Update on Numbness

[pooks]

A friend of mine was "diagnosed" with MS even though it didn't show up on any tests. She had numbness in her wrists (wasn't a cyclist). The MS diagnosis was because of symptoms, and the fact that MS evidently doesn't always show up right away on the tests. (This has been a few years so if I get something wrong, it's me, not what actually happened at the time.)

Finally after months of this she went to a neurologist (perhaps a different one?) and during the course of his examination he asked her what she did for a living (writer) and then asked her to go to his desk and sit down the way she sits at her desk.

She sat down and typed on her keyboard.

He kept pressing, asking different questions, until he got to -- "Do you always type or do you sometimes have to sit and think?"

She laughed because there's more sitting and thinking than there is typing for most of us. And she showed him how she sat and thought....

She rested the underside of her wrists on the edge of the desk.

Which was the source of her numbness. They checked for nerve damage, etc. and luckily she stopped doing it before doing any real damage.

But I just wanted to point out that in her case, a diagnosis of MS turned into a diagnosis of using her wrists wrong.

Fingers crossed for you!

[KnottedYet]

I'm glad you went to the doc and it's being checked.

The valium was a huge help to me when I had my MRI with and without contrast. That and I brought my own CD of music for them to play for me.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Keep us posted!

[esther231]

Rooting for you.

Let us know.

[Bikingmomof3]

GirlWonder, Pooks, KnottedYet, Esther231,
Thank you for your support. I am trying to stay upbeat-it is not working well. I appreciate the well wishes, they means a lot.

[Lise]

Hang in there, Jennifer. It's hard to wait for the tests and the result. I recently went through it with worries about my heart. All turned out OK, but in the waiting, I tried to remind myself that it already is what it is, and the test/diagnosis won't change it. I'm coping with it now, and I'll cope with it then.

In the meantime, you can ride your bike. All best wishes--keep us posted. Lise

[KnottedYet]

PM any time! Use the board to help you stay "up," and keep riding. We're here, and we're listening and watching for you!

((((((hugs)))))))

[Bicyclette]

Jennifer -

Glad you went to the doctor - just take it as it comes - and try not to stress too much - worrying isn't going to change anything - and in the mean time... you can ride!

Thinking good thoughts for you

Pat

[CorsairMac]

Just another thought: I was having problems with numbness in my hands - turns out it was caused by my shoulders. As I singer I use music folders and holding them up to sing was causing muscle tightness in my shoulders which was translating to numbness in my hands. Now I try and get my shoulders massaged every so often to release the tension or when my hands start going numb again.

Let us know when the MRI is, and keeping you in my thougths.