vern1988
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jhharlan
If numbness and tingling are chronic and confined to your feet, I would suspect a condition besides fibromyalgia might be involved. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by diffuse widespread pain associated with at least 11 discrete tender areas of the body. Fibromyalgia can also include fatigue, headaches, restless sleep, irritable bowel syndrome, memory changes and, as you are experiencing, numbness and tingling.
The cause of numbness and tingling in fibromyalgia is unknown. These symptoms don't follow any anatomic or nerve pattern, and they tend to come and go in different parts of the body.
Other conditions that might cause numbness are diabetes, alcohol use, obesity with fluid retention around the ankles (which causes the compression of nerves in the tarsal tunnel of the lower extremities) and compression of nerves in the low back.
Your rheumatologist should be able to help you sort this out by your history, physical exam, lab tests and X-rays. Depending on what he finds from these tests, your rheumatologist can arrange to test the nerves in your feet (nerve conduction test) and refer you to a specialist for additional treatment if needed.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
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Yo need to see a doctor and ask for a MRI they will be able to see if you have ms.
Often fibromyalgia is misdiagnosed its a chronic pain illness that is very hard to diagnose and treat.
If you have been diagnosed with fibro you need to ask your doctor to send you to a pain management clinic .
A rheumatologist will diagnose you with it but they can only do so after running alot of tests. And it all comes down to your arthritis factors in the tests.
For the pain use magnesium flakes dissolve in water and apply to skin for 20 mins.
You should be doing things in the pool like hydro therapy..
Find yourself a really good supportive pain group on Facebook. I have done that, I don't suffer from fibro but was diagnosed with it about 9 years ago..
But I have falls alot so I am in a wheel chair ... You really need to push your doctor, there is a tonsil at the back f the brain that ca cause unbalance but once again this needs to be found via a MRI ...
Good luck
WD
| 12 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
