Numb Head, Tense Muscles down Spine, Numb Eyes, Severe Pain in Left Shoulder

A year ago I began having symptoms where my head would fall asleep.
I remember the 1st few times it happened I would be laying down watching TV with my husband... all of a sudden it go numb (not my face, just the back of my head, sometimes my eyes... ) Id then sit up, shake it off and was fine.

Months passed...
It began to get worse...
So bad that it stay numb for hours.
I never passed out.
Never got sick over it...
It was just a numbing sensation id only get at night... or when laying down some how.

I got an MRI, Xrays, etc...
Nothing was found.

I was dismissed without any concern.

Mind you Im 25... Ive had two healthy pregnancies, no known health issues at all, never smoked, did drugs, nothing. Very healthy...

The numbing became less and less and not as often.. so I assumed it was stress?

Here we are though almost a year later and things are getting dramatically worse.

The numbing is back...
On top of that I am having the most AWFUL pain in my left shoulder... I mean just horrible pain that runs down my entire left arm. It almost makes my arm feel stiff.

On top of that my entire spine aches... Its hard to do laundry... let alone take care of two kids under age 4...

Ive gone to a chiropractor with no relief.. except when he relaxes my muscles some by applying pressure on them...

Tonight my arms is killing me... my left shoulder.. and as I laid in bed my head began to go numb again and my eyes tingled as well with that same numbness.

I dont know what to do.
No one seems to understand what is going on with me.

They dont seem to see any kind of urgency at all about it... and just push me aside.

Im to young to feel like this.
I take care of myself...
I work out...
I eat healthy...
Im active...

What in the world is going on with me!!

[selmaS]

Hi and welcome to the back and neck support forum.

I can relate to having medical issues and drs not knowing what it could possibly be.I too was dismissed. Do u have copies of ur original MRI's and the reports? If not, go to the location of the studies and request them. Also if the tests were done more than 6 months ago, get them redone and compared to the original.

Have u been in an accident, fall or had a trauma to ur back or neck?


R u seeing a NL?....they r the ones that dx and if needed send u to a NS.


"selma"