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What Causes Numbness In Leg?

Posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2014

Question: I have a nerve problenin may left leg and its like the leg is dead and my dr is having me do iviv infusion

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I need details.

Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend

Welcome To HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern.
I would like to know a few more details to help you better:
1. Since when are you having this?
2. Only one leg is involved?
3. How did it started?
4. Did you receive any injection recently intramuscularly?
5. What do you mean by that your doctor is giving IvIv. Are you taking about IVIG?
Please provide us detailed history because we can't examine you here so we rely on your history.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anshul Varshney (31 hours later)

1 Ihave been having the problem since mid August
2 only the left leg is invovled
3 I had problem walking
4 Yes I had estrogen booster shots, I have been getting those ever two weeks for about a year
5 Yes i'm talking about ivig I have had two five day three hour infussions twice and another one scheduled for mid Oct

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Detail Follows.

Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
Only one leg involvement is not a sign of any Autoimmune disease for which you are being given IVIG.
Could you explain me why are you being given this and what disease has been labelled by your doctor.
For such type of asymmetric leg weakness most important is to get MRI Spine done to rule out any nerve compression or diseases like Cauda Equine Syndrome.
If you had any Intramuscular injection in thighs of that leg only then you would require Nerve Conduction Velocity testing. As many times intramuscular injections can cause nerve injury and such complications.
If you have any further questions please ask me.
Stay Healthy.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anshul Varshney (7 hours later)

the regular shots I,mgetting evey two weeks is testtassarone the mri's of the spine and the left leg hip show the femeral sensor with a problem. If you wish to look at the mri you could go to the du page medical group and you have my permission

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Detail Follows.

Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend
Send me link through which i can see your MRI report.
I need to see.
Good Luck.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anshul Varshney (2 days later)

I don't know how to give you a link but I;m sure if you go to du page medical group they will make it available to you

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Copy The Link.

Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend.
I am eager to help you my best.
I would advise you to copy and paste the link as advised.
Stay Healthy

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anshul Varshney (2 days later)

I went to the doctor and he gave me copies of the two mri's and is there a way I c.ould fax them to you. pleas give me a fax number and I will fax them to your personal attention

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Upload reports.

Detailed Answer:
Dear Friend
We don't have an option for fax as all doctors here are from different part of the world, and work from there native place.
You can scan them and attach them over here. you have an option on right side of your dash board or You can send to YYYY@YYYY and subject as ATTN: Dr Anshul Varshney.
Stay Healthy.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju