advertisement
 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 09-29-2015, 06:17 PM #1
bjs1228 bjs1228 is offline
New Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 4
8 yr Member
bjs1228 bjs1228 is offline
New Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 4
8 yr Member
Default New here & don't know where to start- symptoms numbness and tingling

I hope I am posting in the right area as I don't really have a diagnosis yet. I'm a 44 yr old female in good health or so I thought. I have tingling and numbness in mostly a glove stocking distribution. My symptoms began last February. One day, my back felt like it was going to sleep. I had previously experienced some back pain after a long day of cleaning so I thought it could possibly be related to that. Within a few days, a had a really cool feeling in my calf muscle. This feeling came and went. As time went on, I started having tingling in my toes, feet and legs about up to my knee. I also began to have weird feelings in my hands. I went to the doctor in March thinking it could be a pinched nerve or something related to back pain from over doing it cleaning. The doctor did an x-ray (negative) and referred me for physical therapy. Eventually I had an MRI on my thoracic and lumbar spine. The MRI showed some degenerative changes at L4-L5, a slight bulge in that area and a small cyst at L5, I believe. My back pain seemed to come and go and over the summer I was even walking and running without pain. Then, I bent over one day to get a shoe and had some really bad pain. My numbness and tingling continued to progress and basically never subsided. In July, I had a steroid epidural injection. The PA I was seeing was still convinced that my numbness and tingling were related. My physical therapist was convinced that they were not related as it didn't explain the numbness in my hands and didn't radiate down my leg, but began from my toes up. He thought I should have my B-12 checked. In August, I had routine blood-work. It all came back normal, but they didn't check my B-12. I requested a nerve conduction test, which came back normal. I met with the PA last week to go over the result & he said the test proved that my numbness and tingling is not related to my back issues. I just had a B-12 test today and the result was normal according to the nurse. I asked for the number and she said it was 374, which is actually low according to some information I have read here and elsewhere. They have tried to get me in with two neurologist and have been unable to find someone to see me yet. The sensations I have are definitely not normal and I must find answers! I do not have any vision, motor or weakness issues. It is strictly these sensations of tingling and numbness in my body. I have thought about MS, small fiber neuropathy, and still a B-12 deficiency. Sorry if this is a jumbled mess. It's hard to condense about 8 months of trying to figure out what is wrong with me into a paragraph that makes sense. Any thoughts for me? Thanks for any help!
bjs1228 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
St George 2013 (09-29-2015), zkrp01 (10-04-2015)
 


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
numbness and tingling lei9h General Health Conditions & Rare Disorders 19 05-18-2014 07:20 AM
Tingling and numbness KathyWP Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD and CRPS) 9 09-20-2013 06:51 PM
tingling/numbness during stretching.... aloneouthere Peripheral Neuropathy 21 02-22-2012 06:47 AM
Tingling and Numbness Evonne Parkinson's Disease 3 10-13-2008 01:05 PM
how common are the symptoms of nerve damage/tingling in hands & feet, & numbness? beth07 Gluten Sensitivity / Celiac Disease 10 10-10-2007 08:12 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:14 PM.

Powered by vBulletin • Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

vBulletin Optimisation provided by vB Optimise v2.7.1 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
 

NeuroTalk Forums

Helping support those with neurological and related conditions.

 

The material on this site is for informational purposes only,
and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment
provided by a qualified health care provider.


Always consult your doctor before trying anything you read here.