Hi Erin,

Just over four years ago I went completely numb from my belly button down. The only thing I could feel was temperature changes (which was how I knew if my slipper came off). I got worse each day for 11 days and then ever so slowly got better. I felt like I had tight bands around my feet and various other body parts. Much later figured out that was spasticity. Couldn't drive for about 3 weeks. I didn't do IVSM, just waited it out.

I didn't have the back pain you're describing but it turned out that I had a lesion, parts of which went from T8 to T10. You probably have one higher up that's causing your grief. I hope you start feeling (literally!) better soon. It was very frustrating depending on others, even for that short (it didn't feel short then) period of time.

C