hi
i have had numbness in my left leg below knee for a bout 4 weeks and in my foot for about 2 weeks, its the left side of my left leg and on foot is more of right part of left foot.
i had blood tests, all came back clear.
saw dr again and he said i need a nerve conduction test, but no idea how long this will take to get
the appt.
this is worrying and annoying as is affecting me at work now as my leg also aches a lot now.
any one have any ideas or have had the same symptoms? thanks
Gp's rarely test for b12 deficiency so it might be worth checking this.. Also read up about it as there is lots of info around
hi, thanks
B12 was checked but fine..
read lots of stuff..but still feel non wiser.
hopefully nerve tests will help, but no idea how long the appt will be.
This does sound a bit like my own symptoms of the past 10 years - see my separate discussion. I've had numbness in both feet for 10 years and it crept up both legs earlier this year. All blood tests known to humankind have come back negative and nerve conduction tests only show a reduction in feeling, so have drawn a complete blank.
I get pain in my legs at night especially and my feet/legs are especially sensitive to touch - over-reacting to touch with pain as if a light touch was extreme pressure.
Does that sound similar?
Hi there,
Similar..
Alot of the time it feels like when youve had a needle at the dentist..
If touch foot its like hot pins & needles. Strange feeling...
Every few days it feels like whole foot has gone, only lasts a few minutes at a time.
Started aching quite a bit over last few days.
I cant imagine how youve coped for 10 years!
I think maybe yours is a bit more acute than mine and perhaps a bit more intermittent. During the day my feet and legs just feel like they're stuffed with cotton wool or, on bad days, like blocks of wood. the pain is mainly at night if feet touch each other or if I cross my legs. So there's probably less variation with my condition & most of the time I forget it. But it still feels very strange!
Hi
i have the same problem. any sucess with your treatment?
thank you
No, no success at all. Numbness continues, with my feet often having no feeling at all, just like blocks of wood or full of cotton wool. Can't tell if my slippers are on or off. No treatment was ever prescribed because no one had any idea what caused it.
Really.. have you done MRI and saw Nureologist for it?
how did t happen at first?
You Need To Ask Your Doctor To Arrange M.R.I. And an Nerve Conduction Tests If You Are Having Difficulty They Should Be Testing You ..
I had nerve conduction tests, twice, both times showed some loss of sensation but not enough for them to get worried. Didn't have MRI but had every blood test under the sun and nothing showed up
So what you need to do? what makes them to say the sensation is not enough to get worried.. do you have to do a surgery to fix it?
No, there's no treatment - I just have to live with it. It's disconcerting when you can't feel your feet much, but you get used to it. If they can't find a cause,they can't treat it.
Hi, I've been having the same symptoms as yours and I'm really worried about it. I don't know what's happening to my left leg. I just woke up a few days ago, with my leg being very numb. And the numbness isn't like pins and needles, it was more like a crampy pain, as though there's something wrapping around my leg. I'm not sure if I should visit the doctors. Besides this, a few weeks ago, the back of my head was very numb and also I felt electric shocks down my spine.
Not really sure those are the same symptoms - sounds like you need to get your GP to refer you to a neurologist and for some blood tests. Although I went through those things and got no results or treatment, it's nevertheless important to get this checked out, I think
I'm thinking, could all these symptoms be anxiety? Because I've been diagnosed with anxiety disorder but I'm not on any medication.
Also, I don't know if I should wait a little longer to see if this numbness stops. Maybe it's just a pinched nerve or something?
Hello - It is a little scary to read this, mainly because I am having the same exact issues. I went for an MRI yesterday, still waiting for them to call me to see if anything showed up. Did they say you can continue to be numb for a long period of time? Mine started about 5 weeks ago. nothing helps. I take 800mg of motrin 3 days a day. Thanks!
I've had numbness in my legs wake up with it usually, doctor said it's my back i,e. nurological.
Hi, The numbness you have described is exactly what I have been experiencing for the last two weeks , I have also had the exact same electric shocks shooting up and down my spine weeks previous to the leg numbness. I just wondered if you have seen a doctor and whether you're anywhere near a diagnosis.
Hi mr mri was ok, showed wear and tear...
I was numb for almost 16 weeks,,
Its eased a bit now, still occasionally.
I was so hot in work today, and I lost total sensation in leg for half hour