So, for months I have been having
recurring numbness in my thigh but that
seemed to be related to my back because it
could be invoked by certain positions.
Lately though, I have been having numbness
in my foot that is totally unpredictable,
the numbness in my leg is becoming more
frequent and accompanied with the feeling
of weakness in my leg (although I still
apparently have full strength or close to
it). I also have a feeling of weakness in
my right arm, again with full strength.
I have been having recurring headaches in
the back and on the top left of my head, I
am suspected of having Migraines and am on
Topomax, but I have never had the numbness
before.
I have a history of false alarms with
chest pain so when I went to my Doctor, he
did some quick tests (arm strength,
checked my balance with eyes closed,finger
to nose with eye closed, arms out,
etc..., looked at my smile) and said that
it wasn't anything like a stroke, but I
continue to worry about it. My
Neurologist is out of town and I couldn't
get an appointment until July 13th.
When my headaches started a few months
ago, a MRA was done (November) then a CT
and a vein sonar (February) and everything
was normal except that my "Lake" was
abnormally large, which is why the
diagnosis of Migraines.
I want to think the people I have talked
to are right (a nurse I know, and my
Doctor) and I am just having more Anxiety
and making my symptoms worse) I will be
going back on Welbutrin to try and curb
the anxiety and increase my mood...I just
want some other people to bounce this off
of.
How often do you have those "attacks" of
numbness, weakness and pain and how long
they last?
Can you also give me some more data from
your medical history and some personal
data (age, sex, profession, marriage
status, bad habits etc.)?
