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Originally Posted by SARAH2233
Hi I saw neurologist yesterday and he's diagnosed sfpn. I couldn't feel the cold probe until it reached my knees and now I have to have some electrical tests. I have no pain and this is what I find puzzling - not that I want pain but most of you on here get pain quite badly. Also I feel like I'm walking on lumps. I'm so worried as he said it was due to compression of the spinal cord probably in my lower back and I'm worrying so much it could be a spinal cord tumour thats causing all this numbness and sensory loss. Does anyone else have symptoms like this? Sorry to come across as pathetic...Thank you, Sarah.
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Hi
Sarah,
This condition spooks most of us quite a bit. We don't understand it, we don't know why, and we don't know why
us. My PN began with nearly identical symptoms to yours. It took over a year for the burning & pain to set in. I won't tell you that a tumor is impossible, but your doctor is probably right; the probability of it being a tumor is very small, and some imaging (x-ray, MRI) will rule that out. Even if it were, not all tumors are malignant.
You're doing the right thing by not ignoring it, asking questions, and seeking answers.
NT is, AFAIK, one of the better places to come for them. Read the "stickies", ask your questions, and prepare yourself to communicate with your doctor. The stress of fear, while difficult to dismiss, will not help, and possibly aggravate whatever the problem is, and interfere with clear thinking.
Doc