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I have intermittent numbness in my 4th and 5th finger on my left hand. This started with numbness in my finger tips about 5 years ago. My gait is off. My eye sight is much worse. I am so constipated that I have to take a laxative 2 x week. This is very new for me and on top of that, my memory is getting bad.
I saw a neurologist and had an MRI that was negative. What now?

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Hi,

Do you have any pain in your hand?

Or is there any weakness in your hand?

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There is no pain in my hand, just intermittent numbness. No weakness in the hand but the neurologist that did the examine said that I have neuropathy in both hands and both feet. I am a nurse with 35 years of experience but I am baffled. I really thought I had MS but the MRI was normal. Oh, by the way I am not diabetic either. I have really never had any serious illnesses.

I would have to agree with your neurologist that you seem to be having a case of peripheral neuropathy, and the MRI seems to confirm this.
Has any testing been done for this, like an NCV 9nerve conduction velocity).
Peripheral neuropathy can have a large number of causes and can lead to the symptoms that you have described.
For more information try reading this excellent resource from Mayo Clinic,
www.mayoclinic.com/health/peripheral-neuropathy/DS00131

All the best,

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