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Q: spinal tumor? wrist & ankle numbness, facial pressure
asked by: jfisher36 on June 11th, 2009
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For a few months, I've had some stiffness and weakness in my wrist and recently it has also made my ankle and leg occasionally weak and and tingling. In addition, I'm having some pressure on the right side of my face (behind my eye) - all of this on my right side. I work with a computer all day, so I thought initially it was just some carpal tunnel and possibly some nerve damage, but I was reading that a cause could be a spinal tumor and that concerns me.

I do have an occasional sharp pain my back when I turn sometimes, which usually goes away after a while, but it always seems to be in the same place. I also do have fairly bad allergies, but I am taking medication for them and they don't seem to reduce the facial pressure.

I went to a doctor who ran a few sensation tests and asked some general questions about it, but he wasn't sure what it could be. He had me do some blood work (still waiting on the results) and said to come back in a month if it was still bothering me.

Is it possible this is a tumor, or am i just overreacting? Thank you in advance...
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rrscotta
replied on November 7th, 2009
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Same symptoms...
My wife has been experiencing the same symptoms that started in May. She saw a doctor in June who told her the same thing, "come back if you still have problems in a month." Well, they continued and now after seeing the doctor again and some blood work they have scheduled an MRI. We want to know if you have heard anything else? Where are you now? What did they find? Please post back to let us know.
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jfisher36
replied on November 7th, 2009
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my MRI/bloodwork was negative. I still have some of the symptoms, but not as much after the relief of knowing it wasn't anything serious. i would say its stress and/or allergy related if anything - your doctor should clarify that.
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rrscotta
replied on November 7th, 2009
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Thanks, that's great news... our spirits are much higher now. If we get any different information from the MRI on Monday, we'll let you know. Thanks again.
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