Hi All,

New to the forum If this is in the wrong place mods please shift it.

A bit of background first. About 6 weeks ago I woke up with tingling in the lower legs that moved that day up to my waist. I had been training HARD in the gym for beach volleyball nationals (Australian) and doing expolsiveness exercises for upper body and legs along with abdominal twisting movements. I didn't notice any immediate damage but can't rule this out.

I lost most touch sensation but kept full motor control and pain/ temp feeling. I went to a neuro and ended up having MRI of brain & spine plus lumbar puncture and blood done. All this of course was looking for MS, which was the likely DX if this is not a trauma.

Brain was completely clear Spine showed 2 lesions (T2 & T8) that were perfectly central, posterior and symmetrical. Really quite "pretty" according to the neuro My numbness has been perfectly symmetrical the whole time too. CSF showed some mixed results and nothing conclusive. Blood was all ok. My eyes appear fine too.

Neuro has asked me to redo tests in January as results so far inconclusive He is moving away from MS and feeling more like a trauma has occured but I'm far from out of the woods. That result is causing me a lot of angst as you can imagine!!!

My question though is about recovering from nerve damage. After 6 weeks I have heaps of feeling back. My hamstrings are 99% now, quads are 75%. My waist and pelvis are 100% again except if I roll on my tailbone (or pass gas ) I get a "buzz" in that region. Knees are only about 50%, shins are similar though calfs are better. Feet are nearly fine with a light tingle in toes.

When I tap my feet I get a "buzz" along the nerve up to mid quad area. Same in each leg. I also have a "hollow" feeling "buzz" in the lower chest if I tap my chest hard or walk fast. They're not there unless I deliberately invoke them.... no ongoing symptoms at all. Are these signs of repair? Or change for the worse? They've only come on in the last week or two. No other bad changes or symptoms of MS at all.

How long does repair take? Does my "buzz" sound like repair? Is a change like that normal? I sort of started to get feeling back and these "buzz" feelings are there when I tap certain spots etc.

I ended up playing nationals (badly, no court time for a month leading up) and am still going to the gym and playing indoor volleyball. Maybe I should stop for a month?

Sorry for the long post. Hope you don't fall asleep reading it Thanks all.