Left sided body numbness

[leftnumb1]

I am a 29 yr old female in otherwise very good health. Approx 1 year ago I woke up with left sided numbness. It goes from my shoulder to my toes mainly affecting my last 2 fingers (pinky and ring) as well as last 2 toes. A neurological exam revealed that my entire left side is less sensitive than my right. I have had a CT, and MRI which all came back as normal. I have been tested for vitamin b12 deficiency but that also came back normal. I recently had an evoked potential test done and while I have not yet received the results a quick glance and the computer screen leads me to believe that will come back normal too. Can anyone think of any cause of this kind of numbnes and more importantly how to get rid of it. It is quite uncomfortable. Recently I have added severe lower back pain to the list (2 weeks and counting).No type of pain killer has assisted in easing the back pain. Not sure if this is at all related.


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[denzal]

I am a 48 year old male. Over the last 4 months i have experienced numbness from my head to my leg on my left side, i would feel very weak, this would last for a couple of minutes.

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Hi, Thank you very much for your questions; although it is quite difficult for me to give you a precise opinion here without being able to examine you, but I would try to provide you some relevant information about your shoulder pain. Your symptoms could be suggestive of either some nerve injury or a pressure on the nerve due to the muscle spasms. Another possibility in your case could be damaged the soft-tissues such as muscles and ligaments if you are over-doing any shoulder exercises or in routine lifting heavy weights. Since you have persistent pain, I would recommend you to see a neurologist who can evaluate the details of your case and could better determine the insight of your situation.  In addition, it will be best if you would also visit a physiotherapist to let him/her assess your back and shoulders.  Hope this helps.

[chris11983]

You just described my symptoms to a "T".  After googling for info and wondering what to do for days, I went to the ER and after an MRI and spinal fluid draw I was diagnosed with MS.  I spent 3 days in the hospital on steroid IV and was sent home with steroids in a gradually decreasing dose.  Now I'm trying to learn more about the disease and what to do next.