Please advise: My legs are numb???

Is it both legs? And is it still numb or was it just for a short time? My husband had a problem with his legs going numb earlier this year, it lasted for several days. After a few days he went to the Doctor because he couldn't stand it anymore. This was back in March. Since then he has been sent to a Neurologist and a Neurosurgeon, sent for bloodwork, and for MRI's. He had a partial MRI and then they sent him for a full one, unfortunately he had a panic attack and didn't complete it so will be going for another attempt in a couple of weeks. They have been able to rule out anything serious and so far everything is pointing toward that it was just a virus of some kind. There was something on his first MRI which was only about a month after the numbness happened, but on the partial they were able to get the second time before his panic attack there is nothing there. So the Neurosurgeon is thinking since it's gone it must have just been a virus, they still want a full scan to make sure though. I don't know if yours is anything like this, but that is our experience with what you describe!

Well sweetie, I'm not a doctor, but I have had the same thing once or twice. I think you pinched a nerve in the bottom of your foot. When you cut off the blood flow, your limb falls asleep because your blood stops flowing. When you release the block you get the pins and needles effect. Odd but true. It could have been a nerve in your hip or lower back, too. Sometimes we pinch them without knowing it. Hope this helps. I hope the answer is this simple.

It could be your sciatic nerve, which is located in your lower back. I had a problem with mine a couple of months ago and it went from pins & needles down my leg to pain in my leg and all the way up to my back. Try to avoid standing for long periods of time until you can see the doctor.

Hi.. Though I'm not a doctor, I can tell you several probable causes of this as far as I know but it is IMPORTANT to see a doctor in this case because a numb leg tells a lot of problems. You may have a DVT which means deep vein thrombosis, a blockage of a blood clot in a deep vein in your upper leg. This usually caused by long hours of sitting in the chair. Another is diabetes. Most diabetics feel numbness in their hands and legs because of high blood sugar levels in the blood. Just see your doc to let him tell much more about what you feel. I hope you will get well soon.