numbness five months after SARPE

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Hello everybody,

I am five months post SARPE, and I have been distressed over the

lingering numbness in my face, specifically the left side of my upper

lip.

Last week I told my primary care physician about all of this, and he

referred me to a neurologist. (Neither my physician nor the

neurologist had ever heard of the SARPE.) The nerve doctor examined

me very thoroughly, and said there is nothing he or anyone else can

do about the numbness in my face. He was very nice, but he said

bluntly that it will either go away or it won't. He said he can't

tell me when or if it will improve.

The only suggestion he offered was for me to be sure to get 100 mg of

vitamin B6 every day.

Fred