a tingle and numbness what does it mean?

periwinkle


Joined: 21/09/2011
Posts: 83

Message Posted:
31/01/2012 10:56

I get a tingle and numb feeling in my back for a few seconds for the last 5 days. What has caused this?

Geoff1131


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Posts: 276

Message Posted:
31/01/2012 11:11

Knicker elastic too tight????????????

Jonesy299


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Posts: 367

Message Posted:
31/01/2012 11:44

Unless we have a chiropractor or a GP on this forum my advice would be to seek advice from a professional....

EricCrapton



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Posts: 325

Message Posted:
31/01/2012 12:05

Agree with msg 3 seek advice from doctor just in case. Not advisable to leave things like that as it could be all number of things!

Dance1


Joined: 05/12/2011
Posts: 109

Message Posted:
31/01/2012 12:41

Really need to seek advise from a Doc

If it was a cold or flu question I'm sure

Many ppl could answer it but when it comes to

Tingling & numbness anywhere on the body ( apart

From of course laying on your hand or leg funny then we know the obvious answer)

Then needs to be seen by a professional

Quite soon I would say!!

Hope you get better soon!!

the butler


Joined: 22/06/2007
Posts: 1958

Message Posted:
31/01/2012 13:41

I would say you probably have a trapped nerve, the result of too much zumba lol.

Furryfriends


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Posts: 165

Message Posted:
01/02/2012 10:30

the butler. Hope all is going well, god bless.

periwinkle


Joined: 21/09/2011
Posts: 83

Message Posted:
05/02/2012 17:08

Can acapuncture cure a trapped nerve? Still have the tingling.

ttoli


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Posts: 1172

Message Posted:
05/02/2012 17:11

Get yourself off to a Doctor

suehowlittle


Joined: 31/10/2010
Posts: 1202

Message Posted:
05/02/2012 17:56

Only a doctor can help with a diagnosis. Do not ignore these symptoms, you may cause yourself further injury without realising and then your recovery could be long and painful.



Nip it in the bud now.

Woodspeckie


Joined: 25/01/2009
Posts: 2263

Message Posted:
05/02/2012 18:05

periwinkle. When I had a trapped nerve in my back I didn't have tingling I had real bad pain and acapuncture did cure it but you need to find out what is causing the tingling first.

periwinkle


Joined: 21/09/2011
Posts: 83

Message Posted:
05/02/2012 18:13

Do I need to ask for a Back Doctor at the Hospital?

canada


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Posts: 195

Message Posted:
05/02/2012 20:04

my father had these symptoms and he had a heart attack ,he is lucky he lives in canada and less than 2km from the hospital ,he survived

birdman



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Posts: 690

Message Posted:
05/02/2012 22:54

When you fall in love, your back and lips tingle and that is commonsense leaving your body !!! LOL

EamonnMc


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Posts: 1019

Message Posted:
05/02/2012 23:06

Good one, birdman.

rocky


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Posts: 1749

Message Posted:
05/02/2012 23:06

could be the start of mongolian herpes if you dont get treatment your winkle may fall off, its a guess Im not a doctor but based on a joke I cant remember, get professional advice dont ask us idiots on here

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
05/02/2012 23:36

Msg 1, if you need to ask this question

on a forum

darwins selection has not worked

lucky you

Tellis


Joined: 02/02/2012
Posts: 41

Message Posted:
05/02/2012 23:53

http://www.healthboards.com/boards/back-problems/552052-numb-tingling-feeling-back-pain.html

However, as suggested, gat to a doctor ASAP and get a full check out.

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
Posts: 939

Message Posted:
06/02/2012 00:03

It is now nearly a week since you first posted on here and you are no better but still asking for advice, why dont you just go to the hospital and get checked out from experts with knowledge on these sypmtoms rather than just guesses from forum members?.......

periwinkle


Joined: 21/09/2011
Posts: 83

Message Posted:
06/02/2012 10:55

yes shrimp, but forgive my stupidity, is it a back doctor I ask to see at the private hospital in girne??? I think you are in the UK so different system here.

philbailey


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Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
06/02/2012 10:57

This must be a wind up

cooper


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Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
06/02/2012 13:27

Ru sure the numbness isn't in your napper?

periwinkle


Joined: 21/09/2011
Posts: 83

Message Posted:
07/02/2012 11:56

Tellis



Thanks for this posting of the Health Forum, various specialists doctors are recommended under this posting ie a "Neurologist, Opthomoligist-Neuro and a spine doctor. It could be a pinched nerve, but it could be a lesion on the brain interphering with the area's that are going numb. Doctors are good for ignoring things, so take things into your own hands. You want an MRI of the Brain, The C-Spine and blood tests to rule out everything else. You need a Neurologist". Thats why I posted message 12 !!





Philbailey and Cooper reply. How unhelpful and rude.

carian


Joined: 13/03/2009
Posts: 336

Message Posted:
07/02/2012 12:02

Periwinkle, its now over a week since you posted this query and you still don't appear to have done anything but 'internet' diagnosis. If you are so concerned you NEED to make an appointment to see a neurologist.

SandersonP


Joined: 29/01/2012
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
07/02/2012 12:03

periwinkle



Don't worry about it. If you don't understand that you should see a doctor and not waste you time trying to get an answer to a medical problem on here it is just to late. The brain has gone.



SandersonP

periwinkle


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Posts: 83

Message Posted:
27/02/2012 19:21

At last been to the Neurogolist Professor.

Jonesy299


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Posts: 367

Message Posted:
27/02/2012 19:30

and.....? Do tell!

periwinkle


Joined: 21/09/2011
Posts: 83

Message Posted:
27/02/2012 20:41

Just had a manual test by the prof. he said maybe to do with Anxiety. Prescribed Amitriptoline.

periwinkle


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Posts: 83

Message Posted:
27/02/2012 20:45

Correct spelling.....Amitriptyline. So that means no physical damage. Nothing to worry about then.

rowlo



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Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
27/02/2012 20:58

maybe you had one of them organics ,

Brinsley


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Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
27/02/2012 21:13

Sciatica, you should see the size of mine! No more leg-over but flat on my back making for interesting painless movements!

See a Doctor.



Richard

periwinkle


Joined: 21/09/2011
Posts: 83

Message Posted:
28/02/2012 11:21

The things you men come out with !!!

periwinkle


Joined: 21/09/2011
Posts: 83

Message Posted:
29/02/2012 10:48

So, he prescribed Amitriptyline for my tingling and numbness so he said. Waiting to see what your comments were.



Looked up Amitriptyline on the internet.....what are they.....for depression! Dont you think he should have told me that. Also it says be careful if you are taking other medication, even supplements, he didnt even ask.



The professor could not speak English very well so its all a mix up in the end.

simbas



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Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
29/02/2012 10:51

Amitryptyline is used for nerve pain too periwinkle

Simbas

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
29/02/2012 10:54

Periwinkle.



Many GPs will do this back home offer Amitriptyline for psychosomatic pain.



Its nothing new.





Spider,X

periwinkle


Joined: 21/09/2011
Posts: 83

Message Posted:
29/02/2012 21:12

Simbas and Spider.



REALLY oh ok I will try them out then.



Thanks.



PS Why the internet didnt say that. Tad worried about mixing them with my other supplements. Suppose I could get a translator to phone and ask him.

suehowlittle


Joined: 31/10/2010
Posts: 1202

Message Posted:
29/02/2012 21:46

Just worked it out - your tingling and numbness - you have just been told that you have your Kocan!

spider


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Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
29/02/2012 21:59

Maybe this little bit of copy and paste might help.



Any illness that has physical symptoms, but has the mind and emotions as its origin is called a psychosomatic illness. Although you may be told that it's "all in your head", these illnesses are not imaginary. The aches and pains are very real, but because your doctor is looking for an actual physical cause, they are very tricky to diagnose and treat. The key is to look for a source of stress in the person's life that the person is not coping with.

To many Dr its a guessing game when it come to treatment. If something they give is not working,after a some time they try something else. again and again.:(



At the end of the day its your choice to try the meds or not.?



Spider,X