Have a problem - sometimes when I wake up in the night and I have been sleeping !

Have a problem - sometimes when I wake up in the night and I have been sleeping on my side?

my hip and leg are dead and it takes a while to get the blood flowing again. I injured that hip skiiing a few years ago but don't think that would be causing it but is still sore from time to time. What can I do? Should I get private health insurance before seeing a doctor just in case?

I get that every morning and have done for as long as I can remember. If you fall asleep on your arms or legs etc, then of course they will be dead when you wake, because you are constricting the blood flow. Just try to change posistions.