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My leg feels ice cold

Has anyone had the experience of suddenly feeling like a part of your body was ice cold.  Tonight my left leg suddenly started to feel like it was sitting in an ice bath.  It is not cold to the touch though, just perceived as cold.  I just can not shake th ecold feeling, the rest of me is comfortable.  Is this somethin that happens with MS?  This is my first experience with it...I do have other issues with this same leg in the last 2 years...muscle spasms and have had numbness and tingling in this leg for periods of time as well.  
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I have been in a bike Accident a week ago since my legs feel like I am sitting in a cold bath with ice cubes feel weak getting worried plus my blood pressure is high too my info please people
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Hi I'm new to this but about 10 years ago I woke up with an iced cold left leg that felt very odd numb well like you have had an injection at the dentist. It felt like I had a lead boot on. Went to see GP who said he didn't no what it was I was just odd. Over the last 10 years I have episodes on and off. Four years ago my left side of my face went numb very cold vibrating feeling and last Sunday it happened again but this time my face and leg. I am still waiting to have an MRI to see what this is I think it could be ms an also my auntie has it too
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I have come across this column through putting several of my symptoms into google.  I am 43 and been up and down with different issues for the last 2 -3 years, but over the last year I just cannot stand the cold, it makes me feel really ill, my whole body sometimes feels cold to the core, and other times its just my arms legs(from just above knee down) and feet.  I can get to sleep as my feet are like blocks of ice.  In the summer I seem to have tiredness fatigue, its not like normal tiredness its a tiredness which makes me feel ill, only way i can describe it, and i literally cannot stay awake as my whole body just feels as though it wants to shut down and i have no option but to sleep.......I have even fell asleep on the telephone...how bad is that.  I also have aches and pains all over my body hands wrists neck, back, thighs, legs, anles and feet, joint stifness when i have been sat down for a while and i feel like a thunderbird when i get up as i dont walk normally for the first 5 minutes.  I keep getting a compulsive squeezing sensation around my torso like a snake is squashing me intermittantly and it bloody hurts, abit like an electric shock all the way round me but wierdly with the sensation that I am being squeezed at the same time and it takes my breath and some times i make a sound out loud as if i was being squeezed!  I fatigue after tea time and my concentration seems low, I am cold to the core as I am typing this and have rarely taken my coat off in the last week, even indoors.  My friends all take the mick in the summer as when they come in my house i have a jumper on and the heating on.  I am forgetful, and have trouble remembering names all the time, as well as directions.  My only medical condition is underactive thyroid, only borderline but i was symptematic so they put me on 25mg of thyroxine.  I have had calcification in my shoulder which I had an operatio for earlier in the year and then i ended up with a frozen shoulder which I was re admitted for them to sort. I dont know if this could be a possibility for me, or if maybe i just have poor circulation.   Has anybody got any comments on what information I have shared, I have been to the drs so many times and nothing gets done i feel like an hypochondriac.  
Hope you all are as well as you can be at the minute and wish you all an easy year.
Michelle
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I have come across this column through putting several of my symptoms into google.  I am 43 and been up and down with different issues for the last 2 -3 years, but over the last year I just cannot stand the cold, it makes me feel really ill, my whole body sometimes feels cold to the core, and other times its just my arms legs(from just above knee down) and feet.  I can get to sleep as my feet are like blocks of ice.  In the summer I seem to have tiredness fatigue, its not like normal tiredness its a tiredness which makes me feel ill, only way i can describe it, and i literally cannot stay awake as my whole body just feels as though it wants to shut down and i have no option but to sleep.......I have even fell asleep on the telephone...how bad is that.  I also have aches and pains all over my body hands wrists neck, back, thighs, legs, anles and feet, joint stifness when i have been sat down for a while and i feel like a thunderbird when i get up as i dont walk normally for the first 5 minutes.  I keep getting a compulsive squeezing sensation around my torso like a snake is squashing me intermittantly and it bloody hurts, abit like an electric shock all the way round me but wierdly with the sensation that I am being squeezed at the same time and it takes my breath and some times i make a sound out loud as if i was being squeezed!  I fatigue after tea time and my concentration seems low, I am cold to the core as I am typing this and have rarely taken my coat off in the last week, even indoors.  My friends all take the mick in the summer as when they come in my house i have a jumper on and the heating on.  I am forgetful, and have trouble remembering names all the time, as well as directions.  My only medical condition is underactive thyroid, only borderline but i was symptematic so they put me on 25mg of thyroxine.  I have had calcification in my shoulder which I had an operatio for earlier in the year and then i ended up with a frozen shoulder which I was re admitted for them to sort. I dont know if this could be a possibility for me, or if maybe i just have poor circulation.   Has anybody got any comments on what information I have shared, I have been to the drs so many times and nothing gets done i feel like an hypochondriac.  
Hope you all are as well as you can be at the minute and wish you all an easy year.
Michelle
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Oh my goodness this is me all over....please get in touch again or is this thread old....
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It started today.  I went to pick up a prescription, when I walked into CVS it felt at though my jeans had a hole in them in the lower leg area, and a cool breeze was getting in.  My lower left leg felt as though it was wet and cold.  Pulled my pants leg up and looked and felt, all seemed normal, it was not cold to the touch.  It just started today.  Every few minutes now I get the sensation.  Sound familiar to anyone.
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1831849 tn?1383228392
Hi E - Welcome to the group. There are still lots of us here, though most of the participants on this topic seem to have moved on. This topic is pretty old. It was started over 7 years ago :-)

You may get better response if you Post A Question and introduce yourself.

Kyle
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Hello,

I'm E.  Thanks for the above commentary.  First useful thing I've been able to find.  Is anyone still on this list?  Most of the comments are very old.

I have coldness (I found this list searching "very cold legs")--I have Lyme; don't think I have MS.  It's always worse in cold weather.  My husband can feel it, though I think not as intensely as I do.  Long ago it was in my butt, mostly noticed at night.  After a few years that wasn't so bad.  A few years ago it was in one of my wrists, then the next winter both, but neither as bad.  They aren't really a problem now, except that I can't wear bracelets any more unless they are a non-chilling material (like cloth)--otherwise they make the bones ache.  For the last 4 - 5 years, it's been in parts of my legs.  Left is worse than right, and the areas that get cold follow nerve innervation areas perfectly, but the neurologist said it "wasn't neurological".  I don't think I believe him.  Fortunately, external heat does help (husband, heating pad, etc.)  Does anyone else find it's always worst at night?  And when I've been on my computer (no matter in what position or location).

In the mean time, I've had other weird symptoms that no one can explain (e.g., started doing pelvic floor exercises for a mild prolapse, find they make me incredibly light headed when I stand up), most of which focus around in my abdomen.  I've had all kinds of diagnostics run: MRIs, Ultra sounds, nerve conduction testing, colonoscopy, leg blood pressures--and not much shows up.

Sure would love to find someone who can tell me what's actually going on, but having read through the comment list above, I am back to suspecting it's neuro-Lyme or at least neuro some kind of infection.
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Last night I felt ice cold in my legs even with 3 blankets...just couldn't get warm. Haven't had that happen in a long time. Usually my feet are cold, but this was extreme. Don't remember I became warm again. I guess I fell asleep. I was dx'd w/MS in 1995!
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1831849 tn?1383228392
Hi KL -

Quix pops in from time to time but is not a regular visitor to the forum. She has take a step back to focus on her 3D life.

Why not Post A Question and introduce yourself. We're pretty nice :-)

Kyle
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I have that cold feeling in my left calf, but it's not cold. I at first thought my leg was wet. Not so. Also, sometimes I can't stand how cold and painful my feet are, and yet they are not cold. I put on socks, rub them and they hurt and are cold. I have never been diagnosed with MS. I am guessing I need to have a long talk with my doc and see if she can help me. I hate this feeling. I do have Fibromyalgia, but never was this issue a problem when I was diagnosed. This just started about 2 months ago. HELP....I feel like I'm nuts!!!
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I am amazed to find so many w such simulator issues...my lower calf ake from a sensation of like bags of ice sitting on them for no reason..... i have not been diagnosed w ms but do have low thyroid and other unexplained things.....i am really not crazy
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5993128 tn?1384747803
I ran across this today and it is funny because one of my new parasthesias is at the back of my head near the crown and it feels like cold water is being poured over head, however it doesn't happen at times when I really need it to like a hot flash....
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I ran across this conversation while trying to figure out what could be causing my right arm to be cold. It's cold to me and to anyone who touches it. It's usually my hand and lower arm, but it can travel higher up my arm. I'm healthy. I've never been diagnosed with MS, but then I've never been tested for it. I had gestational diabetes, but that was more than 20 yrs. ago, and haven't had any trouble w/my blood sugar since then. I am overweight, and realize that's something I need to address. I'd like to know what causes this coldness in my arm...which doesn't happen often...is it something serious or just a part of aging. I'm 56.
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I have been told I have Lupus and sjordons also around 10 yrs ago also and now for the past few yrs have been having my bones feeling frozen deep in my bones and it is very hot where I live. Could I have MS also or is Lupus causing this coldness and numbness etc...?
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I have the same happening with me and all that helps with the swelling is putting my legs n feet up and after a few hrs it will go down some but that's it. Wish I knew something that could help us both with this problem. If you find out something that helps please let me know also. Thanks, Have a great day!
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Hey, I have been told I could have lupus or other autoamione diease and have had this cold down deep in my bones going on for awhile and my doc says she has no idea what it could be. And like others ive read on here I have the hot feet to touch but feels cold to me. Could it be MS I have? And if it could be what test do I need to find out? Thanks for taking your time to read this and hope for a reply. Tracy
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I have been told i have relapsing/remitting MS... never believed it.  Had 10 MRI scans n told the same everytime.  I suffer with sensitive skin and the cold legs .... feels like they are bone cold and nothing warms them up.  Its painful n no one here understands... dont know what to do anymore, dont want to accept it.  I hope you find different answers for your problem xxxx
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Hi my name is Sharita. I am new to this site. As a matter of fact, I never heard of it. I googled my symptoms and this is what was pulled up. I have been experiencing the issue of my legs feeling cold but they are actually warm to touch. They stay swollen all the time(except when I am sleep). As soon as I get out of bed, they begin to swell in the lower parts. I can touch them and put a dent in my legs. They have turned completely black. I went to the doctor but he said I did not have a blood clot. I have been hospitalized and had all kinds of test for blood clots, and all that. They are continuing to hurt and feel cold. Sometime when I put on socks, they feel a little better but they still continue to swell. It is like fluid build-up. Any suggestions?
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Hi everyone! Found this forum googling "cold right leg/arm". I haven't been diagnosed with MS as of yet, but it's been tossed around for the last year & a half. Going for my second brain MRI in a few days. After all that I've been thru lately, I hope they finally find something to work with so that I won't feel like I'm crazy anymore.
But anyway, on to the topic of discussion. I woke this morning to a completely numb right hand. I finally decided to get up, since I couldn't keep feeling in my hand, only to find that my entire right side is freezing cold. Not numb, so I didn't think too far into it until it wouldn't go away and is seemingly getting worse. My foot, calf, right butt cheek, shoulder , hand, and even cheek of my face are cold like I'm laying in a pond in the winter....well laying only HALF way in it, lol. As if...well, thanks to you guys, I have yet another symptom to go over with my doctor, as if the list isn't long enough.
Hopefully, I will find some answer soon. If I am finally diagnosed then I can promise I will be back to chat with you guys. It's definitely comforting to know there are other ppl out there that understand how I feel. Until then...*waves*

Erica
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Hello, I had a similar thing happen to me, I was watching tv then out of the blue from my ankles the cold sensation moved up gradually but quickly right up to my chest i have experenced this twice but not heard anybody talk about it, I think they think I am imagining it or losing my marbles.Quite a scary expeience
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That was confusing ..lol
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Hi folks
Anthony here... I have a very low heart Injection Rate... Age 35... I am  freezing cold all the time just started with new medication. My Neck even my face leg's and feet, arms hand's ice cold. Going for MS testing next..

I found heating pad help's or even sitting in my car with the temp set to 90 at times full blast... pins and needles are now all over my leg's at times.. hot shower's are heaven.. But hell to get out. Any other tips would be great to keep warm.....Thank;s all
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I get painfully cold feet and legs and often get what feel like throbbing or shaking blood vessels especially at night, I can't seem to heat them up they just instantly heat up on their own at some point. My feet and legs feel numb a lot as well and these sensations cause me to have small panic attacks I haven't been to the doctor yet but I'm kind of worried and would appreciate other opinions
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I am new to this forum. I am 28 years old and was diagnosed with MS when I was 20. Today I am having a symptom I have never had before. My right arm feels really cold and my right side (the side of my ribs and stomach) feel hot. Should I go to my neurologist or just let it run it's course? Also, is this common? Thanks!
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