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Question: Numbness/tingling in hands/forearms. previous cervical neck injury. spreading in recent weeks to legs. at night legs experience cramps and spasms that are painful and awaken me. difficulty walking on uneven surfaces. running is not possible - like a "spastic''. extreme change in ability to write. difficulty tying shoes and buttoning shirt. change in bowel habits - constipation. pain / stiffness / grinding / crunchy neck. tripping/
near falling as catch toe on crack in sidewalk. Gait has become plodding and my usual route takes 20 min longer - need to stop and rest -have been walking 4+ miles for the past several years-taxing in recent weeks - have decreased upper arm/body strength(hard to manage motor scooter)
near falling as catch toe on crack in sidewalk. Gait has become plodding and my usual route takes 20 min longer - need to stop and rest -have been walking 4+ miles for the past several years-taxing in recent weeks - have decreased upper arm/body strength(hard to manage motor scooter)
Brief Answer:
You may need MRI spine with brain
Detailed Answer:
Hello
I have studied your case.
There is possibility of nerve compression in cervical spine.
This may lead to numbness and weaknesses in hand.
MRI cervical spine with brain will help you.
Another possibility of associated lumbar canal stenosis along with central cause.
EMG NCV study and MRI will help in diagnosis.
Medication like methylcobalamine and neurotropic medication like pregabalin can be started consulting your doctor.
I hope I have answered your questions. If you have further questions please feel free to contact us.I will be happy to answer. Take care.
You may need MRI spine with brain
Detailed Answer:
Hello
I have studied your case.
There is possibility of nerve compression in cervical spine.
This may lead to numbness and weaknesses in hand.
MRI cervical spine with brain will help you.
Another possibility of associated lumbar canal stenosis along with central cause.
EMG NCV study and MRI will help in diagnosis.
Medication like methylcobalamine and neurotropic medication like pregabalin can be started consulting your doctor.
I hope I have answered your questions. If you have further questions please feel free to contact us.I will be happy to answer. Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Could you resend the message that you recently sent me - somehow all record of our email correspondence has disappeared from my Yahoo.com email record - I want to send it to my daughter so she can print it for me - or perhaps you can send it directly to her (she is in her XXXXXXX year in Nursing): YYYY@YYYY
I had an exam today at the Veteran's Hospital in XXXXXXX WI - there they decided
that I had Peripheral Neuropathy - they ignored the previous history of neck injury
and focused on my alcohol use : 4 Beers/Day plus an occasional shot of vodka.
So, why aren't my feet numb and tingly? (as my hands/fingers/forearms are) What explains the "shock" felt instanteously down each arm as my C-7 area gets
bumped / jostled? This also goes down my back to the back of my knee and it also
can extent to my right rib area (so far) So what have these government Doc's got to try to "Hide" Answer: They could cause the government to increase my disability that they are currrently responsible for pqying me for existing Service-Connected disabilities. How do I get a second opinion outside of the government system, as I don't feel I am being treated fairly by the government doctors ?
I had an exam today at the Veteran's Hospital in XXXXXXX WI - there they decided
that I had Peripheral Neuropathy - they ignored the previous history of neck injury
and focused on my alcohol use : 4 Beers/Day plus an occasional shot of vodka.
So, why aren't my feet numb and tingly? (as my hands/fingers/forearms are) What explains the "shock" felt instanteously down each arm as my C-7 area gets
bumped / jostled? This also goes down my back to the back of my knee and it also
can extent to my right rib area (so far) So what have these government Doc's got to try to "Hide" Answer: They could cause the government to increase my disability that they are currrently responsible for pqying me for existing Service-Connected disabilities. How do I get a second opinion outside of the government system, as I don't feel I am being treated fairly by the government doctors ?
Brief Answer:
You may need MRI spine with brain
Detailed Answer:
Hello
As you have lost the previous discussion I am sending this again.
There is possibility of nerve compression in cervical spine.
This may lead to numbness and weaknesses in hand.
MRI cervical spine with brain will help you.
Another possibility of associated lumbar canal stenosis along with central cause.
EMG NCV study and MRI will help in diagnosis.
Medication like methylcobalamine and neurotropic medication like pregabalin can be started consulting your doctor.
You may have combined symptoms of cervical disc bulge and peripheral neuropathy.
I hope I have answered your questions. If you have further questions please feel free to contact us.
I will be happy to answer.
Take care.
You may need MRI spine with brain
Detailed Answer:
Hello
As you have lost the previous discussion I am sending this again.
There is possibility of nerve compression in cervical spine.
This may lead to numbness and weaknesses in hand.
MRI cervical spine with brain will help you.
Another possibility of associated lumbar canal stenosis along with central cause.
EMG NCV study and MRI will help in diagnosis.
Medication like methylcobalamine and neurotropic medication like pregabalin can be started consulting your doctor.
You may have combined symptoms of cervical disc bulge and peripheral neuropathy.
I hope I have answered your questions. If you have further questions please feel free to contact us.
I will be happy to answer.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Please note I want to make a copy of MY questions and YOUR answers but I do not
have a printer - please send this information to my daughter so she can print it for me. Her address: YYYY@YYYY . Thank You, XXXX
additional symptoms muscles in hands and forearms continuing to weaken - difficulty today with a manual can opener, lack strength to twist open food jar. My body weight remains the same at 190 pounds (73 inches tall) but my belly fat and
"butt" are increasing with fat. "Disappearing" chest and arm muscles. XXXX
have a printer - please send this information to my daughter so she can print it for me. Her address: YYYY@YYYY . Thank You, XXXX
additional symptoms muscles in hands and forearms continuing to weaken - difficulty today with a manual can opener, lack strength to twist open food jar. My body weight remains the same at 190 pounds (73 inches tall) but my belly fat and
"butt" are increasing with fat. "Disappearing" chest and arm muscles. XXXX
Brief Answer:
abdominal fat may be increasing because of alcohol
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Your abdominal fat may be increasing because of alcohol intake.
And hand weakness due to nerve compression.
I hope I have answered your questions. If you have further questions please feel free to contact us.
I will be happy to answer.
Take care.
abdominal fat may be increasing because of alcohol
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Your abdominal fat may be increasing because of alcohol intake.
And hand weakness due to nerve compression.
I hope I have answered your questions. If you have further questions please feel free to contact us.
I will be happy to answer.
Take care.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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