Originally Posted by downerbend

Hello, I am a 25 year Male who has been suffering from numbness on the left side of my face, tongue, teeth, and arm, along with neck, occipital, shoulder, and lower back pain and tension since I was about 13. I also have eye and nasal pressure.

I have been diagnosed with scoliosis (leftward curvature in the proximal thoracic spine measuring about 10 degrees between T1 and T7).

When I was 20 years old is when I started to seek answers for my problem, and I have yet to get a clear diagnosis, except the scoliosis, possible tmj (which I don't think is truly the cause). I believe this is because each symptom is treated separately and not viewed as a whole.

Never has any doctor said, "It may be related to the scoliosis" or "This looks like it may be related to your facial numbness" which is beyond me for now. Eventually, each doctor gives up and says there is nothing I can do for you. I leave feeling like so much more could have been done, as well as hopeless.

I just finished college, am about to have a child, and I am desperately looking for answers so I can provide for my child the best I can. I now suspect that the problem is related to the veins, artery, and nerves in my brachial plexus region.

I recently found out that when I was about 3, I fell from a close line, and my dad caught me by the arm. I had to go to the doctor because my arm was hurting, which I have no recollection of, and my mother just recently told me.

I have a deformity in my sternum, there is a bump at the top where the ribs meet the sternum, right below my clavicle, I suspect this may be contributed to the problem as well. When I lift my left arm, my hand and finger go numb. Anxiety exacerbates my symptoms tremendously, ( face will go numb when anxious)

I have provided an xray, if anyone can take a look, and let me know what they think, please let me know, I would greatly appreciate it.