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Grex Health Item 25: Odd leg happening... pinched nerves?
Entered by scott on Mon May 20 21:47:23 UTC 1996:

I've got an interesting new health happening.  The other night, it started
to feel like my left foot was semi-asleep.  Today, a couple days later, the
foot feels normal, but the side of the calf feels a little numb.  And since
it started, I can't pull my toes upward as far.  It's getting better, and I'm
not worried about it, but what the heck *is* it?  A few years ago I got a
mysterious numb spot on my thigh, which the doctor said was likely a pinched
nerve.  The treatment was Ibuprofin, to reduce inflammation so that if the
nerve was hung up somewhere it could get loose.  After a few days, it was
totally gone.

8 responses total.

#1 of 8 by mcpoz on Tue May 21 01:36:08 1996:

I'd recommend having it checked out.  Probably nothing, but it could be
serious.  On top of that, you can have peace of mind knowing it really is ok.
A similar thing happened to my daughter's boyfriend.  They are giving him a
battery of tests, including neurological tests, to help diagnose by exclusion.

#2 of 8 by scott on Tue May 21 10:58:22 1996:

It's getting better already.  I've had enough little strange things over the
years to not be especially worried about this one.

(Looking at this conf. you'd get the idea Scott has had a lot of health
things, but hey, I've never been in the hospital except to visit!)

#3 of 8 by rcurl on Tue May 21 16:27:36 1996:

Were you born at home?

#4 of 8 by rickyb on Tue May 21 21:46:21 1996:

Could be nothing...but then again.  Is there diabetes in your family?  What
about neuologic problems?  circulatory problems?  When did you last have a
physical?  Do you take/use any drugs (including alcohol and street drugs)?

All these need to be considered, but if it's going away, or gone, it's likely
nothing too important.  May have just been sitting at your keyboard for too
long and pinched a branch of your sciatic nerve.  Get it checked if it
lingers, or recurrs.

#5 of 8 by scott on Tue May 21 22:31:25 1996:

Actually, I was squatting down to pry up old floor tiles most of the day. 
Then I went to a movie and tripped in the aisle.  So I had a reason that it
happened, probably.

(I didn't go the hospital to get born, although I did go home from the
hospital afterwards.  And beside, it could have been a conspiracy to make me
think I'd been born in a hospital.)

#6 of 8 by rcurl on Wed May 22 20:47:45 1996:

I checked the Merck Manual for what came to mind immediately, like a venous
embolism. Such things cause a lot of local pain, apparently. (Searching
in the Merck Manual for symptoms is dangerous, however, as one may find
something invariably fatal that fits....).

(So, you were conceived in the hospital, while your mother was hospitalized
for nine months? I'm sorry to hear that.)

#7 of 8 by robh on Fri May 24 18:56:41 1996:

This item has been linked from Health 25 to Intro 38.
Type "join health" at the Ok: prompt for discussion of
pinched nerves, cysts, boils, and other body-oriented topics.

#8 of 8 by scott on Fri May 24 21:29:25 1996:

(Robh will *pay* for this linkage... >:)

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