues, and your recent development of pain in the back of your thighs when sitting. This must be very difficult to manage when spending so many hours in a wheelchair.
@cahnny are you able to do sitting exercises with your legs?
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Good question @cahnny. By adding the @ symbol and a member's username, that member will receive an email notification to join the conversation - like you did with this message because I @mentioned your username. This is a great little tool that any member can use. The moderators use it to bring people into a conversation that we know have a had a similar experience or something relevant to contribute. So we "tag" people to join in. Make sense?
Given what you shared in this message, I think you might also be interested in the people talking here:
- Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy? http://mayocl.in/2aWCYXq
- After knee replacement surgery http://mayocl.in/2bVSUwB
I'll be interested to hear what the doctor has to say about the back of the thigh pain. Please do let us know.
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Hi Colleen: I'm not sure what you mean by "I'm tagging...". If you could explain please so I know how things work here, I'd appreciate it.
As for sitting exercises, I think I might have given the wrong impression. I am not confined to a wheelchair 24/7. I can walk and stand...just not for any length of time. For instance, I can't walk long enough to go out in the backyard to visit our small garden. I miss gardening back there with my husband and strolling around looking at everything he's been planting since I stopped doing gardening myself. I can't walk long enough to do shopping in our little local market or get from the car to my doctor's offices. My husband has back issues too so I don't want him dealing with my wheelchair in and out of the trunk any more than he has to. Now he does the shopping for perishables and I do the shopping for staples on line via Amazon and Walmart.
We live in a small mobile home so, depending on the day, I can stand and walk long enough to vacuum or move around the kitchen to make dinner. When my back gives out I just sit back in my wheelchair. I know how important it is to keep what mobility I have. If you don't use it, you lose it...lol. So far I think I'm getting enough exercise for my legs. I was told I need both knees replaced and I've developed painful cysts behind my knees but I still make them work...lol.
The pain behind my thighs is a new thing but I'm thinking it has to do with advanced nerve damage from neuropathy. The next time I see my doctor I'll ask him about it. Right now we're concentrating on doctor's appointments for my husband. As soon as he's seen everyone he has to see and I've paid those bills I'll go see doctor's for my developing issues.