Recap:
June 2013: Both legs went numb while washing bottles. Both arms went numb shortly after. Fully function. Everything went away within 20 minutes.
July 2013, August 2013: A few episodes of numbness down left arm and leg.
Sept 2013: Numbness down right arm and leg. Dizzy. Went away within 3 hours. Complete state of panic ensued for weeks...hands and feet felt like burning on and off. Head felt off at times. Very quick and transient.
Feel buzzing sensations in back and in both feet.
MS Center at NY Presbyterian in NYC: MRI of Brain, Cervical and Spinal. All clear. No lesions. Sent on my way.
Oct 2013: Last numbness episode down left arm and leg. Went away within an hour.
Two local neurologist didn't think MS.
Peripheral Neurologist at Columbia in NYC suggested Small Fiber Neuropthy.
Dec/Jan/Feb 2013: Numbness in right foot and calf that comes and goes. Appears associated with walking without shoes or low support shoes in house. Goes away within 20 minutes to a few hours but comes every few days. Got better house shoes. Numbness decreased but not gone 100%.
I have not reported the foot and calf numbness to any neurologist as I haven't gone back to anybody. The next step is to get the EMG done, but I am scared to do it. Every second of every day is consumed by fear of what this is. I constantly worry about having bladder issues so I'm always thinking about it so I always feel like I have to pee. The buzzing in my back has decreased significantly but I still get it in my feet. Sometimes my feet feel like they are burning but it only lasts a few minutes to a few hours.
I have a 12 month old and a 3 year old, and I'm terrified of not being able to take care of them. Some hours or days, I feel 100% fine. Others, I feel off.
June 2013: Both legs went numb while washing bottles. Both arms went numb shortly after. Fully function. Everything went away within 20 minutes.
July 2013, August 2013: A few episodes of numbness down left arm and leg.
Sept 2013: Numbness down right arm and leg. Dizzy. Went away within 3 hours. Complete state of panic ensued for weeks...hands and feet felt like burning on and off. Head felt off at times. Very quick and transient.
Feel buzzing sensations in back and in both feet.
MS Center at NY Presbyterian in NYC: MRI of Brain, Cervical and Spinal. All clear. No lesions. Sent on my way.
Oct 2013: Last numbness episode down left arm and leg. Went away within an hour.
Two local neurologist didn't think MS.
Peripheral Neurologist at Columbia in NYC suggested Small Fiber Neuropthy.
Dec/Jan/Feb 2013: Numbness in right foot and calf that comes and goes. Appears associated with walking without shoes or low support shoes in house. Goes away within 20 minutes to a few hours but comes every few days. Got better house shoes. Numbness decreased but not gone 100%.
I have not reported the foot and calf numbness to any neurologist as I haven't gone back to anybody. The next step is to get the EMG done, but I am scared to do it. Every second of every day is consumed by fear of what this is. I constantly worry about having bladder issues so I'm always thinking about it so I always feel like I have to pee. The buzzing in my back has decreased significantly but I still get it in my feet. Sometimes my feet feel like they are burning but it only lasts a few minutes to a few hours.
I have a 12 month old and a 3 year old, and I'm terrified of not being able to take care of them. Some hours or days, I feel 100% fine. Others, I feel off.
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