Does the numbness feel just like your feet have fallen asleep when you try to walk on them? I had those symptoms years ago along with some others. Doctors found no lupus, no diabetes, no arthritis. The neurologist ran a ton of tests....and found no nerve damage, nothing wrong. He suggested I up my vit B12 intake to 2000 mg a day. He said the symptoms could be stress-related. I started the B12 intake amounts he recommended and the symptoms went away within weeks after I stopped seeing him. Although I can't really say why.Farmfresh said:I have been having problems with numbness in both of my feet for the past couple of months. When I went to my regular doctor about two months ago to get blood work done (my meds require consistent monitoring), I mentioned it to him. He was pretty sure it was the arthritis swelling my feet and causing the numbness.
The arthritis specialist DOES NOT agree. He said that arthritis should not be the cause of the numbness. He was VERY aggravated at my internist suggesting that even. He asked me multiple times about being diabetic and family history of diabetes, but I have none and the full blood profiles that I have been getting every TWO months should have been showing that if it was present. Next he mumbled something about Lupus. Finally he set up an appointment for me to see a neurologist. He says the numbness is a symptom of some kind of nerve damage and the neurologist will be doing a series of tests to try to find the root cause.
So great - now my specialist is recommending a specialist!!
It sounds like you made their day! And probably put that seed of gardening into their lives too! How rewarding!Farmfresh said:I picked more Rattlesnake green beans tonight, enough for a couple of good meals, and gave them to my BIL so I don't have to deal with them right now. Then I picked a couple of squash and a big bag full of tomatoes! Some are riper than others, so the green ones can just spend a little time on my table in a plastic basket.
The four-plex which is in front of my big garden is now stating to team with children. Four little girls in three different houses! They were playing in the drive chasing bubbles, but when I passed by to go pick tonight they all asked if they could help! I spend ALL day at school surrounded by needy kids and my garden is my sanctuary ... my place for peace. So of course I said "YES" and after asking their respective adults I had a platoon of pickers.
My tomatoes are trellised on concrete reinforcing mesh wire fences with 8 foot T posts holding it up in 50 foot rows and with THICK mulch between the rows, so picking was easy even for those little beginners. I gave a lesson about holding the stem with one hand and twisting the tomato till it comes off. (Heritage tomatoes have stubborn stems!) Then they walked with me on my "little path" as one called it and took turns picking the ripe ones. When we got back to the apartments I let each one choose either one big tomato or two little ones. They had a good time.
