Suddenly can't move legs

[Whitfloor]

My friend had a general anaesthetic two days ago (her first) to correct a minor problem. She seemed fine. She's in her late thirties.

Two hours ago she felt very sick and became unable to stand. She became unresponsive. No raised temperature. An ambulance was called.

Waiting on a CT scan. She can't move her legs.

She was frightened about the possibility of having a reaction to the anaesthetic. Could this be a delayed reaction?

Reduced sensation in all four limbs. SATS fine throughout. Now perfectly clear mentally but passed out for a while in the ambulance.

What could be happening?

I am glad your friend has recovered, op, I thought she would.

Hi, if you have a look at the b12 society there is a great amount of advice, they have a support group linked via the website.
For b12 they test b12 serum, folate
MMA
Homocysteine
Holo TC active b12
Intrinsic factor is 40-60% reliable.

B12 doesn't cause immediate bilateral weakness (coming from a Dr with a peripheral neuropathy from b11 deficiency

What was the minor problem that needed correcting? Might be more revelant than thought? Maybe she has mast cell activation syndrome. I struggle to move my legs now but that's because of vaccine causing me adult onset tethered cord. Hope your friend's issues are temporary.

i had numbness in my hands and legs and a b12 deficiency. B12 injections didn’t help one bit…. Because it turned out to be MS after all. I hope your friend will have regular check ups.

Please have your friend see a neurologist and have a work up….if anything for peace of mind. Go private if possible.

Biologics are prescribed on the NHS for arthritis.

And regards Spain, you have mountains of forms to fill in to get anything done.

https://theenglishacademyblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/15/spanish-bureaucracy-a-pain-in-the-arse/

There was an article on this on one of those medical radio 4 programmes. Last week's I think. Possibly "All In The Mind" I was driving so not 100% concentrating.

They aren't prescribed as a first line treatment, and also if you read my post I was talking about the persistent refusal to take me seriously, for many years, resulting in over a decade of severe pain and non treatment of someone with a serious condition.its difficult to be prescribed anything much if you keep being told you are "just tired".

I always find it astonishing when people are so desperate to defend the NHS when it has repeatedly been found to be dangerously poor.

I had GBS many years ago i don’t remember much about it. The last thing i remember whilst conscious was that they were going to get someone to put a needle through my leg to see if if i could feel it.
Im not sure what the outcome of that was as i was in a coma.

Friend had this it was Aneurysm of illiac artery

What a shame that you were left to suffer to the point where it caused neuropathy. It takes far too long to get a diagnosis of this condition.

MS doesn't respond well to General anaesthesia..........She'll need a brain and spinal MRI and lumbar puncture...

she needs an MRI NOT A CT scan..............

I have M.S and an MRI scan showed where the lesions were located, this can then help to identify which parts of the body are affected. I have several in my brain affecting cognition, dexterity, short term memory, and a significant one on my spine that affects my legs and mobility.

I have relapsing remitting M.S so symptoms are up and down. Having a general anaesthetic, which I needed due to a badly broken arm caused a relapse, I have to be careful and pace myself. Stress is also a major factor, but life is never straight forward and at times you can’t avoid it. I didn’t have a lumbar puncture, thankfully, the scan showed enough evidence. I can still drive, I’m on a 3 yearly license, I don’t go far now as it’s very draining.

It’s awful when your body suddenly stops functioning and very bloody scary. I had CBT to help with the diagnosis and greave for a life I once had, a very active one. I have a different outlook on life now and certainly don’t take anything for granted.

I recently took my daughter to a neurologist privately as she was presenting similar symptoms to mine, I paid privately. Upon the MRI it showed no lesions but a colloidal cyst, the same as Davina McCall has had removed. The brain surgeon did further neurological tests and has diagnosed FND, I’d never heard of it. The way he explained it is that M.S is a hardware problem and they can see it on a scan FND is a software problem. She’s has had gynaecological issues since she was 14 and still not resolved completely at 29, basically her body has spat it’s dummmy out, it can no longer cope. Womens health services is abhorrent, she has now been referred to a Endometriosis Specialist Centre with a 53 week wait, as even after a hysterectomy the endometriosis has returned, we knew it could, but it stopped her periods and excruciating pain that would last for weeks and leaving her unable to work. Life at times is very bloody trying, 🥴

My daughter had this diagnosis, and the hoover test was definitive. It’s a strange one, she has had previous gynae trauma and her body seems to have shut off, it’s as if her body can no longer cope.