Why are my legs burning?

My legs get an awful burning sensation in the shin area - burning like hot coals.


The burning is there 24 hours a day, sometimes it eases but never goes completely. Sometimes it gets so intense that I cannot sleep, or touch the skin on my legs below the knee. It feels like sunburn but without the holiday!!, and can be accompanied by a slight discoloration of the skin/light rash.


The doctor has failed to reach a diagnosis and says I must learn to live with it.


I am in my mid sixties, female and physically fit and active.


Can anyone help? any suggestions on what it could be would be appreciated.

Why are my legs burning?
get another doctor. That sounds like cellulitis.
Reply:might be neurology and be a dietetic
Reply:Have you tried to cool the skin with ice in a cloth or something and then apply some cream for allergies or rashes. Do that a couple times a day.
Reply:It might be the weed its because it might be potent and your lungs are getting use to it
Reply:sounds like maybe a heat rash you can try rubbing your legs with ice then putting neosporin or some kind of anti-inflammatory cream on them if that doesn't work get a second opinion from a different doctor
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Reply:Burning pain is often nerve damage, but people can get burning pain and redness(erythema) from repeatedly exposing themselves to a heat source. I had this on my thighs and it felt like a sunburn 24/7 for almost two years. It was awful. (I would still get a diabetes check and get your your doctor to check you for circulation problems in your legs too)
Reply:If you're experiencing slight discoloration and a mild rash, it's most likely not nerve damage. My guess would be a skin condition. My mother has a form of dermatitis that is almost in that same spot, but that's a pretty easy one to diagnose. I suggest going to a dermatologist first before a neurologist, because the rash/discoloration does indicate that this is an outside-in thing and not an inside-out. Plus, it'd be a lot cheaper.
Reply:The burning is caused by some type of damage to the nerves in your shin, but there are all sorts of things that might be causing the nerve damage. Two possible causes that I can think of are peroneal nerve entrapment, which is similar to carpal tunnel syndrome, but located in your knee, and compartment syndrome, but these are wild guesses. It might be a good idea to visit a neurologist. If the pain is too intense, and there is no obvious cause, the sensory nerve(s) causing the problem can be severed as a last resort. My peroneal nerve was accidentally severed when i was a kid, and the loss of the nerve has not caused any problems other than occasionally getting cut or bruised because i didn't know i was getting poked by something.
Reply:Don't know but get it check out by your doctor to rule out anything serious.