When I go walking at the park, I feel like I'm not grounded or achored to the ground, I have numbness in both legs & both arms & probably in feet, maybe thats why I feel like I'm weightless when I'm walking. An astronate feels weightless while floating in space. I feel weightless when I'm walking on the ground. Never felt like this before, but it started around the same time I started getting numbness in legs & arms (which was a couple of months ago) I feel like I'm losing control of my body. 👱♀️ Thanks for asking.
this is called proprioception -- What is an example of proprioception?
For example, proprioception enables a person to close their eyes and touch their nose with their index finger. Other examples of proprioception include: Knowing whether feet are on soft grass or hard cement without looking (even while wearing shoes) Balancing on one leg. Google the word and you will learn more information.
I think I know what you mean but I thought it was caused by the gabapentin or the tramadol that I take for pain. I have noticed my pain level in my feet and hands has increased lately and at the same time I have this weird feeling that I am not quite in touch with my surroundings. Today I also have a slightly stiff neck and that might be making it worse. I received my monthly Evenity shot this morning - first time in several months, (I was on Alendronate for a while before restarting the Evenity. ) I don't have numbness as far as I'm aware - I experienced numbness in my feet earlier in the disease but not right now. What really disturbs me is the feeling that I am unaware, less alert than I should be and have always been in the past 76 years. I have not been driving for probably 4 or 5 months because of the medicines I take, but I had hopes I would eventually be able to drive again but I guess that is not going to happen.
When I go walking at the park, I feel like I'm not grounded or achored to the ground, I have numbness in both legs & both arms & probably in feet, maybe thats why I feel like I'm weightless when I'm walking. An astronate feels weightless while floating in space. I feel weightless when I'm walking on the ground. Never felt like this before, but it started around the same time I started getting numbness in legs & arms (which was a couple of months ago) I feel like I'm losing control of my body. 👱♀️ Thanks for asking.
@lweave2 You described it so well! As neuropathy has moved upward in both legs up to my waist and both hands, both numbness and pain are causing those strange sensations in my body, and the sense of losing control of my body. I wish I could be more encouraging, but until research gets serious about discovering causes and real treatments for neuropathy, I'm afraid we're going to be "weightless"
@lweave2 You described it so well! As neuropathy has moved upward in both legs up to my waist and both hands, both numbness and pain are causing those strange sensations in my body, and the sense of losing control of my body. I wish I could be more encouraging, but until research gets serious about discovering causes and real treatments for neuropathy, I'm afraid we're going to be "weightless"
Steeldove, Thanks for sharing your experience. I had physical therapy the other day and asked my PT if he had treated other patients that have a loss of wareness where they stand. He said many patients with PN come in the clinic feeling the same way. Its a very akward feeling that I'm trying to adjust to every day. The more I'm outside in a wider open space the more I get this feeling. When I'm working in a smaller closed space like in my kitchen or living room the less I feel this way. Keep Plugging on!
Steeldove, Thanks for sharing your experience. I had physical therapy the other day and asked my PT if he had treated other patients that have a loss of wareness where they stand. He said many patients with PN come in the clinic feeling the same way. Its a very akward feeling that I'm trying to adjust to every day. The more I'm outside in a wider open space the more I get this feeling. When I'm working in a smaller closed space like in my kitchen or living room the less I feel this way. Keep Plugging on!
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Hi. Rereading your post history, this started for you with Morton's Neuroma followed by surgery to remove the nerve causing that which then led to neuropathy, correct? You were prescribed baclofen as treatment. Did that help and are you still taking it? How is your pain level now? Best, Hank
Steeldove, Thanks for sharing your experience. I had physical therapy the other day and asked my PT if he had treated other patients that have a loss of wareness where they stand. He said many patients with PN come in the clinic feeling the same way. Its a very akward feeling that I'm trying to adjust to every day. The more I'm outside in a wider open space the more I get this feeling. When I'm working in a smaller closed space like in my kitchen or living room the less I feel this way. Keep Plugging on!
@lweave2 I think that we're more comfortable in smaller spaces indoors because we know exactly what's underfoot. OutdoorsI always use a cane and I'm very careful to watch exactly where I'm placing my foot with each step. Do you find the strange sensations particularly strong when you move your legs off the bed and onto the floor? I do, and suspect it's because of the dramatic change from being horizontal to becoming vertical. I'm 82 (sliding towards 83!) and have Kempf digital hand controls on my car because I lost feeling in my feet and my legs, and twice this year I drove from Springfield, MO, to Mayo in MN.,
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Hi @lweave2 Can you be more specific? Do you mean your entire body? Or just the parts that are affected by your neuropathy?
When I go walking at the park, I feel like I'm not grounded or achored to the ground, I have numbness in both legs & both arms & probably in feet, maybe thats why I feel like I'm weightless when I'm walking. An astronate feels weightless while floating in space. I feel weightless when I'm walking on the ground. Never felt like this before, but it started around the same time I started getting numbness in legs & arms (which was a couple of months ago) I feel like I'm losing control of my body. 👱♀️ Thanks for asking.
this is called proprioception -- What is an example of proprioception?
For example, proprioception enables a person to close their eyes and touch their nose with their index finger. Other examples of proprioception include: Knowing whether feet are on soft grass or hard cement without looking (even while wearing shoes) Balancing on one leg. Google the word and you will learn more information.
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2 ReactionsI think I know what you mean but I thought it was caused by the gabapentin or the tramadol that I take for pain. I have noticed my pain level in my feet and hands has increased lately and at the same time I have this weird feeling that I am not quite in touch with my surroundings. Today I also have a slightly stiff neck and that might be making it worse. I received my monthly Evenity shot this morning - first time in several months, (I was on Alendronate for a while before restarting the Evenity. ) I don't have numbness as far as I'm aware - I experienced numbness in my feet earlier in the disease but not right now. What really disturbs me is the feeling that I am unaware, less alert than I should be and have always been in the past 76 years. I have not been driving for probably 4 or 5 months because of the medicines I take, but I had hopes I would eventually be able to drive again but I guess that is not going to happen.
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1 ReactionPeripheral does not only apply to your surroundings.including vision, sounds, temperature and that vital sixth scent
This related discussion about proprioception may be of interest:
- What exactly is proprioception? Anyone with experiences? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/propriociption/
@lweave2 have you talked about this feeling with a neurologist or even a physiotherapist?
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1 Reaction@lweave2 You described it so well! As neuropathy has moved upward in both legs up to my waist and both hands, both numbness and pain are causing those strange sensations in my body, and the sense of losing control of my body. I wish I could be more encouraging, but until research gets serious about discovering causes and real treatments for neuropathy, I'm afraid we're going to be "weightless"
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2 ReactionsSteeldove, Thanks for sharing your experience. I had physical therapy the other day and asked my PT if he had treated other patients that have a loss of wareness where they stand. He said many patients with PN come in the clinic feeling the same way. Its a very akward feeling that I'm trying to adjust to every day. The more I'm outside in a wider open space the more I get this feeling. When I'm working in a smaller closed space like in my kitchen or living room the less I feel this way. Keep Plugging on!
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Hi. Rereading your post history, this started for you with Morton's Neuroma followed by surgery to remove the nerve causing that which then led to neuropathy, correct? You were prescribed baclofen as treatment. Did that help and are you still taking it? How is your pain level now? Best, Hank
@lweave2 I think that we're more comfortable in smaller spaces indoors because we know exactly what's underfoot. OutdoorsI always use a cane and I'm very careful to watch exactly where I'm placing my foot with each step. Do you find the strange sensations particularly strong when you move your legs off the bed and onto the floor? I do, and suspect it's because of the dramatic change from being horizontal to becoming vertical. I'm 82 (sliding towards 83!) and have Kempf digital hand controls on my car because I lost feeling in my feet and my legs, and twice this year I drove from Springfield, MO, to Mayo in MN.,
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