@johnbishop John, I'm completely numb from the waist down to the bottom of my feet and both hands are very numb, yet I experience terrible pain in both legs. So when I asked my osteopath how it's possible to have numbness and pain at the same time, he gave me the explanation about the different fibers carrying messages to my brain, and some of the difference in whether the fibers are myelinated. I'm still trying to schedule an appointment with the Mayo pain clinic this summer because I'm trying to sort out what's causing what...as I have severe arthritis throughout my spine, spinal stenosis, scoliosis, etc. My last appointment at Mayo's neurology department was a disaster as the doctors I'd seen in the spine center disagreed with everything the neurologist said. I'd about given up on Mayo, but I've now decided to give them one more shot at the pain clinic,