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Suggest Remedy For Recurrent Numbness In Hands And Legs

Posted on Thu, 27 Aug 2015

Question: I was having numbness in left hand and leg some days back and I visited a neurologist. He suspected a nerve pinch and gave medicines. I have already eaten medicines for 20/days now,but my numbness is back.

I was also advised to check Vit d and b12 levels, I am in talks with a diagnostic center for getting tests done. I have a few queries-

1. Difference between (25-OH Vitamin D) and (D total, D2,D3) and which one am I supposed to get done?
2. If you can suggest some good pathology labs in XXXXXXX with decent prices?

Answered by Dr. Nidhi Setia (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You should go for 25-OH vitamin D.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome to HCM,

I can understand your concerns,

I advise that you should go for 25-OH vitamin D rather than D2,D3.

25-OH vitamin D is a best indicator to know the status of vitamin D in blood.because this form of vitamin D circulates in blood.

I suggest that you should get it done in laboratory attached with government hospitals in XXXXXXX (Vani XXXXXXX hospital and Bowring hospital).

Hope this helps.

Feel free to ask further.

Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar