Numbness, tingling, left side esp hand arm, pinky, weakness - std?? neuro?

czdoty · Newbie Joined: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 1

I was so happy to find this board. I started experiencing the same symptoms about a week ago and am scared to death. I work in the healthcare field and none of the nurses or Nurse Practitioners can find anything wrong. BP,vitals, iron, blood sugar, lung function all fine. No one can explain the numbness and occasional SOB or chest pain.

The entry about artificial sweetner is interesting because I drink diet sodas as if they are the only source of liquid! I am going to TRY to quit and see if symptoms subside.

I will let you all know if it works! Confused

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About 2 weeks ago, I experienced numbness in my left hand. I also felt a little ache in my lower left arm and left foot. All this started happening after I operated a high-end camcorder, which I gripped really tight. I also stood for long periods. I started worrying, fear that it might be MS or diabetes.

A week ago I went to get my annual physical done. The Nurse Practioner said all my blood tests were normal. She checked my left hand out. She ruled out Carpel Tunnel Syndrome since the inside of my wrist didn't hurt when she ran her hand down it. She said it's tendinitis, due to my job (in which I gripped the camcorder). She had me take Advil 3 times a day for 3 days and ice my inner wrist for 30 minutes a day. After this, my hand, arm, and foot are back to normal. I'm so grateful it wasn't anything worse. I'm not taking my health for granted ever.

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Hi

I've had the same symptoms dating back to 2002; pins and needles in my left side - going up my arm and my face, and sometime down the back of my neck... it makes me feel quite light headed and gives me blurry vision too. it can be very scary!

It usually stays around for a few weeks and then goes again and it's always triggered by not enough sleep, too much going out and too much to drink over a prolonged period. it only comes along every couple of years.

I've had MRI scans, blood tests and CT scans but nothing showed up. I think it's my body's ways of dealing with stress and exhaustion. If I look after myself by getting plenty of sleep, drink lots of water and staying off the booze for a while, it tends to disappear.

I had a look around some other websites and others have also reported these symptoms as being some kind of anxiety attack.

You should always get these things checked out by the doctors etc, but I thought it may be of some comfort to those who have had all the scans etc and still no idea what it is. Maybe you're just a little on edge and haven't been looking after yourself. Just try to relax, get plenty of sleep and see how that works.

Hope you all feel better soon.

gibson · Newbie Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 3

I have had numbness for around 2 months now. I am a 30 yr old male. It started when i was doing a workout at the gym. I was wearing my wedding ring at the time and had thought i hurt my from pressure on the ring and it would eventually go away. It has since spread to my ring finger and down the left hand side of my palm. I play guitar and my ability to do chords that previously were easy to me have now become impossible. My grip is quite weak also. I visited my local GP and have been adviced i have pinched a nerve somewhere in my arm. I am to see a specialist in the next week to determine what i can do. I will post any answer i have to my case if/ when..i find them out.

gibson · Newbie Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 3

Disguy · Newbie Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 1

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I have exactly the same issues. The one difference is that the numbness in my arm/hand/fingers started about 5 days AFTER I had a treatment, which was on June 17, for a problem with my back. I have had a back problem for years and have had numbness in my left foot and leg (mostly on the outside) and some pain and muscle spasms in my left thigh. This all started when I hurt my back so I figured it was a sciatica nerve issue. I have been waiting 2 years to see a neurologist and finally got in early this month. Over the past year I have had x-rays, Ct scans, Bone density scans etc.. to get prepared for the neurologist appointment. I am now waiting for a MRI. The treatment I am having is a freezing of portions of my spine to locate the problem area in my back. I will be getting different segments of my spine frozen over the next few months to locate the area. The neurologist started with one specific area as it showed a swelling of a disc in the CT scan. Right after the 2 freezing shots I felt uncomfortable tingling in my left foot/calf and thigh (mostly on outside). That night sleeping was uncomfortable as I was having a lot of tingling and muscle twitching in my leg. The next 2-3 days were mostly OK. Then the numbness in my hand/arm started. At first it was just when I was sleeping so I though the same thing everyone else has thought - slept on it wrong. However, it is now almost constant and is worse when sitting or lying down. I will be calling my neurologist tomorrow to let him know of this new development. So For any of you with these issues it seems as if it may be a problem located somewhere in your back. I will keep everyone posted.

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You all are suffering from what is known as "The I think I'm sick Syndrome" It only happens in people who are warped in the brain or has somekind of lawsuit to settle.

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I am a 51 year old female. I get a dull pain or ache on the outside of my left arm. I wouldn't say it's numb but an ache and it happens a few times a month. It is the outside of my arm, from my shoulder through my elbow and to my pinkie and ring finger. I have a heart murmur so I am wondering if it from that.

Numbness, tingling, left side esp hand arm, pinky, weakness - std?? neuro?

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