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so for years I've had some numbness in my toes and GP told me it was neuropathy. Also my left knee had surgery on it many years ago. I also often have low back pain. If I sit for a long time my leg often goes to "sleep" but I can move it around and I'm back to feeling. Also if I put my left foot on a stool and let that left leg be there a while with no support under it other than the foot it gets very stiff and soar. So anyway I was picking up my daughter in Texas (flew down driving back), all was normal went down to lobby to get breakfast can back to room and propped my leg up to do some computer work. When I stood up my leg was asleep............but it wont wake up! Today is day 5. I was concerned while driving back from Texas to Ohio so stopped into emergency room to ensure it wasn't heart attack or stroke or something that I should not be traveling with. They sorta think pinched nerve and gave me some predisone and a muscle relaxer. Can neuropathy just suddenly take over a whole limb like this? Butt cheek to toe has numbness.........scared to death I wont be walking at all soon
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@gojuman You might have a nerve entrapment caused by a misalignment of your pelvis, or by overly tight fascial tissue between the spine, legs and pelvis. A physical therapist trained in mypofascial release can help. Here's a link to the MFR discussion where you can find a lot of information and a provider search. Propping your leg up certainly can cause issues if there was a misalignment to begin with as it will pull on everything. You can work through this, so don't surrender to fear. You have an opportunity to participate in fixing this if this is a physical entrapment problem. I have had my arms go numb and had sciatic pain issues that were resolved with MFR. There is hope, so jump in and advocate for yourself. There is even a video in the discussion showing a relevant treatment of a pelvic issue.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/
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Hello @gojuman, welcome to Connect. I'm tagging our moderator @ethanmcconkey to see if we should move your post/discussion to the following discussion where it will have more visibility with other members who share the same or similar symptoms with you.
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I've experienced similar symptoms when I sleep on my arm and wake up and my entire arm is numb/tingling. In my case it doesn't last long but long enough to worry about the cause. The doctor told me it was a pinched nerve and I tend to agree with him. Once the nerve was no longer being pinched things went back to normal. In your case where it's still the same after 5 days I would also be concerned and want to find out the cause. Here's an article that may provide some information.
Why are my legs and feet numb?
-- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321560.php
Are you still traveling home? You might want to see if you can get an appointment with your doctor or a neurologist if you still have the numbness.