cervical herniated disk - tingling, etc.

[meghanmcc]

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[patsy10]

Any problem in the cervical spine can cause symptoms from the neck down like numbness, tingling etc...That's probably why they are looking at the spine.

[drjkpink]

I have new symtoms last night my legs started burning and buzzing through my whole body and the room was spinning it would stop. please help me im so scared.

[meghanmcc]

thanks everyone for the comments/advice.

I got my MRI results back of the brain and they're fine! I'm so relieved. I will admit I was a bit frightened, especially since my cousin has MS and I know what he's gone through.

Now I have to repeat the cervical MRI and get an MRI of the thoracic spine to see if there is inflammation of my spinal cord.

I wonder if all of this is necessary, though. What if I got treatment for my neck and took some anti-inflammatory drugs first to see how that goes? Tests, tests, tests. Is there a point to them? My healthcare is now covering 100% so this isn't a money worry at this point. I would really love to know what's going on with me, though. I haven't been to see a doctor in 10 yrs until all of this happened. I suppose I've learned my lesson there.

meghan

[patsy10]

If I were you, I'd get all the tests done just so you know.  It's horrible not knowing.  I have all the same symptoms you have and many more.  It started over a year ago.  They told me it was C-5/6 herniated disk pushing on my spinal cord.  I had a fusion.  I got much worse after surgery..have numbness and tingling all over, twitching etc... too much to list.  Anyway, I've had every test known to man for MS, all have come back normal.  I don't know what I have but it feels like MS to me.  Three doctors have told me since that I never needed the surgery to begin with.  I wish you best of luck finding out.

[Kathi49]

Along these same lines...
I had a cervical fusion done in 2004 at the C3/C4 level due to osteoarthritis and cervicogenic headaches.  About 6 months after after the fusion I was diagnosed with idiopathic small fiber neuropathy.  I was tested THOROUGHLY and no cause was ever found.  Hence, the term idiopathic. I am also not diabetic. However, I am due to have another fusion at the C5/C6 level in September.  In the meantime, the L2,L3,L4,L5 and S1 are basically lying on a "long nerve".  Anyway, the burning in my feet and now in my arms has worsened.  Oh, and prior to all of this I was put on every med known to mankind.  What worked for me, to take the burning "down' was Klonopin.  So, now I have many questions.  My neurologist says that the neuropathy is INDEPENDENT of my fusion.  Somehow I disagree with this because what I believe is that I have some kind of compression neuropathy.  Would a compression type of neuropathy come from the cervical area along with the lumbar area?  Could the fact that C5/C6 encroaching on the spinal cord cause these burning symptoms?  Could Vicodin cause this burning?  I notice if I increase the Vicodin from one to two a day, there is an increase of the burning.  Also, could having another cervical fusion increase the neuropathy?  Am I also at risk for Guillain Barre?  And last but not least, the humidity and heat ALWAYS make the burning symptoms worse.  Is heat the enemy of people with PN?  I just have tons of questions! :)  And I would appreciate any advice anyone could give me.  Thank you!

[drjkpink]

Also forgot my foot keeps going to sleep and getting numb. my doctor said i could have ms he is testing me for this. my fusion was in my neck and therefore i cant have surgery there again due to the possilbilty of being paralyzed. my doctor is concerned that it might be ms with all the symtoms i having losing some of my vision on and off. been having some buzzing sensations in my foot. could this be ms if it were my neck wouldnt it only be in my arms and hands. desperate here. very scared of what it might be. already tested neg for lyme disease.