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Old 12-30-2011, 03:18 AM #21
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I guess I don't have actual numbness, but a feeling of numbness. Though the areas feel numb, if you touch me on those spots I can still feel that you are touching me.
Depends a bit on the force used in the touch. best way would be to have your eyes closed and have someone lightly lightly prod with a pen or a NEEDLE
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My neuro broke the stick of a wood-handled swab and used the sharp end to gently poke my feet. I could feel every poke. Then he touched a vibrating tuning fork to my ankle, and I felt the buzz -- but when he did the same thing at the base of my big toe I felt nothing. (My GP had the same findings -- these tests are pretty well-known.)

But the upshot is, the feeling I have does register as numbness but it's an oddly selective numbness.

On nerve compression: I've had only one visit to my neuro so far, and he said my symptoms could possibly indicate nerve entrapment at the ankle, but there were indications of some other neuropathy as well. We'll see.
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my legs feel more numb higher up when i walk or do exercize.
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I have had numbness on the left side of my face since the beginning of March and have been to five Neurologists, had MRI, MRA and lots of blood work done, everything came out normal. My doctor diagnose it as Bell's Palsy, the first neurologist said it's a pinch nerve, none of the neuros said anything about Bell's Palsy.It started with pains from somewhere by my ear along my jawline, the next morning at work I started feeling tingling and numbness and to this day my face is still numb. The neurologist gave me Gabapentin but the side effects I don't like. Still trying to get answers. Hope someone reading this can help.
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As far as compression is concerned, I think damaged nerves are more prone to the effects of compression than normal nerves. That's probably why tight jeans make my legs go numb. Something happened to the nerves there recently and they are more prone to compressive affects.

Numbness is a big pain. All I think about is the numbness now.
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I have had numbness on the left side of my face since the beginning of March and have been to five Neurologists, had MRI, MRA and lots of blood work done, everything came out normal. My doctor diagnose it as Bell's Palsy, the first neurologist said it's a pinch nerve, none of the neuros said anything about Bell's Palsy.It started with pains from somewhere by my ear along my jawline, the next morning at work I started feeling tingling and numbness and to this day my face is still numb. The neurologist gave me Gabapentin but the side effects I don't like. Still trying to get answers. Hope someone reading this can help.
There is also a forum on here for cranial neuralgia. Please also look at that too.
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With numbness in your feet, do you still drive normally (even though you have trouble feeling the accelerator)?? does this cream take the numbness away so you have normal feeling? can you walk normally (without aids)? can to move both ankles and wiggle toes??

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I have a formulated cream that my neuro prescribed that includes several things. The formula is as follows:
Flurbiprofen 10%
Amitriptyline 2%
Gabapentin 6%
Lidocaine 2%
Prilocaine 2%

This combination is mixed into a cream that I apply to my feet when they start giving trouble. The tube says apply up to five times a day, but, thank God, I haven't had to use it that often. I usually apply it in the morning, especially if I plan on a lot of walking (like Christmas shopping). In doing so, it relieves both my feet, and hands. There is still some lingering numbness in the soles of my feet, but it is managable. Hope you find something that works for you. I know my biggest problem with numbness in my feet is not being able to feel the acellerator in my car. Sheesh!!!
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With numbness in your feet, do you still drive normally (even though you have trouble feeling the accelerator)?? does this cream take the numbness away so you have normal feeling? can you walk normally (without aids)? can to move both ankles and wiggle toes??

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I use Icy Hot 9on my feet and it really works. At the store for 2 or 3 dollars.

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[Panadol Osteo] is a long acting form of acetaminophen, which targets patients who have chronic pain like arthritis.

The problem with chronic use of this is toxicity to the liver.
In US the trend is to use LESS acetaminophen rather than "more".
The new "safe" limits are 3000 mg / day (lowered from 4000 mg / day). The six-hour "safe" limit of 1000 mg within any six hour period is supposed to change early this year, but I haven't seen anything yet.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...9_medig29.html

Some folks will still need to take acetaminophen on a regular basis. For those people, liver toxicity from acetaminophen may be averted/countered by taking N-Acetyl cysteine - 750 mg. twice a day.
http://www.raysahelian.com/acetylcysteine.html

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My Gp believes that antiinflammatories help numbness.
I don't know either way. What I have noticed is that inflammation aggravates/exacerbates my numbness/symptoms, so reducing inflammation reduces the additional numbness.

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