losing function in left leg

[sedih22]

symptoms: pain from middle back radiating down, pain across hips dominant left side, pain left thigh in again left knee and come in again left ankle, can't move smallest 3 digits in left foot up or down can't move largest 2 up but can bend them, tingling band of pain across middle back like having a TENS machine on me permanently, when I walk left foots throbs and weakens quickly, if I cycle I push with right leg, left leg throbs and fatigues after 4 - 5 revolution if I push with it, also when walking pins and needles in bottom of both feet but mainly left and bottom of toes sharp stabbing pain. left knee also drops and I nearly fall

studies : CT brain                       Normal
              CT Lumbar spine          Normal
              Nerve Conduction study   Normal
              MRI   minor bulging disc L 4/5 ruptured disc T 10/11 making significant impression on thecal sac and          touching distal cord on left side

neurologist findings: no MS all os good come back in 6 months if no better
neuorsurgeons reports: MRI findings are not bad enough to support symptoms, lots of I don't know why this is happening to you, but nothing I can do to help you, also found fliud in the discs low down which can cause athritis pains

My sypmtoms ore getting worse I am losing more and more function in my leg it started as just not being able to move toes no pain now my left foot throbs all day and is weak and I am taking medication everyday to help with pain

Medications in Australia  
Epilim 1 twice daily
Naprosyn 1 3 times daily
Valium  1 at night
Panadiene forte as needed

I like to run and was quite fit, this has been going on for approx 4 months now and my fitness level has dropped a lot and it is starting to affect my mood, sleeping is a problem as I can only sleep on my right side every other position hurts my condition is worsening but no one here can give me any answers please help

[mimel]

I had bilateral stents in my iliac arteries in October 2010. Since then my mobility has worsened, 4 days ago I could not feel my right thigh there was a numbness deep within now this has progressed to my left leg and stretches from my waist to my knees. the numbness is concentrated at he back until my legs, now tonight its like some one is applying pressure right in the middle of my spine, Any ideas whats going on?

[Zak_Han]

Hi,sorry to know it

It is a common misconception that back pain or paralysis always stems from the pressure of a slipped disc or a trapped nerve.  This is misleading, the main cause of pain or paralysis is inflammation stimulating nerves, causing the pain signal.even MRI show nothing.

MRI seems not too bad,but it isn't means nothing,"middle back like having a TENS machine on me permanently"--very important information,perhaps you probably suffer from soft tissue inflammation in middle and lower back,which can lead to very tensive tissue,tnen conductible pain down to leg......

I quote a case from my blog for you:acupuncture.blog.co.uk

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Zak acupuncture for special cases of lower limb paralysis case
by Zak on Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:47 am

L, female, 56 years old, low back pain associated with bilateral legs paralysis for five years, the normal function of urine and stool, had been chronic lower back pain, As change work, waist pain gradually increased as busy with work, can't rest, after few month,the pain sudden increase, in the sciatic nerve pain, resulting in paralysis of both lower limbs, the hospital diagnosis: functional lesions, with a variety of psychological treatment and non-surgical treatment, null and void.

Clinical examination: a highly sensitive point of tenderness at the waist and hips, thighs roots, tendon reflexes normal, right groin pain disappeared, normal left , right leg's mild muscle atrophy, lift the right leg straight testing 30 °, and leads to the right waist pain, left 60 °. Diagnosis: Bilateral waist area soft tissue damage, with the right lower limb paralysis.

Treatment: zak acupuncture
Results: After a period of treatment, patients can gradually move right leg, then gradually returned to normal, the left leg quick recovery.

So,deep and intensive acupuncture may help
Good luck!