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Compression in Spinal Areas will present with
1. Weakness
2.
Numbness and Balance Problems
3. Problems in Urination and Passing Motion
If you have only one of the above, we have to think more in terms of problems else where
In your case, I would think that you have Sensory Neuropathy which has to be managed separately
Gabapentin will work if you have
tingling sensation or pin prick sensation, but for Numbness alone, it may not work much. Your Doctor was correct in Stopping that drug
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