I don't describe my problem as numbness any more. I call it altered sensation. When the Neuro sticks pins in I can't really feel anything other than a pressure sensation (so I can feel it, it's not numb) but if I stand on the smallest speck of gravel in my socks it feels like I've stood on a nine inch nail. When I broke my toe, I didn't know I'd broken it until I mentioned to my Neuro that I'd bumped my toe and it's been really itchy since then. Apparently pain can be perceived as an itch with Neuro conditions.

I looked it up and it's called allodynia (or something like that).