is this a stupid question? - Multiple Sclerosis Message Board

tiarah · 07-29-2005, 07:15 AM

This may sound weird but I just want to ask. On the inside of my thighs, the upper thighs, they have very limited sensation. It has been like that for a very long time. I can dig my nails into my skin there, not that I have, but I can. I can pinch really hard there and it barely has a sensation. If I do the same thing to the lower part of the inside of my thighs, it seems to have normal sensation and anywhere else on my thighs. Is this a normal symptom of MS or am I just a medical mystery?

KelliD · 07-29-2005, 08:45 AM

Tiarah...I have a similar situation. Little or no sensation on top of my right thigh...perfectly normal everywhere else and normal on the left thigh. I am guessing it has to do with nerve conductivity. I am actually thankful for that little "deadened" spot. It makes the Avonex injection a breeze because I don;t even feel the slightest sting!

tiarah · 07-29-2005, 09:03 AM

You know, I have had this for a long time and my friend is the one to tell me the other day to make sure that i bring this to the neurologists attention. I never thought about it as being related to MS, I just figured I had decreased sensation on the inner upper part of my thighs. Hmmmm..... Now can you inject into the inner upper part of your thigh? Can you inject in teh same spot over and over again?

KelliD · 07-29-2005, 09:06 AM

The only place on your thighs - I am told - that you can inject are on top and in the sides. The reason is because the injection needs to get into the muscle. Inner thigh injection would only hit the "fatty" tissue. Avonex is designed for intramuscular injection. Bummer, huh? And yes...do let your neuro know about that decreased sensation. He needs the info so he can track what is happening in your body.

tiarah · 07-29-2005, 09:33 AM

Okay, thanks. How often do you inject? How soon after a diagnosis do you need to be injecting? IF diagnosed with MS, do they start you on steroids first or do they go straight to injections?