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cherryhdmom
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Hi! I'm a new member. I have had numbness and tingling in my face for about a month now, along with hands, back, legs, feet. My chiropractor was concerned about me having a stroke, so I went to dr. and he put me on a steriod pack, which helped for about three days and then it all came back. it seems like the more tense I get the worse it gets. I have been working out in the garden alot, could this make it worse?  |
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Bkwrm398
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Hi Cherry, Welcome to our group!! I LOVE the picture of your horse....absolutely beautiful! In my opinion the gardening could make the tingling a LOT worse. With the fibro, more than likely, your muscles are already tense and knotted up. Then add the gardening and the muscles knot up that much more. It makes sense to me that added tension could put more pressure on the major nerves leading to the areas that are tingling. Again...just my opinion I'm sure others, who have more experience with this, will be along and offer additional input. |
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Matafleur
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Cherry, Please don't automatically assume that all your numbness and tingling is from FM. Many spine issues can cause the same symptoms and if you have been gardening a lot, you could have aggravated something there. Problems in the cervical spine can result in numbness and tingling in the face and is a very serious concern. More serious than nerve symptoms in the rest of your body. I might suggest a visit to a neurologist or see if someone can order an MRI of your spine, especially the cervical and lumbar. If steroids helped a little, that might be a good indicator of spine problems. Please check it out. |
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lmcclure4477
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I also am experiencing tingling in my face, fingers, and feet. I have a doctor's appoitment today to try to find out what is wrong. I'll let you knnow what he says. |
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cherryhdmom
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Thaanks everyone for the feedback! I do have many issues with my spine as well as fibro. Last year I had an MRI of both cervical and lumbar, becuase of pain in my arms and legs that was like sciatic pain. I have two bulging discs in my neck, some foriminal narrowing on bothsides of my neck, and some degenerative disease in a few places. But, the doctor said that there weren't any pinched nerves. My chiropractor said that the facial nerves come from the brain stem, not the spine. It just feels like it's all the same issue. I feel like I go in circles, like it all comes back to the fibro, because there is no other answer. I have researched numbness and tingling, and the only thing that sounded like it could possibly account for my issues is MS, that's scary! Does anyone have any comment on that? |
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lmcclure4477
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I noticed that MS and Fibro have most of the same symptoms. It scares me to death!! I am driving my husband nuts because I am constantly freaked out everytime something new happens. I have had three MRI's, an SSEP test, and an EMG to test for MS and all came back normal, so I know that I don't have MS but I do question myself all the time because the symptoms are so close. Has everyone else also been tested for MS? |
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cherryhdmom
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I have not been tested for MS, so far my doctors have not even brought it up. I just returned from the chiro, he said that if the steroid helped, then there is probably imflamation somewhere, so it's back to the other doctor, who really does not know anything about fibromyalgia! My chiro will be going to a seminar to learn more about treating fibro through chiropractic care, I hope it works! Can't type much longer, my hands are going numb! Does anyone else get that? |
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Cathy0402
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oh yes gardening will do it to ya it set me back a hole month i been in pain since than but i love to do it this iilness has taken so much from me i wont let it take away my flowers cathryn |
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mesafoxx
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YES, I GET NUMB IN MY HANDS AND LEG NUMBNESS ,I HAVE DDD IN MY LOWER SPINE THAT SAYS SOMETHING IS GOING ON IN MY LOWER BACK. LEFT LEG IS NUMB DOWN TO THE KNEE. IT HAS BEEN PROGRESSING FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. IT STARTED IN MY BUTT AND THE UPPER HIP,NOW ITS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MY KNEE. GOOD FOR YOU CATHRYN, I WOULDN'T LET THIS TAKE AWAY MY FLOWERS EITHER. YOU WORKED HARD TO KEEP THEM HEALTHY. GOOD LUCK ALL.text[size=4][/size] Post edited by: mesafoxx, at: 05/03/2008 00:24 ***If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.*** {{GENTLE HUGS}}. |
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