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Expert: Joyce A. McKenzie Date: 10/18/2007 Subject: Have you heard this one as a symptom?
Question First I would like to thank you in advance and to tell you I understand you can not diagnose me online, I am hoping you will be able to shed some light on my condition and point me in the right direction.
Now some brief history, I have been having problems off and on (mostly on) for a little over a year, started with a numbness/tinlging in my left leg, which adventually ended up as pain in my hip, went to a Chiropractor who was little help, ended up having hip x-rays/lower back which revealed nothing and then had a scoliosis x-ray that said I had scoliosis.
Things didn't stop there though, the pain moved, numbness and tingling along with it, now I have pain and numbness in my neck clear down my back, along with other places and symptoms. (which is my main question I will get to in a minute)
I am under the care of a neurologist, he had me have a brain MRI to rule out MS, he thinks I have fibromylagia.
My question to you is, my big complaint is when look down using my neck it sends like shock feelings all down my spine, sometimes it even feels as if my tailbone is being pulled.
Have you EVER heard such a complaint? ANY idea what could be causing it or how to go about making it stop? My lower back will sometimes just tingle, a hot shower usually makes it worse.
Thanks!
Answer Hi! Getting shock-like feelings in any part of the body COULD be a symptom of fibromyalgia. But what you're describing is also a 'sign' neurologists use in diagnoses of several conditions. Since I'm not a doctor, I really can't discuss these conditions. But, since you're already seeing a neuro doc, why not ask him/her about this particular symptom? I will say that the shocky/numbness feelings usually stem from nerves. Please consult your doctor and he/she will test to see what nerve root is being affected.
I'm sorry I was so late in answering this...email system was on the fritz for a few days.
