Re: leg numbness

[Guest guest]

yeah I have the numbing aswell. I have it on the outside part of my left leg

above the knee. I haven't found anything that helps yet.

but I've been meaning to ask my doctor about things that help it. If I

find something I'll let you know.

Makayla

eve <eveandal@...> wrote:

anyone else with a numbing sensation in the leg above the knee?

What helps?? It usually happens if i walk alot, any help would be

great, thanks in advance...eve

[Guest guest]

My legs are very painful ...mostly my knees and ankles but I do have the

numbing sensation you speak of. The only thing that I use to rub my legs which

does seem to help because I think it increases circulation (nothing

medicinal) is a massage lotion called soma silk. You get get it at

massagewarehouse.com ....put it in small jars and always keep it with you. Kat

[Guest guest]

Your two cents is always worth at least a dime to me ;-) !!! I know exactly

what you mean. My left leg does the same. I couldn't go to the boardwalk with

my kids and my grandaughter last summer because I was afraid of falling. My

doc has since given me an order for a small wheelchair. I have not used it

yet. I'm still fighting like a junkyard dog ! If I walk on tippy toes , I seem

to be ok ! Its inspiring to know that once this doxy and cats claw and all

the rest start to do some work that some of these symptoms may subside ! I will

continue to hang tough ! When my son was doing his tour in Iraq last year, I

wrote every day and told him to HANG TOUGH ....if he could do it so can I !

Thanks ...I love to hear encouraging words. Kat

[Guest guest]

Hi Kat!

Thought I would add my 2 cents. When my LD was not under control I

had to use those motorized carts at Wal-Mart to get around because of

the pain. Also - when walking one leg would suddenly become paralized

for an instant and I would have no control of it - very scary. The

various symptoms will subside once you start getting LD under control.

Hang in there gal.

>

> My legs are very painful ...mostly my knees and ankles but I do

have the

> numbing sensation you speak of. The only thing that I use to rub

my legs which

> does seem to help because I think it increases circulation (nothing

> medicinal) is a massage lotion called soma silk. You get get it at

> massagewarehouse.com ....put it in small jars and always keep it

with you. Kat

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

---epidural? I just had one yesterday. I have some sciatic like stuff

going on and minor degeneration in the sacral area. It really is the

Fibro flaring everything up. If I did not have Fibro, I doubt the

other problems would cause pain.

In , " eve " <eveandal@s...> wrote:

>

> anyone else with a numbing sensation in the leg above the knee?

>

> What helps?? It usually happens if i walk alot, any help would be

> great, thanks in advance...eve

>

[Guest guest]

What is it with the outside part of left leg numbness?? That was one

of my symptoms that was iffy from 2001, supposedly I have only had

lyme 6 months but had many many symptoms previously.

Mine was about 6 inches above my knee, entire leg actually was numb

and then went to the thigh, lasted maybe 3 months?? I blamed it on a

pinched nerve but was when I was redoing landscaping in our yard which

is where and when I would have gotten lyme or a tick bourne illness in

2000 or 2001.

> anyone else with a numbing sensation in the leg above the knee?

>

> What helps?? It usually happens if i walk alot, any help would be

> great, thanks in advance...eve

>

[Guest guest]

and all those who have this symptom.

As I have told you I also have this symptom. My doc says its just

neurological symptoms from the lyme. I hate to post this but ah what the hell,

I've

also had trouble starting to urinate. It feels as though the entire lower half

of me sometimes is so numb that I don't feel much of anything ......except of

course ..PAIN. Very strange ! Once I get going I'm alright , but I have to

run water and REALLY concentrate some times. This is very frightening to me. It

DOES remind me of ALS symptoms and though I don't want lyme EITHER ....I

just feel so deeply sorry for anyone who contracts ALS. I just cannot imagine

in

my wildest dreams what that must feel like. Emotionally and physically its

just gotta be the worst diagnosis to hear. I won't lie ...at times like this

when I have that numbness I wonder about misdiagnosis. But ...again, that's

the nurse in me. Horrible patients ..always wanting to make their OWN

diagnosis. A little bit of knowledge can be dangerous they say !

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I'm just hanging out playing with

ebay ! Kat

[Guest guest]

Not sure Rose, but I take nystatin, acidophilus, yogurt by the quart. I have

to symptoms of oral thrush and no yeast infection 'there' ; 0

When my tummy was all blown up I do believe that it was yeast ..but after

that really bad herx and lots of probiotics that too went away. I don't think

yeast has anything to do with the numbness and the difficulty getting the

stream started ;-) heehee !

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/12/2005 9:22:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

gratefulwife2brad@... writes:

have the pins and needle numbness in my arms and legs as well. Lately one

of the most bothersome things for me is that my right achilles tendon in my

heel just feels like it will not flex properly so I end up limping...and

walking in painful altogether. Both my ankles swell too. Often times when the

numbness gets really strong I cant feel my feet well and will misstep and trip.

Its funny how you walk when you cant feel your feet! LOL!

I have exactly the same in my left foot ...I walk on tippy toes ....its a

symptom of lyme !!! AND ...she recently put me on lasix for the swollen ankles

....and I am not a 'big' girl, but for some reason the ankles are swollen and

the left heel kills ...the pain meds help but only for a short time. My

doctor is very understanding about the pain of this disease. Her husband passed

away from complications of lyme. Therefore she is never judging and has become

pain management certified. She never lets us be in pain. I thank God for that

and her.

[Guest guest]

Thank you. I knew If I waited someone else would tell it like it is. An

Infection.

KATL1957@... wrote: and all those who have this symptom.

As I have told you I also have this symptom. My doc says its just

neurological symptoms from the lyme. I hate to post this but ah what the hell,

I've

also had trouble starting to urinate. It feels as though the entire lower half

of me sometimes is so numb that I don't feel much of anything ......except of

course ..PAIN. Very strange ! Once I get going I'm alright , but I have to

run water and REALLY concentrate some times. This is very frightening to me. It

DOES remind me of ALS symptoms and though I don't want lyme EITHER ....I

just feel so deeply sorry for anyone who contracts ALS. I just cannot imagine

in

my wildest dreams what that must feel like. Emotionally and physically its

just gotta be the worst diagnosis to hear. I won't lie ...at times like this

when I have that numbness I wonder about misdiagnosis. But ...again, that's

the nurse in me. Horrible patients ..always wanting to make their OWN

diagnosis. A little bit of knowledge can be dangerous they say !

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I'm just hanging out playing with

ebay ! Kat

[Guest guest]

I have the pins and needle numbness in my arms and legs as well. Lately one of

the most bothersome things for me is that my right achilles tendon in my heel

just feels like it will not flex properly so I end up limping...and walking in

painful altogether. Both my ankles swell too. Often times when the numbness

gets really strong I cant feel my feet well and will misstep and trip. Its

funny how you walk when you cant feel your feet! LOL!

For my wrists and hands, the doctor had me fitted for hand braces and called it

carpal tunnel syndrome...and just told me to sleep with the hand braces each

night.

I know my husband must love me a lot because I look like the bride of

frankenstein when I go to bed at night! I also have sleep apnea (so does he) so

I have this face mask and then both hands in braces....yep....MUST be love!

Dawn

[Guest guest]

Kat

Do you think yeast could be part of the problem?

Have you read the books by G Crook MD about yeast- there's

several.

Yeast can create all sorts of problems just on it's own and it's

definitely an opportunistic thing.

Rose Marie

>

> and all those who have this symptom.

> As I have told you I also have this symptom. My doc says its just

> neurological symptoms from the lyme. I hate to post this but ah

what the hell, I've

> also had trouble starting to urinate. It feels as though the

entire lower half

> of me sometimes is so numb that I don't feel much of

anything ......except of

> course ..PAIN. Very strange ! Once I get going I'm alright , but

I have to

> run water and REALLY concentrate some times. This is very

frightening to me. It

> DOES remind me of ALS symptoms and though I don't want lyme

EITHER ....I

> just feel so deeply sorry for anyone who contracts ALS. I just

cannot imagine in

> my wildest dreams what that must feel like. Emotionally and

physically its

> just gotta be the worst diagnosis to hear. I won't lie ...at

times like this

> when I have that numbness I wonder about misdiagnosis.

But ...again, that's

> the nurse in me. Horrible patients ..always wanting to make their

OWN

> diagnosis. A little bit of knowledge can be dangerous they say !

> I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I'm just hanging out

playing with

> ebay ! Kat

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Neuropathy, numbness and pain are what led to my diagnosis. My back involvement is not significant but the leg problems are life altering. I am on medication and that does control but not stop the pain. I am on Zonagran 100mg q.i.d.. I stumble, shuffle and have balance problems. I am told this is not reversable and will probably escalate as time goes by. I am 63 and still working. I did have knee replacement six months ago and have had much more back pain since then perhaps due to being unable to sleep in my normal position. I can't do pain medication so I use OTC's (advil, tylanol) and also meditation and self hypnosis (yes they help). These golden years aren't looking all that great right now!Jan BI am never lost, I just take alternative routes to my destination.

[Guest guest]

Thanks to everyone on their input on my numbness issues. I had hoped to just mindlessly ignore it but you have all convinced me that I must do otherwise. I do shffle and stumble also but as I have been clumsy my entire life, that was not a great change! I now have an appointment with a neurosurgeon.Jan B <banicki@...> wrote: Neuropathy, numbness and pain are what led to my diagnosis. My back involvement is not significant but the leg problems are life altering. I am on medication and

that does control but not stop the pain. I am on Zonagran 100mg q.i.d.. I stumble, shuffle and have balance problems. I am told this is not reversable and will probably escalate as time goes by. I am 63 and still working. I did have knee replacement six months ago and have had much more back pain since then perhaps due to being unable to sleep in my normal position. I can't do pain medication so I use OTC's (advil, tylanol) and also meditation and self hypnosis (yes they help). These golden years aren't looking all that great right now!Jan BI am never lost, I just take alternative routes to my destination.

[Guest guest]

Joe, I'd look for a fibular head sublux ..... the peronial nerve may be the culprit. If the foot is involved, the styloid could be dysfunctioning the full lower chain and would be anothr indication of that pathway. SunnySunny Kierstyn, RN DC Fibromyalgia Care Center of Oregon 2677 Willakenzie Road, 7CEugene, Oregon, 97401541- 654-0850; Fx; 541- 654-0834www.drsunnykierstyn.com From: spinetree@...Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:05:45 -0800Subject: Leg Numbness

Hello Docs,

Have a patient who presented with some strange symptoms and method of injury. She had been experiencing some generalized knee soreness. She bent down to pick up some blankets and heard a loud pop in the knee. Her entire lower leg went numb and has been since the incident (end of December). Knee testing was normal for stability and xray of knee proved unremarkable.

The numbness of lower leg which also involves entire foot does not follow a dermatome. It’s the entire thing! Patellar reflex absent with reinforcement on that side, achilles normal. Some strength of that limb is reduced, particularily in hip flexion, knee flexion, toe walk, heel walk, squat test. She has some moderate gluteus pain on the same side that she describes as inexplicable bruise pain, but NO low back pain.

She is an out of pocket patient and is reluctant to drop the coin on an MRI.

Any ideas? We’re treating as potential disc injury with n. root compression, but it looks different than any that I’ve seen.

ph Medlin D.C.