[yupings]

Hi Group,
I am new member but have been reading the blogs for a few days. I am trying to catch up with all the posts. I would like to introduce myself and seek help from you with my symptoms.

I started experiencing a burning sensation above the back of my #L knee cap in May this year. This burning sensation then extended to my #L heel and saddle area. As I had had prolapsed Disc of L5 and S1, I have assumed this was caused by my disc problem. I saw a neurosurgeon and had an MRI, and both the physical examination and MRI result was negative. The burning sensation in my saddle area had disappeared. However, my symptoms now had spread to my #R leg and hands (most of the time), face, back, shoulder etc... The symptoms can be transient and include - tingling, burning patches in both legs, my #R foot felt like a low electric current (buzzing) constantly with different intensity and sometimes this occurs in my #R foot. My hands also feel like they are buzzing, both legs front and back now have an altered sensation (when I sit I feel like I am sitting on sandpaper and when my pants touch the skin, the material feels scratchy). I also have the sensation of prickling, water droplets splashing on my legs, and now hands sometimes.

Originally I thought this is menopausal symptoms but now I am not sure? I started using bio-identical hormone treatment a week ago and yet to see any result. I have had full blood tests and the results were not remarkable. The vitamin D is 78 nmol/L, Vitamin 12 is 1155 pmol/L, Thyroid Function is Free T4 17.1, TSH is 4.96 - slightly high (Dr. said is borderline under active), Glucose Serum 5.0 mmol/L. I had a 24 hour urine screen for hormone analysis but am still waiting for the results.

I am seeing a Neurologist in November but would really appreciate if someone can enlighten me whether my symptoms are PN? I am a 51 year old female from Australia and I don't smoke or drink. Thank you so very much for reading this. Yu Ping (my first name).