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What Cause Numbness In The Left Leg?

I have been having numbness in my left leg for a few months. It is behind the knee and runs down my leg. Sometimes feels like it is going to give out while walking. Heel has numbness and tingling. When I bend my leg there is shooting pain up and down the leg but mostly around the knee. Cannot kneel with pressure on the knee.
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Hi

Welcome to the health care magic

You are having sharp shooting pain in leg and esp after walking

Hence for tingling peripheral neuropathy or vascular causes seems possibility here

Following investigation needed as per need after your Examination....
-Serum B12 with CBC (for b12 deficiency)
-Serum RBS (for diabetes)
-colour doppler (for rule out peripheral vascular disease)
-Serum sgot, sgpt, albumin to check liver profile
-serum urea, creatinine for kindney profile

According to cause further specific treatment given

If b12 deficiency present then b12 injections might needed

Take care

Hope your concern solved

Consult physician for examination and discuss all these
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What Cause Numbness In The Left Leg?

Hi Welcome to the health care magic You are having sharp shooting pain in leg and esp after walking Hence for tingling peripheral neuropathy or vascular causes seems possibility here Following investigation needed as per need after your Examination.... -Serum B12 with CBC (for b12 deficiency) -Serum RBS (for diabetes) -colour doppler (for rule out peripheral vascular disease) -Serum sgot, sgpt, albumin to check liver profile -serum urea, creatinine for kindney profile According to cause further specific treatment given If b12 deficiency present then b12 injections might needed Take care Hope your concern solved Consult physician for examination and discuss all these