Wow.. I've never heard or read anything that said MS doesnt directly cause numbness in the extremities. My neuro told me that my current whole-left-side-of-my-body-from-the-neck-down numbness was caused by a spinal lesion...probably at C4. (we know I had one there in 2006...)

Where did you read this?

as for suggestions on what to do for them...got none. I just did a 2wk taper of oral pred, hoping that my left side would wake up, or at least the hand would, and it did nothing, nada, bupkiss for the numbness...at least I dont feel like my hand is being crushed anymore. The pain was pretty bad, and I know it was nowhere near as bad as it could have been.

I could barely move my fingers at the worst of it...at least now I can crochet some, knit some and type fairly well. (actually have more problems typing than I do when I do yarn-y stuff...)