Right Leg Numbness

Another Kestrel on a grey day last week.

After last week's gym session, I developed pretty bad numbness and tingling down my right leg and especially into my foot (originating deep in my lower right ab/right hip). It had a cold/hot sensation too, like I was just about to loose feeling in my leg. It was worse when sitting and was also aggravated if I lay in the wrong position in bed. It was really annoying and persisted for a few days. This week, it's been aggravated again with the same results. I guess it's an irritation of the sciatic nerve but it's extremely frustrating. I have been trying to rehab the right front of hip/groin/upper thigh problem for years now and this is a new twist in the tale! I am so flipping fed up with it!

....ok, got that off my chest...

The positive of the last week was that I went out birding on Sunday morning and coped really well. I was very careful to walk slowly, regulate my stress and exertion levels, take it gently in every sense of the word and monitor any pain. I was tired in the afternoon but I thoroughly enjoyed the morning in the glorious Autumn sunshine. Monday, I had my early start again and coped pretty well. Tuesday, I was worn out, headachy and short-tempered. Pottery wasn't very productive, lol. Wednesday, I managed another short morning birding, very slowly and gently, and that was fun. I had the usual right upper thigh/groin/hip problems and I was tired in the afternoon. Thursday, I slept until 10:30am and didn't want to do anything! I felt tired and coldy, took loads of Vit C and zinc and hoped that a good night's sleep would sort me out. Thankfully, I woke up yesterday with energy and felt much better than I did last week. I was back at the gym and the session went smoothly, although I kept it fairly light on my hips/legs.

Yesterday's Gym Set:

• 5 mins exercise bike
• Hip/lower back stretches, lat stretches
  
• Glute bridges (10 secs hold) 3 reps then with 7kg dumbbell across hips 10 reps, 10 sec holds + 3 reps single leg glute bridges
  
• Press ups (plus) (at 45 deg angle) 2 x 8 reps
• Hip extension, abduction, adduction with red theraband 10 reps
• Leg press 41kg 10 reps, 48kg 10 reps
  
• Tricep extensions using cable/rope 6kg 10 reps, 8kg 10 reps
  
• Seated rows 6kg 10 reps (kept arms extended so just worked scapular muscles), 8kg 2 x 12 reps
  
• Wobble board 4 mins (5 squats)
  
• Step-ups with 4kg dumbbells 10 reps
  
• Trunk twist using cable weights 4kg 2 x 10 reps
• Bicep curls 4kg 12 & 10reps
• Ab crunch machine 17kg 10 reps
  
• Combo lateral/front shoulder raises whilst sitting on exercise ball 2kg 2 x 10 reps
  
• Both shoulders, front raise, lying on my back 3lb 10 reps
• Reverse ab crunches 10 reps; Plank 3 x 30 sec hold
• Stretching: hips/lower back, hamstrings and chest/pecs
• Note: I continue to carefully but firmly try to stretch out and lengthen the right hip adductor muscles.
  

Today, I've got the numbness and tingling down my right leg and have to keep moving and jiggling it to try to restore feeling. Finding a good position to sleep in last night was hard because every time I got comfortable my hip/leg would start to go numb/tingly again. I feel tired but don't have any significant pain anywhere, which would be great, if it weren't for this leg and foot numbness! Weirdly, I'm also getting numbness/tingling down my right arm and especially in my right hand/little finger (which, having googled it, is probably ulnar nerve irritation or entrapment (Link)).

(I took ibuprofen with lunch yesterday to try to prevent swelling and numbness in the right hip/leg/foot. I also had to take painkillers to sleep due to the pain in the right lower ab/groin/upper thigh.)