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Hello @goetf4997, @jenniferhunter has given some good advice and suggestions. If you have not already met with a doctor or neurologist that would be my first thought so that you can get a diagnosis and get help with a treatment plan.
@goetf4997 have seen a doctor or specialist for your pain and numbness?
John
@goetf4997 Hello and welcome. You'll probably be hearing from others here, but no one here can give you a diagnosis of what is causing your numbness. I think you should consult a neurologist and spine specialist as a first step if you have not done this already. My personal experience is with a spine issue and I had surgery at Mayo for cervical stenosis and I have had numbness and tingling in my arms and legs from a spine problem in my neck. I had surgery at Mayo that resolved it all. Diabetes can also cause nerve pain from what I've heard. Does changing your position change your pain? Is it worse bending over, sitting, standing? Do you stand straight with good posture or stooped over? If anything seems to change with position, it may indicate a physical problem of nerve compression that changes with different positions. I say that because in bending, your spinal cord within the spinal column will move as it floats in spinal fluid, and the in-between spaces get closer together as the spinal vertebrae bend round a curve. This is where nerve roots exit on the sides, in-between the vertebrae, so a problem there could compress nerves that exit the spinal cord there. If there is a bulging disc in your spine that is pressing on the spinal cord, it certainly can cause this type of problem. There probably are other possible causes, but only a specialist can help figure that out. If you are near one of the Mayo Clinics and your insurance is accepted, it would be a good place to go. I came to Mayo after 5 specialists missed my diagnosis, and Mayo is very thorough about finding all the contributing factors to a problem. At Mayo, it is a team approach to patient care, and the various departments do consult each other to look at the big picture; not just what they evaluate within their specialty. The website lists what insurance they accept and you can contact them to request an appointment. I wish you luck in your health journey.