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Originally Posted by podpeople
Hello:
When I sleep my hands and feet get numb and my hands feel like they are swollen but when I look at them ,they are not.
Lately, the numbness has started spreading up my legs and up my arms and half of my face is numb. I have trouble sleeping because of this.
I told neuro and he said " are you sure you're not waking up from the pins and needles because the feeling of them swollen would not wake you up"
I think it does.
I would like to know if there is anything OTC or natural I can take for this.
Thank you
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Hi
I too have major symptoms that occur the minute I lay down at night, all started about 20 months post-op for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (1st surgery complications resulted in 2 further surgeries, in the hospital for almost 1 month and lots of issues since (now at about 30 months) ....if I have done too much that day its awful.
My symptoms are like yours numbness in legs, arms and yes on the left side of my face even that swollen feeling.......along with these I also am light headed and nauseous and feel very fatigued and almost flu like?
Have recently gone to a neurologist, he has run blood work, had brain & cervical MRI will get results and have EMG done also.......Not sure I made the right choice in the Doctor but will here what he has to say, I may have to do like Ginnie said & find a Physiarist. He even mentioned a sleep study and I see no point as I do sleep well, I just wake up with the pain.
My question to others that might read this is....Has anyone had this occur after complications from a surgery, especially when there seems to have recurrence at a surgical site that then seems to have pain spread to other parts of their body? I feel so strongly about this but I have not had any straight answers from other doctors that I have seen since all this began!!
And then I find that most people think because I look OK that how can I possibly be ill???
Would appreciate any thoughts from others