numb leg

barking1

Good morning everyone, the pain in my back is becoming more frequent and i have numbness and pain in my left leg its driving me mad nothing seems to help it ,i take meptid and prednisolone and paracetamol to top up also on amatryptaline but it isnt getting rid of it, just dont know what to do , my next m r i isnt until the 19th may it feels like forever away at the moment, i have an appointment with the gp on friday so i am going to explain to him. It is so frustrating people cannot see the pain and think its just a bit of back ache, but i have been rything around as if im in labour its so strong, its not like you can ring an ambulance or get immediate help sorry just need to vent xxx jane

dreamdaisy

Numbness? Hmmm, to me that hints at maybe some sort of nerve trouble, something being squashed in a way that it shouldn't but I am not a doc. I am glad you are seeing your GP on Friday, write it down just as you have for us and hopefully he'll take a bit of notice: if not, sit on him until he gets pins and needles and then explain that's about 1/10th of the discomfort you feel. I do empathise as both my hands are tingling and numb - I know I should be going to the doc but I currently can't be bothered! DD

frogmorton

Hi there

The MRI is very soon now, but of course it feels like forever . You could always ring up and say you'd take a cancellation though???

Prior to my back surgery l 'lost' the whole of my RT leg - couldn't feel a thing and it didn't even bear my weight so l do understand.

Back pain is terrible

Wish l could help, but you DO have all my sympathy

Love

Toni xx

valval

hi been getting some stiffness across lower back but not much in the way of pain but right leg has a numb feeling and sort of electric tingaling going on not well discribed i know but got feeling you will know got to go docs when get back from hols so will ask then got a feeling a lot of the hip pain is from lower back what fun something else to add to the fun val

traluvie

I get numbness and tingling and cramps in arms hands and legs so know how frustrating it can be..

Not long till your appointment, are you seeing a neurologist?
My neurologist started me on gabapentin which has helped with some of my problems but i am still under investigation..

I hope you get some answers and get things under control soon

elnafinn

Poor you, Jane, I can sympathise having back problems myself and having recently undergone a spinal op around 8 months ago. Has physio been suggested to you or injections by xray direction?

Yes, it must seem a long way ahead for the MRI although it is this month and then there is more waiting for the result. :roll:

If the pain does get too immense you can of course go to A&E. My daughter did, when she was in absolute agony with back/leg pain as it was so horrenduous she did not know what to do with herself.

Chin up,

Elna x

barking1

Thankyou for all your replys and support it means a lot to know there are people who understand , i have to wait for the m r i then they are sending me to pain clinic if there isnt a surgical option, so i shouldnt complain to much, i had an m r i a year ago which showed facet arthritis and disc problems also narrowing of the neural foramina but they keep saying my pain should be on the right side and it isnt :roll: its deffinatly worse on the left so the surgeon last time said there was nothing at that point to be done he didnt see me just told my doctor. xx Jane

elnafinn

Hi Jane

Hope it is a good pain clinic to which you are being referred. The pain clinic I have attended every now and again has done miracles for me

Elna x