right side numbness left back numbness Posted: 01-23-08 16:18pm
About 6 weeks post-partum with my third
child, I started experiencing numbness in
my left back. A couple of months later it
moved to my full left side. I had a
normal MRI for my spine. A head MRI with
contrast showed a small lesion. Then the
numbness moved from the left to the right
side. I had a lumber puncture thinking
that it was MS or Lupus. They came back
neg. so did westnile, and a bunch of other
blood tests. I repeated the brain MRI
with contrast and no other spots have show
up and the one small lesion is a little
smaller. I had an ECO with bubble
contrast and they found a small shunt-
PFO. My neurologist said that the PFO
couldn't cause months of numbness. I am
still numb on the rightside and now the
spot on my left back is numb again. This
has been going on for 8 months. I am
stressed. I wish someone had some
suggestions. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
