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    Old 02-02-2016, 04:59 PM   #1
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    leg numbness below the knee
    for the past month I have had numbness below the knee on my right leg which makes it difficult to walk sometimes ... I lose my balance and and seem to have a involuntary limp

    ok I am almost 65 but extremely health conscious and active walking is what I do the most and try to walk an hour a day

    what I am wondering is ... could this be a side effect of a flu shot?
    I had one in December and it is the second one in my life
    this numbness came out of no where and I don't have pain but just discomfort and it seems like it is nerve damage but why???
    I have been doing yoga and massage bought a foam roller and dyno band and doing this morning and night
    I also briskly massage the leg
    the doctor said it could be sciatica but every link I look at mentions pain and I have no pain just discomfort and this annoying limp
    thank you

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    Old 02-04-2016, 05:29 AM   #2
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    Re: leg numbness below the knee
    I have numbness on the front of the shin. Also the ankle and foot. X-ray showed the cause to be a bone spur in the lower spine pressing on the nerve. It's not bad enough to consider surgery. Mostly I manage the symptoms by avoiding activities that make it worse.

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    Old 02-04-2016, 01:48 PM   #3
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    Re: leg numbness below the knee
    Thank you Esker
    it is good to hear another experience
    I don't feel but I do get cramps in the night in my foot of the same leg pain just discomfort in general
    for example today my leg was tingling all day
    my numbness is on the outside of my leg below the knee and just a bit of my foot
    I am going back to the doctor tomorrow
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