Originally Posted by PrivateDutyNurseMaryAnn (Post 1716578)

Hi there TJL,
I am a Registered nurse and used to work in a special procedures unit at one time and we saw a lot of this sort of thing. A question for you first do you or have you ever smoked? If the answer is yes, then what we have found in the past is that there can be plaque build up in your veins and arteries. This comes from a history of smoking. This causes pain when you walk for a distance. It is called claudication. Lake medical imaging can do an ultrasound of that area and it may give them a starting point. I am not suggesting you go to LMI, but that is who is in our hospital. We would then do what is called a runoff. That is where they inject dye into your vein and they take pictures of your body as the dye flows through your vessels. If you want more information, I can try to guide you in the right direction. Hope this helps I have over twenty eight years of experience in the medical field and so am familiar with a lot of things. LOL

Originally Posted by lousuemax (Post 1716633)

it might be the peraforma muscle

Originally Posted by leconomidy (Post 1716732)

Could be siatica... a chiropractor could help you. Legacy Clinic is very good

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1716789)

Wow. Again, another reason why there is no AAAP(American Association of Amateur Physicians)
Intermittent claudication is possible, but with one leg affected above the knee quite unlikely. I would not be starting this work up with a venogram.

Performa muscle? Is that something like the piriformis muscle. No need to add any response to THAT.

Sciatica is by far the most likely diagnosis and a good starting point for evaluation, although there are a lot of possibilities. Plain X ray will probably be unrevealing, most likely the OP will need an MRI and possibly an EMG.

Without a primary care doc, probably start at urgent care to get a referral, which SHOULD NOT be to a chiropractor or a manipulative osteopath

Originally Posted by PrivateDutyNurseMaryAnn (Post 1716578)

Hi there TJL,
I am a Registered nurse and used to work in a special procedures unit at one time and we saw a lot of this sort of thing. A question for you first do you or have you ever smoked? If the answer is yes, then what we have found in the past is that there can be plaque build up in your veins and arteries. This comes from a history of smoking. This causes pain when you walk for a distance. It is called claudication. Lake medical imaging can do an ultrasound of that area and it may give them a starting point. I am not suggesting you go to LMI, but that is who is in our hospital. We would then do what is called a runoff. That is where they inject dye into your vein and they take pictures of your body as the dye flows through your vessels. If you want more information, I can try to guide you in the right direction. Hope this helps I have over twenty eight years of experience in the medical field and so am familiar with a lot of things. LOL

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1717282)

I always thought that was one of those add a little money to my account procedures done by folks who are not on the up and up. I am not a medical person and have not ever played one on stage.