First the back story.......
I have been doing push-ups and sit-ups for about a year and a half, 50 of each every morning. About 6-8 weeks ago I got bored and decided to do something different. I tried an exercise app from Johnson and Johnson and I started yoga from a YouTube video....yoga with Adriene. About the same time I started the new exercise routines my left foot and left leg started going numb. I thought I popped something in my left leg like a vein, nerve or muscle. I assumed it was from the yoga, I twisted and stretched in ways I did not know were possible.
If I sit too long my foot feels cool. Much cooler than my right foot. That is not normal when it is 85 degrees in Texas. If I walk on it too long then the numbness moves to my knee and sometimes up to my thigh and hip. Are you familiar with how your leg feels after you sit on it too long and you get up and have that tingly feeling? That is how it often feels like. But my leg often feels 'wooden', I can't step properly using a full movement. My knee does not hurt but it is a struggle to get it to 'flex' and move with a full movement. Sometimes when I walk, my left foot rolls to the side.
The numbness continued for two weeks and did not improve on its own so I went to see my doctor. He Xrayed my back to see if there was any nerve damage but it came back negative. But he did not Xray my leg....the part of me that is injured....go figure.
I got a blood test but it was only for my Thyroid, not the full table that gives glucose, cholesterol, etc.....He said that he could not do the full blood test because my last physical was in June and I saw him on the 12th of May. He said I would have to wait until June to get the full blood test (before a year elapses) or I would have to pay for it. Anyhow, he said my Thyroid result was 3, down from 5 last year. I am not sure what that means but he was happy with the results.
He gave me a prescription for Gabapetrin.......a generic pain killer. It's not working. My leg still feels numb and it still hurts to walk. Besides, I don't want to mask the symptoms, I want to cure the problem.
I returned on the 26th of May and he prescribed me Vitamin B12...'because no one takes as much as they should and we are all deficient'........well.......he does not know that without a proper blood test which I did not receive and it has absolutely NOTHING to do with my numb leg and numb foot.
He also prescribed me a more powerful dose of Gabapetrin. He upped it from 2X100MG to 2X300MG. It's still not working.
He said the numbness was a function of aging. I don't believe that. Numb legs are not a typical degenerative illness......Gray hair and receding hairlines are, but numbness in your extremities are not.
I swear I did not injure myself, not in the traditional sense. I don't recall pulling anything or hurting anything.....the numbness just started.
I have an appointment with another doctor on the 26th of June to get a second opinion, but my leg and foot still hurt and I would like some reassurance it is only temporary.
Does anyone have any idea what is wrong with my foot and leg? I assume it has something to do with nerve damage or circulation but beyond that I am only guessing.
I have never had any other major problems: good heart, no broken bones, never get the flu, my blood pressure was 110/70.
I thought about seeing an acupuncturist or a chiropractor if modern medicine can't figure it out. I have never been to one but I'll try them if they can heal me.
Any suggestions or educated guesses?
