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My toe always feels numb for sometime when i wake up from sleep & its only the right leg. when i walk it feels like have being choked with needle.
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Neuropathy: This could be a sign of neuropaty, a problem with the sensory nerves. There are many causes of neuropathy, the most common is diabetes. Appropriate testing and evaluation will lead to the underlying problem
Answered 1/21/2018
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It's positioning.: If this numbness only occurs after you arise from sleeping, I would be start evaluating the position you sleep in. This could be a transient neuritis due, in part, to the way your leg and/or your back is positioned during sleep.
Answered 8/3/2015
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