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Originally Posted by Eagle5US
Nerves from the spine generally don't cause an issue in a "single spot" but more so in a band or area.
Probably not much to worry over. If you were truly concerned, go see your doctor, have him "map" it, see if it changes over time. If it gets bigger, I may consider asking for some imaging to ensure you don't have a tumor or growth that is causing a compression anesthesia. It may even be something as simply as a lipoma (aka: ball of fat) that is strategically pressing on one spot causing your sensation of numbness.
Good luck
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Now that's advice I really like: practical, applicable and correct. You have been VERY well trained.....when you coming to work with me??!!
ss
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'Revel in action, translate perceptions into instant judgements, and these into actions that are irrevocable, monumentous and dreadful - all this with lightning speed, in conditions of great stress and in an environment of high tension:what is expected of "us" is the impossible, yet we deliver just that.
(adapted from: Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, surgeon and author: The Wisdom of the Body, 1997 )
Education is the anti-ignorance we all need to better treat our patients. ss, 2008.
The blade is so sharp that the incision is perfect. They don't realize they've been cut until they're out of the fight: A Surgeon Warrior. I use a knife to defend life and to save it. ss (aka traumadoc)
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