Hey!
I was just wondering what your diagnosis ended up being if you don't mind sharing? I am experiencing similar symptoms. My back as an injury in the thoracic area, not sure what it is but I have a pulling sensation sometimes or sharp pain. My back is also SUPER tight and painful. However my tingling is what worries me. It goes away or switches areas when I move. Sometimes it's in my arms, legs, trunk. Trying not to worry about it but I do! I got an MRI on my lumbar spine last summer and then had PT and it helped but I still have tingling and I am wokdering if it's related to my back or brain. Or MS.
Thanks
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Originally Posted by heatherphillips
About a year ago I suddenly started getting strange parasthesias - I woke up in the night to find my hands numb and tingly, when I shook them I got normal feeling back but then it came back again (the tingling). It also started happening in my feet. I freaked out - but had been backpacking for the previous 6 weeks and my doc said it was a pinched nerve from my pack and it would go away. It has certainly died down - I dont get it randomly any more - I am still very sensitive to pinched nerve sensations, about 50 times a day I seem to get myself into some position that I have to switch to get rid of a tingling sensation in my fee, calves, hands, shoulders, back or neck.
My doctor is now sending me for a brain MRI and cervical spine scan. I am really worried its a brain or spine tumor, or MS. My family is telling me to stay calm, as the parasthesia always goes away when I move or change position (suggesting Im just pinching about 100 nerves all the time). Im worried now that other symptoms I have which I thought were unrelated - irritable bowel symdrome, recurrent UTIs, and constant fatigue - are associated with this.
Has anyone had a similar experience? Does this - bilateral frequent pins and needles - sound like MS/cancer? Just want to prepare myself for bad news!
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