Seeing a neurologist

[Golf123]

I have had a recent electronic conduction test on my right foot, due to numbness which is making it difficult to walk. It was concluded that I had an issue with my Lumbar 5, albeit no sign of nerve damage. I do have spinal stenosis giving me low grade back pain. I have now been referred to a neurologist. Had anyone been through similar?

[fraid]

Only that I can't feel my feet, no reflexes in soles but hyper rest of foot when touched, told from spinal fractures, sciatic nerve goes all the way down to feet, so made sense to me. They can't do owt about my back so no hope for my feet! I did trip a lot so kept breaking big toes, now walk as if wearing flippers, call it 'clowns feet' when xosted but that's from M.E. Hope they can help you, maybe relieve nerve? 🤔🤞

[Golf123 in reply to fraid]

Thank you for your reply. Our backs, bones and nerves can play havoc. I'm hoping there will be a solution as it does impact on my walking 😊

[perilousseas]

My husband has had back problems for decades (not osteoporosis though, as far as we know). After enduring a bad bout of sciatica, his pain was reduced via anti-inflammatory injections, gentle back exercises and traction to just a numbness in one foot. He couldn't feel the ground he walked on, and it was really bothering him. He was referred back to the pain doctor, who didn't want to do another injection because his thinking was you can't get rid of the numbness. However, this numbness bothered my husband so much that he got a referral from his primary care physician to a second pain doctor, who reviewed his images and thought he could be successful. He had two injections several weeks apart. The first one didn't take, but the second was great. My husband says his foot still feels "weird," but he is very satisfied. He's glad he pushed to go to the second pain clinic and persisted through two injections.

[Golf123]

Thank you for your reply. How you have described your husband's numb foot ( mines the right), sounds exactly like my symptoms. I always say to my husband that it just feels weird. It does affect my walking because you get the numbness which makes your step feel light and not connected. I'm hoping when I see the neurologist, that they can offer some possible help.