I am not entirely sure of what this is or if it can be classed as numbness. When I have had numbness previously it had been a patch of skin where I touch and feels like I am not directly touching it rather touching it through something say clothing for example. I hear/read people describe numbness as a form of paralysis can’t hold a pen use there hand etc. I wanted a bit more info on how this occurs as yesterday I was sat upright on sofa with legs down and one foot resting on the other only for a short time I then got extreme pins and needles and when I tried to move my foot/leg to shake off the pins and needles as it were my leg/foot felt like a ton weight that I couldn’t move is this the numbness you describe or am I off with this please tell me of your experiences xxxx Thank you x
Mmm…I think that numbness is a lack of feeling (with stimulous i.e.touch) and paralysis is a lack of movement (with intention to move).
I have two types of numbness. One is where I can touch my skin and not feel it, and the other is where the numbness is deeper, i.e. the skin on my feet is numb, but I can drive because I feel the pressure of the pedals on my feet; I can feel with my fingertips, but when I cut through my fingertip a few weeks ago, it didn’t hurt.
I occasionally suffer from sleep paralysis (where I wake up but can’t move - was very frightening the first time it happened).
What you experienced sounds like paralysis to me. It could be temporary due to lack of circulation (which would explain the pins and needles)?
Mags xx
Hi Mags Thankyou for the reply it’s really helped because of all what’s going on I don’t want to notice all the things happening and think the worst of them 4 months ago I probably wouldn’t have thought anything of it other than that was a bad case of pins and needles lol. So Thankyou. Xxx
May be worth jotting things down when they happen Evie. . I try not to think about symptoms too much, but that makes it very easy to forget them and they may be useful for dx.
Mags 
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I keeping a small diary of things that some unusual to me or that cause me concern I just hate reeling of a list as it always seems extensive of late and I feel like a hypochondriac. Take care I am waiting for mri results so will update soon hopefully xxx