My legs were on fire with nerve pain every night for two months and 300mg of gabapentin really helped me.

I still use 100mg of gabapentin from time to time if I have nerve pain after overdoing exercise or fun.[/QUOTE]

I was wondering about this....
I too am fine unless I venture outside of my ???pain perimeters??? activities.....Right now that is doing next to nothing...even just walking awakens an additional, ugly saddle area pain & numbness ( though I don't really grasp how I can be feeling numbenss AND pain at the same time... I'm new to all of this) monster that puts me in mind of being in labour again.

When I take the meds it subsides but I know I am still insulting ( drs terminology ) the nerves... this is the point where confusion takes over. I am told to take the meds to keep the pain under control and to keep active...yet I know the meds are masking the pain and the pain insult IS yet going on. After a few days of this I end up FLAT on my back and in a major bad state.
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I am so hoping that a complete evaluation after the CT scan on the 10th will shed some light on this for me.