Tgregory2671
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Hello.
45 yr old female dealing with what I thought was a back injury for over a year. Last July I woke up with my left leg numb and in excruciating pain in my back. I was diagnosed with herniated discs in my back and the leg was a result of stenosis in canal. The pain left my leg but the weakness got worse. My dr ordered an emg which came back abnormal. He stated the injury caused permanent damage to my left leg. I accepted this. In June of this year my left arm went numb. One day I woke up left arm was numb, my thumb and my index finger. I told my dr and he referred me to an orthopedic dr who said I had carpal tunnel and needed surgery. I chose not to do the surgery as I was still dealing with my back pain and leg issues. In September my right leg went numb and was weak. I could not walk up the stairs without holding the wall. My groin became numb and I began having random urinary incontenence. To the neurosurgeon I went assuming it was again my back injury. My MRI showed no compression on the nerve that controls bladder but my tspine MRI did show lesions. To the urologist now. Urologist does an exam and states I have loss of nerve function all through groin area and has referred me to neurologist. I am currently waiting for appointment.
This morning I dropped my coffee. This normally would not be a big deal but I began thinking about the past month and how often I drop things. My phone at least 3 or 4 times a day. Spoons, forks, remote. I have come to accept it as part of my carpal tunnel symptoms.
Then I remembered something the neurosurgeon said. If you start to drop things pay attention because you have hyperreflexes. My ortho dr as well stated I needed to have someone look into my reflexes. So I googled and here I am.
I have a positive emg, lesions on spine, hyperreflexes, weakness in legs and one arm and hand. I also have severe back pain and numbness in entire lower half. Now I am dropping things. Am I crazy or should I be asking this neurosurgeon to rule this disease out?
45 yr old female dealing with what I thought was a back injury for over a year. Last July I woke up with my left leg numb and in excruciating pain in my back. I was diagnosed with herniated discs in my back and the leg was a result of stenosis in canal. The pain left my leg but the weakness got worse. My dr ordered an emg which came back abnormal. He stated the injury caused permanent damage to my left leg. I accepted this. In June of this year my left arm went numb. One day I woke up left arm was numb, my thumb and my index finger. I told my dr and he referred me to an orthopedic dr who said I had carpal tunnel and needed surgery. I chose not to do the surgery as I was still dealing with my back pain and leg issues. In September my right leg went numb and was weak. I could not walk up the stairs without holding the wall. My groin became numb and I began having random urinary incontenence. To the neurosurgeon I went assuming it was again my back injury. My MRI showed no compression on the nerve that controls bladder but my tspine MRI did show lesions. To the urologist now. Urologist does an exam and states I have loss of nerve function all through groin area and has referred me to neurologist. I am currently waiting for appointment.
This morning I dropped my coffee. This normally would not be a big deal but I began thinking about the past month and how often I drop things. My phone at least 3 or 4 times a day. Spoons, forks, remote. I have come to accept it as part of my carpal tunnel symptoms.
Then I remembered something the neurosurgeon said. If you start to drop things pay attention because you have hyperreflexes. My ortho dr as well stated I needed to have someone look into my reflexes. So I googled and here I am.
I have a positive emg, lesions on spine, hyperreflexes, weakness in legs and one arm and hand. I also have severe back pain and numbness in entire lower half. Now I am dropping things. Am I crazy or should I be asking this neurosurgeon to rule this disease out?