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Question by Dale: Causes for leg numbess with clean tests for thyroid and MRI?
Background:

I am a 34 year old male. For the last 3 years, I exercise for 60-90 minutes 2-3 days a week. 30+ minutes of cardio, the rest in hand weights and core strengthening.

I do IT work and struggle with my posture at times. I have a lot of stress in my life, even though externally, I don’t really feel “overwhelmed” that often (though sometimes, I do). I do have a strong history of manic depression and anxiety in my family.

I recently quit smoking, after 15 years (10-15 cigs a day).

Timeline:

About 8 years ago, I noticed small, quarter-sized numb spots on the very tops of the my thighs. Never hurt, never really cared.

Then a few years ago, I hurt my back (rowing machine) and it’s been a struggle to keep it re-habbed, but so far, it’s OK. Since then, the patches expanded and now cover the majority of the tops of my thighs. Still, no pain though in my legs though. I began fearing that my back ailments were making my thigh numbness worse. A pinched nerve, I thought.

I went to my Dr. and he suggested PT. I did that for 6 weeks and it DID seem to restore some sensation in my thighs. I eventually resumed my gym workouts as normal.

However, I also began having other weird symptoms, such very infrequent “cold finger tip” feelings, that seemed to only last minutes. I’ve also had infrequent experiences with dizziness (have never fallen though) and days where my chest hurt. I had a chest x-ray, everything was OK. I also noticed thinning of my hair 2 years ago, but it’s been slow. I have no baldness in my family, so this seems odd.

Having a deep history of thyroid problems in my family, I wanted to see if that was in order. Last week I got blood work done AND an MRI to look at my lower back.

My thyroid came back normal, cholesterol and vitamin D levels were “outstanding” (my doctor said I was one of his healthiest patients on paper).

The MRI also showed no obvious problems with my back, despite a constant dull pain that sometimes is very sore. I asked for a referral to a neurologist but my dr. said he had nothing to refer me for, and suggested more PT (which again, DID help some before.)

So my question is — what are possible other causes for this numbness? To be honest it doesn’t bother me, other than there being no obvious reason for it. I fear the worst, such as early signs of MS, despite being otherwise healthy.

Perhaps an undiagnosed autoimmune disorder? Stress related? Anything but MS!

Thanks in advance.

Best answer:

Answer by Liz
Probably is MS… Or maybe you’re wearing constricting clothing.

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