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[Cathelena]

For the last couple of months i have had constant pins and needles in my feet. It isnt painful at all but i just wondered if anyone else gets this or knows what it is.

Cathelena

[greybeard]

I get it almost constantly down the backs of both legs and feet. I know exactly what is causing mine - compression of the spinal nerve roots.
Yours may be something else. Even something good like nerve regeneration. I notice you are T4 complete, but if you are experiencing sensation in your feet, maybe your diagnosis needs reviewing.

[Cathelena]

greybeard, on 10 January 2012 - 11:01 PM, said:

I get it almost constantly down the backs of both legs and feet. I know exactly what is causing mine - compression of the spinal nerve roots.
Yours may be something else. Even something good like nerve regeneration. I notice you are T4 complete, but if you are experiencing sensation in your feet, maybe your diagnosis needs reviewing.

Thanks for the reply greybeard. My spinal cord is completely severed, so unfortunately i know its not nerve regeneration. It does get on my nerves sometimes, but at the same time, in a strange way it is goodto feel something

Cathelena

[wheeliebear75]

Pretty much just what GB said.

My pins & needles I refer to as "ants" but they're caused by the same problem as GB's. Although I also have this "lovely" patch of pins & needles on my arse too.

Still somewhat curious though.... If your spinal cord was "severed" than HOW is it you're getting ANYTHING? Lot of people have been re-diagnosed as "incomplete" because of the exact same pins & needles sensation you're describing.

[D. Smith]

Can you feel when someone touches your feet? Can you tell temperature change?

[Cathelena]

Thanks for your replies d. smith and wheeliebear. No, i cant feel anything when someone touches my feet. I cant feel the diference between hot and cold water but can feel say when my legs are "hot" or "cold" from not enough or too much clothing.

Cathelena

[D. Smith]

How can you tell? What is the sensation you get? The reason I ask is because I get the pins and needles feeling in my feet up to my waist and I know I'm a complete. For the record, complete has always been described to me as the lack of both sensation and control, where as incomplete has one or the other and a little bit of both.

[Cathelena]

D. Smith, on 11 January 2012 - 07:39 PM, said:

How can you tell? What is the sensation you get? The reason I ask is because I get the pins and needles feeling in my feet up to my waist and I know I'm a complete. For the record, complete has always been described to me as the lack of both sensation and control, where as incomplete has one or the other and a little bit of both.

The pins and needles feeling is only in my feet. I have been injured for nearly two years now, but have only got this sensation in the last couple of months and is there constantly and i am also definately complete. The feeling of being hot and cold is exactly the same feeling i would get when i was able bodied. Have you ever been given a reason for the pins and needles feeling right upto your waist?

Cathelena

[wheeliebear75]

Nerves sending the brain signals which is why we're "incomplete". If you can tell temperature than I think you NEED a reevaluation.

[Cathelena]

wheeliebear75, on 11 January 2012 - 09:12 PM, said:

Nerves sending the brain signals which is why we're "incomplete". If you can tell temperature than I think you NEED a reevaluation.

Thanks wheeliebear

[D. Smith]

Cathelena, on 11 January 2012 - 08:37 PM, said:

The pins and needles feeling is only in my feet. I have been injured for nearly two years now, but have only got this sensation in the last couple of months and is there constantly and i am also definately complete. The feeling of being hot and cold is exactly the same feeling i would get when i was able bodied. Have you ever been given a reason for the pins and needles feeling right upto your waist?

Cathelena

The reason I was given is that its neuropathic sensation in my case. From what I'm told its a "phantom sensation", just like amputees being able to "feel" limbs that are no longer there. However, if you can tell heat and cold sensation just like you could before its a strong possibility that you are in fact now incomplete. I can't tell heat or cold difference, but based off of how my legs respond I begin to notice. However, I only really notice when its cold and never have when they are hot.

[wheeliebear75]

I can sense if something is cold...but NOT if it's hot. I've burned the bottoms of my feet, backs of my legs & buttocks at the pool cuz I didn't realize how hot the ground was til I put my hand on it. I've also had some interesting semi-circles from hot dinner plates on my lap. Oh yes...and then there was the hot pizzas that left a 2nd degree burn on my lap....and a 2nd degree ear burning from both my B/F AND Dr.!

I CAN tell if someone is touching me...however I can't tell the difference between say....a pencil with an eraser on it or someone's finger.

What's my point in telling you this? To demonstrate the difference between the nerves being partially connected as in my case vs. this "phantom nerve pain". If you've got a "phantom" sensation than none of this means squat really. On the other hand if you do have some nerve connections still there you'd need an MRI to tell...NOT an x-ray. If this isn't "phantom" maybe it's possible to be one of those with FUTURE hope if not hope for the immediate future of medicine being able to help.

[darryl]

You are not alone, have been having 'pins n'needles' for a very long time, started about 20 years ago. Not constant however, onset can be triggered if I attempt to 'flex' my left leg, and for a few years if I move my eyes side to side it triggers even a stronger response. The beginning of onset usually occurs at the end of the day when, as well as during sex and appropriate stimulation. No one medical genius has ever provided an answer or reasoning.

[Cathelena]

Thank you guys for all your replies. Really helpfull