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I've been diagnosed with SLE a year ago... and now suddlenly I'm experiencing numbness on my right leg from my knee to my ankle. I have a doctor's appointment next week... shall I wait until then to address this?

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Hello,

I suggest to you to go to an Emergency Room. It may possibly be a sign of a stroke and it needs to be ruled out.

http://health.yahoo.com/topic/lupus/living/article/healthwise/hw123495

http://adam.about.com/reports/000063_4.htm

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Edited by V. Yetimyan M.D. on 11/4/2006 at 3:40 PM

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