Uncomfortably Numb
 

My toes on both of my feet are going numb. My feet feel "sandy".....I know those who've experienced this sensory sx know what I mean. So.....my right hand and most of my right arm and both feet are now numb. I'm wondering if it's all the humidity we've had here for the past week & the barometric pressure being so unstable or if I'm going into a full blown exacerbation. :rolleyes: The last time I had this type of numbness in my feet/legs was way back in 2003 - before I was dx but now I know that was one of my first attacks. The fun just never ends!!

Kitty I hope it's just sx's and not the start of a flare. My toes will sometimes go numb and I always wonder what will happen. Luckily, it goes away in a day or so. I hope this happens for you.

Are you coming down with a cold or flu? My toes go numb when I run a fever. It's usually the first sign that I've caught something thanks to the flare where I went numb from the waist down. The first time it happenned I was freaked out to put it mildly. Now I go and take my temperature.

C

My left foot has that sandy feeling. At times it is worse, but my left foot and toes are always partially numb. I also realized about a month ago that the toes on my right foot are also partially numb. I hope that you are not having a flare. I may also be having one. My entire left leg is more stiff than usual. Usually it is just stiff from the knee down.

I hope you're not having a flare, too, Barb. I've had this sx before and it usually works itself out in a few days. I'm not going to assume the worst....yet. I'll give it a few days and see what it's going to do. Not that it really matters.....it's gonna do whatever it wants! :rolleyes: I keep a sx log in a Word document I keep saved on the computer. I'll just add this to the list.

Edit To Add: Now I have imaginary bugs crawling on my head!

I know that "sandy" feeling all too well. I'm hoping it's just the humidity doing it to you - it tends to do a number on all my sensory symptoms.

Oh, and be careful of those imaginary bugs! I'm so used to the MS creepy crawlies that I tend to ignore the feeling. Did that one time and I really had a spider crawling on me - YUK! LOL

(((((Kelly & Barb)))))) I hope it's just the weather..Feel better soon.:)

Kitty and Barb... :hug: :hug: I hope that neither of you is having a flare. Before I started Tysabri that would happen to me often but not be a flare.

If I get a fever, it gets bad, my legs and spine get the jelly feeling and it's very hard to walk. Make sure you aren't coming down with something else.

Oh dear, Kitty and Barb02. That's not the kind of news I like to hear.

Worried for you both. Please be well. :hug::hug:

Hello! Well, wish I had better news to report but now both feet are totally numb and it's creeping up my legs. It doesn't hinder me being able to walk other than it feels weird. But....I've been through this before and lived to tell about it! :rolleyes: Hey, at least I can still come here and order some cheese with my whine!! :cool: :D

(((Kelly))) I really hope it is not a flare. Hang in there and if it gets worse, call the neuro. Keeping you in my prayers.:hug::hug:

feel better Kel.:hug:

Kelly, are you sure you don't have any infection going on; bladder, sinuses, tooth, etc? Left untreated, this can lead to a full blown attack for some of us, especially those with active spinal lesions it seems.

Cherie

I could still have the remnants of a sinus infection. If I dare miss a night without taking my Zyrtec I'm in big trouble. And I've had one of those headaches where the whole front of your face hurts and it feels like your teeth are all aching. Classic sinus headache. :rolleyes:

Kitty, I went into an attack due to a tooth infection a few years ago (as I've mentioned here before), but ANY infection sets off my symptoms.

I had bronchitis in July, which resulted in a sinus infection. Sinus infections are extremely difficult to clear up, and it can take as long as 3 weeks of a very potent antibiotic to clear them up for some of us. In fact, they could still see the infection in my MRI weeks after the first antibiotics, so I did another treatment with something stronger.

If you are still having sinus symptoms, go get a stronger antibiotic. Leaving an infection can lead to a full blown attack ...

Cherie

Kelly,
Hope that you attend to this soon...maybe it is a sinus infection...those things are tough to get rid of, aren't they?
In the meantime, take care...and wouldn't you rather have chocolate-dipped strawberries with your whine than cheese?;)

Can't I have both??? :D :o

I hope you feel better soon Kelly :hug:. I know the last thing you need is a flare or a sinus infection :(. Hopefully it's the weather causing this stuff. When do you get health insurance? If I remember, you still have more than a year to wait :(.

Medicare takes effect in September of 2010. I have another year to wait. :rolleyes: It's the stupidest thing....they agree I'm disabled but refuse to allow me insurance for 2 years. :confused: :confused: Who thinks up these rules??? Oh yeah.......now I remember. :rolleyes: :cool:

kitty, have you applied for ssdi? do you have it already? when you get ssdi you're eligible for medicare.

i sure hope this is not a flare. my feet are always numb.
if you think it's progression or a flare you should call your dr, and sooner than later miss. feel better soon.

Yes, I was approved for SSDI a year ago. But here in GA there is a 2 year waiting period for Medicare....so it will be Sept of 2010 before I get coverage. Seems ridiculous to me but it's better than nothing at all so I'll just have to be patient.

At times the numbness seems to get better. Then others it seems worse. I suppose it all has to do with how much I'm concentrating on it. :rolleyes: Things could be much worse so I'm trying to just roll with the punches and remain optimistic (and calm!). :)