Left side of body goes completely numb and tingly, what could this be?

Sorry, it was poor wording on my part. I don't believe in worrying about problems if you don't have evidence that you should worry about them. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't get them checked out! Sorry about the confusion. I would CERTAINLY get a lump checked. But I would not worry about it until I heard back about the diagnosis, or at least I'd try not to. Sorry about that. :)

Hi Ash, how are you? I'm just wondering have you checked that palpable mass? It's probably nothing, but in one of your previous posts you seemed really worried. I know you had many questions regarding your health condition. Has your condition improved in any way? Do you still have numbness in your body?

Hi Ash: How did the appointment go? Did they say anything? If not when will you get your test? Good luck honey!

hey guys! Sorry it has been a while since I last wrote, been a hectic time with stress and pain with this mass, I went to my ultrasound last Friday for my thyroid and during the test she couldn't tell me anything, she wasn't apparently allowed to, and said I would receive my results Monday [today] or Tuesday [tomorrow] but if I didn't get them by then, to call Wednesday and check on the results.

The numbness is still there on my left side, it comes and goes, I can't feel anything when I swallow, it's completely numb and swollen, my neck has grown in swelling since my first check up and have become extremely extremely painful with sharp pain in the mass area and it shoots up towards my ear, jaws and head, the mass itself feels like it has grown and the sensation of fullness is there. I can't breathe when I lay on my sides because the mass cuts off my oxygen when I try to and I can only lay on my back, even when I try to I can't breathe and the pain is just intense, I have felt more and more tired as the days pass and I got that overall feeling of "I am getting sicker and sicker" coming over me, it's not paranoia, it's more of that for sure "just know" feeling

it's been a tough time and waiting for results is just a pain in the butt, I hate waiting, I want to know, but at the same time I don't want to know because I am scared of what the outcome will be, what I am gonna have to deal with

When I was laying there and they did the ultrasound, a sense of fear just came over me and I began to cry, and the pain in my neck was just unbearable when they were doing the test, I tried to look at the screen but it was too hard to turn my neck without the mass hurting me, but I noticed she did this thing where it showed red and blue, I am assuming that was to see what places were hot and cold? I am not sure, there was alot of red, but there was an area of cold in the spot where the mass is, which had me worried, I have a hard time reading ultrasounds anyways so I am not sure what I was looking for when I tried to look at the screen, I just remember she took ALOT of pictures and it was extremely painful

:-(

I am sorry to hear that you have to endure all of this pain along with the wait to learn the test results. I'm sure this isn't easy.

I have to be honest...I've never known of anyone going through all you are with thyroid but that doesn't mean it's imppossible.
I had fairly large nodules. They made it hard to swallow and I choked alot but I do not remember all the pain you are describing.

Are they sure it is your thyroid giving you issues?

Has anyone else dealt with the severe pain and breathing issues?

Ash, I wish you well. Please keep us posted so we know how you are doing and what the tests show.

it's okay dear, I am trying to cope with it, but it really is hard to go through and its hard to sit and wait for the results, I haven't got a call today although my doctor is known to send results in the mail so I may have to go check the mail here soon to see if the results are in the mailbox

it's definitely my thyroid giving me the issues, I was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism not too long ago so I am pretty sure it is my thyroid giving me all the problems, it completely sucks and it hurts so much :-(

I have the trouble swallowing part, I have a hard time feeling anything go down my throat, its almost like it's numb, my doctor was worried about that which was another reason she wanted to do the thyroid ultrasound, but she also felt a palpable mass which is the other reason she wanted to do the test, she seemed very worried about it

but I also got the severe pain and the breathing problems along with it, which I wonder if its gotten big enough to push the trachea and all of that to the side making it hard for me to breathe, I'm not sure, but I am unable to lay on my sides cause it cuts away at my oxygen and I am finding it at times hard to breathe just on a every day basis, it comes and goes, its scaring me

thank you so much for your care and concern, I will continue to keep you and everyone updated as I go through this and definitely when I get my results

Poor Kid! The pain could be from them pushing on your thyroid! Since it is enlarged already and stretched then they are pushing on it, it can be VERY painful. Also hon, the red and blue is the blood flow to the area. Red is going towards the doppler and blue going away.

I didn't think they would tell you anything on the day of the test, the technician isn't allowed too actually. I'm surprised they told you to call back tommorrow. Because usually they send it too your doctor then you have too go in. Like I said before hon, write all your questions down, and take the paper with you, so you don't forget.

When you have a mass and so much pressure on your sensitive neck, then you will have all the problems you are going through. It is similar when you have an infection in your throat or inner ear, it is painful and hard too swallow etc.

We are ALL thinking about you and wish nothing but the best honey. Fingers, toes, and anything else we can cross will be crossed. And remember hon, this is YOUR body, and you ARE in control, so ask the questions that you need answered and get the next course of action that YOU are comfortable with. If they haven't given you anything for pain, take Ibuprofen - it's easier on the stomach. Good luck honey!!!!

It would be really good that you receive your result today. That you finally find out what is wrong with you, and that you get better as soon as possible.
I understand that the pain is very bad, but keep it there. Has you doctor mentioned anything what could be solution to this, before this last test?

thank you guys for all your wonderful care and concern, it means so much, I love coming here and being able to talk out my situation and have so much support from wonderful people! Thank you so much, it means the world to me!

Well it seems things are getting worse---yesterday I was told by my doctor that the lab tests were a little behind so I would either get a call or a letter in the mail, receiving a call would mean it was bad news and receiving a letter would be good news, so all night I prayed that I would just get the letter and not the phone call, well this morning I was awoken by my mom and she looked worried, she had the phone in her hand--they had called, my heart was up in my throat at this time as I prepared myself to hear the worst, my doctor sounded very concerned and told me they found a small lump on my nodule and she wanted to do a more indepth test on it and said she was ordering me a nuclear scan aka radioactive scan to see if it was hot or cold, and said I would get a letter or a call in when it will be, so right now I am scared out of my mind, she sounded like she wanted to make sure this wasn't cancerous and doing quick scheduling of the next test, which I am praying it will be hot and not cold since I know it could mean its cancerous :-(

I've been pretty much crying my eyes out all morning about this, scared that this is what's gonna wind up being, though I know its very treatable, so that's good news, but I am just scared, I never thought I would ever have to deal with something like this, and it's just scary, ive gone through so much, why do I have to go through this too? Ugh :-(

I am trying to keep my hopes up that it doesn't wind up being thyroid cancer, it's what I have been doing since this started, but I keep getting scary results back, and the more it happens, the more my mind and my body tells me that this is what I have feared for so long :-(

Not to mention that my neck is still hurting, I still feel short of breathe, I have been miserable with it and now I keep getting a chronic cough with it that comes and goes like its pressing on my trachea and making me choke

guys I need your prayers more than ANYTHING right now, and your support, I think I am officially scared :-(

AWH HON! Our prayers for you are a given!!!! When it's the unknown it is SO scarry. It's all the waiting and wondering what if, is getting to you!!! It sounds like your doctor is REALLY on the ball here and she is getting you the tests that you need. Just keep remembering honey that MOST growths or cysts are NON cancerous. As a doctor told me once I will tell you, "The technology we have keeps getting better and better and shows us things we could never see before, so now there are more and more ""suspect"" things that we haven't seen, it doesn't mean its bad, it's just that we don't know what it is" And even though this process is going to take a little bit longer for you to be in! Remember this OK? This is YOUR body, YOUR health, YOUR future, and do nothing without talking to someone or even getting a second opinion.

I will tell you another story - about an old friend of mine - to show you about asking questions. She went for a mammogram and they found something, went for an ultrasound same thing. She met with a doctor who believed and said to her "It looks like cancer, and I need to do a biopsy and it will take 50 - 75% of your breast!!!!!" My girlfriend was devestated, she had to go for another xray and the technician told her that this "procedure he wants you to go through is VERY controversial!" So my girlfreind was left with the thoughts "what shall I do?" So she decided to err on the side of caution and went for the operation. They took 75% of her breast, she waited for the results and there was NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!! She was devestated!! But like we talked after, do you take the chance? It's a hard position to be in. So the reason why I told you this, is for you to be TOTALLY comfortable with any procedure they want to do, any treatment etc. AND if you feel at all aprehensive then get a 2nd opion OK? Let us know when your Radioactive Xray is OK! And I am sure we are all saying the same thing and wish you ALL the luck, HEALTH and good outcomes in the world!!!! God bless hon!!!

Hi Ash, it's been awhile since we heard from you and I know you were really scared the last time we talked. Can you let me know how things are going for you now? I'd really like to hear how you're doing because it sounds like you were pretty upset. Thanks!

I know your question was posted a long time ago, but I felt like I had to reply anyway when I read it.  I don't even know if you'll get this response, but if you do, maybe this will help.  What you were describing with the crawling numbness describes simple partial seizures exactly.  Look up the symptoms on the Epilepsy Foundation website, or the many other websites dealing with epilepsy (just put "epilepsy" in Google, and you'll get tons of info).  It probably does have to do with your medication, and may or may not be serious.  It would be very serious if you were driving and it happened, and you couldn't respond to drive.  I wish you well.  I know the symptoms because my son has had epilepsy for 9 years, and I've done a LOT of research on it.  Here is an explanation from one website about how this person's seizures felt:

My left hand goes numb and I can no longer control it. I've learned to be ambidextrous and I just switch hands and go on with what I was doing."

"I get an odd sensation that travels down one side of my face and arm and I can't grasp things properly. There's no movement, so people around me wouldn't know it was happening unless I dropped something."

Good luck to you.

I just read all of this, and I was wondering... how it all turned out? Just wondering... I hope everything was okay!

Sincerely,

Jenelle.

hi my name is karina and i fell the same thing numbness on my left arm and it hurts really bad, plus i have alot of headaches,sleepless nights,trouble breathing also

hi i keep getting pain down the left hand side my body and now the top of my leg is starting to get numb i cant lie down and i cant get to sleep for the pain