kerryhinch
12-20-2004, 05:12 PM
Hello,
I am 29 years old and scared basically! I have two children, the youngest of whom is 11 months, and the eldest is 2.5 years. After my first baby I developed autoimmune thyroid disease and am now hypothyroid.
My thyroid levels are controlled by replacement hormone and are in balance at the moment, so I really can no longer blame my 'symptoms' on that...
Firstly some background:
about 8 years ago I woke up one morning and I could not feel my legs from the groin down, could hardly walk etc..I panicked and went to see my Gp who referred me to see a neurologist, however said that it was likely that I had an 'infection of the myelin sheath'..
Within a few weeks I gradually got 'better' and went back to see my GP whop said that he was probably right in the first instance so he cancelled the neurology app.
I haven't had any further episodes of this since...until now.
However, I did suffer with symphysis pubis dysfunction in my last pregnancy (where the pelvis joint is unstable and grates causing pain and numbness..and slowly this has improved and got better...
This brings me to the present. Without warning or injury I am having the same sort of numbness as I did several years ago..I have tingling and can not feel my legs, genitals and most of my buttock and basically I am scared..
anyone have any ideas?? This seems to get worse at the end of the day, and I have a lot of lumbar pain in the centre of my back.
Recently had investigations into enlarged lymph nodes and my ESR levels were normal..
it makes me even more scared.
Thank you if you got this far and I hope that someone can enlighten me,
Cheers
Kerryhinch
I am 29 years old and scared basically! I have two children, the youngest of whom is 11 months, and the eldest is 2.5 years. After my first baby I developed autoimmune thyroid disease and am now hypothyroid.
My thyroid levels are controlled by replacement hormone and are in balance at the moment, so I really can no longer blame my 'symptoms' on that...
Firstly some background:
about 8 years ago I woke up one morning and I could not feel my legs from the groin down, could hardly walk etc..I panicked and went to see my Gp who referred me to see a neurologist, however said that it was likely that I had an 'infection of the myelin sheath'..
Within a few weeks I gradually got 'better' and went back to see my GP whop said that he was probably right in the first instance so he cancelled the neurology app.
I haven't had any further episodes of this since...until now.
However, I did suffer with symphysis pubis dysfunction in my last pregnancy (where the pelvis joint is unstable and grates causing pain and numbness..and slowly this has improved and got better...
This brings me to the present. Without warning or injury I am having the same sort of numbness as I did several years ago..I have tingling and can not feel my legs, genitals and most of my buttock and basically I am scared..
anyone have any ideas?? This seems to get worse at the end of the day, and I have a lot of lumbar pain in the centre of my back.
Recently had investigations into enlarged lymph nodes and my ESR levels were normal..
it makes me even more scared.
Thank you if you got this far and I hope that someone can enlighten me,
Cheers
Kerryhinch
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apriltones
12-21-2004, 04:22 PM
hi kerry, im a similar position without the numbness but with tingling!!! i am getting twitches too alot. im scared too. mine started after i had my son 15 months ago. it might be to do with what you had in pregnancy?? pressure on a nerve? love aprilxx
feelbad
12-22-2004, 09:20 AM
I think you should see the neuro and also ask your doc to refer you for an MRI.what you are describing could very well be related to some sort of nerve problem in the lumbar area of the spine.Marcia
apriltones
12-22-2004, 07:50 PM
what could that be caused by? thanks xx
Nabeek
01-09-2005, 11:37 PM
could be caused by a number of things. possibly a nerve impingement from the surrounding spinal bones. or even a recurring myelin sheath infection. think about seeing your neurologist again and getting an MRI or CT
TrustingGod
01-12-2005, 02:34 PM
I'd look here on this board under the thread for "neuropathy" and search for information on this topic in general.
Neurorapthy is damage to certain nerves which often are accompanied by severe muscle weakness, paralysis, pain in the muscle tissue, poor coordination, et al....
It's often misdiagnosed at first as fibromyalgia or arthritis but the "tingling" sensation often points to some sort of nerve damage. :angel:
Neurorapthy is damage to certain nerves which often are accompanied by severe muscle weakness, paralysis, pain in the muscle tissue, poor coordination, et al....
It's often misdiagnosed at first as fibromyalgia or arthritis but the "tingling" sensation often points to some sort of nerve damage. :angel:
pookiedoo70
02-12-2005, 08:50 AM
ok. not to scare you but my best friend had the same problem. get an MRI and check your optic nerves too. Keep pushing for answers from a Neurologist. This sounds like MS or something called Devics Disease which does attack the myelin covering of the myelin sheath. Feel free to email me at [ please carefully review the posting rules - no emails ]
vickic
02-15-2005, 10:26 PM
kerryhinch, Have you had an mri? If not, I would ask your doctor to send you for one. If you are having pain in your lower back in conjunction with numbness in your leg, the two could be related. I had a herniated disk that caused extreme pain in my buttock and eventually led to numbness and tingling in my leg. Good luck.