Hi everyone,
I have a quick question regarding numbness.
In MS can numbness occur due to positioning of the body and compression of a nerve, or does numbness happen regardless of how a person is sitting/leaning etc?
I have intermittent leg and arm numbness, mainly on my right side.
Thank you!
In my personal experience it feels like both, but I do not know the technical answer. It always feels to me that wiring tattered by MS is more vulnerable to assault by more routine, day-to-day challenges.
My hands go numb when gripping, really bad if driving for extended periods.
My hands go numb (especially my left thum) when holding things like game controllers, which is a rotten blow for me as I’ve been an avid, enthusiast level gamer for most of my life.
Sometimes my hands go numb when resting, sometimes they don’t.
My left arm often goes numb when walking, sometimes it doesn’t.
MS can be so random.
Thank you both for your responses!
I’ve had symptoms for about a year and a half but my brain and spinal MRIs aren’t showing any lesions. These have been looked at by a Neurosurgeon but I see a Neurologist in 4 weeks who will also look them over. I can’t remember what was said about my brain scan exactly but there was some kind of white matter related to natural aging… not sure if this can ever cause issues?
I experience a lot of numbness, weakness and fatigue. Bowel dysmotility also. Been treated for iron deficiency, b12 deficiency and no improvement. Have also been tested by a Rheumatologist for various autoimmune conditions… nothing showing.
Frustrating process but hopefully I’ll get some answers soon.
Angela
Some white matter lesions are natural aging, but some aren’t.
My initial MRI showed lesions and the radiologist reported that it could not be determined if they were caused through natural aging or as a result of disease.
It was when I got a lumbar puncture (I had to get two) that my neurologist confirmed that a +LP and various symptoms confirmed MS.