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I also have osteoarthritis and osteochondritis dissecans. These lead to my arm popping, grinding, sticking, going numb, swelling, turning red, hurting, aching, feeling weak, etc. I've had a major debrement and cartilage removal surgery as well as arthroscopic surgery for my elbow. It did help with some of the pain. But the pain is always there.
I recently got diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I did strain my neck so the pain in my neck and arms is worsened by the fibro. The worst part is- I feel fatigued like I ran a mile when I did nothing. The fibro also makes my left knee and leg hurt for no reason. I also have irritable bowel syndrome as well and that makes life a little harder. The fibro caused it- before I knew I had fibro, I missed 3 days of work cause of severe stomach sickness.
Now- I've been currently out of work due to having woken up with a completely numb left side. I had felt super heavy headed and sleepy all of a sudden the night before. When I woke up- I had a BAD charlie horse and couldn't feel anything really from my face down. I slept it off and woke up to find it was a little less worse but still horribly tingly.
I've had a recent history of seizures. I was born late with my head caved in. From the time I was 10 months old til I was 7 I had a total of 72 heat strokes and seizures. My doctor told my mom hey were febrile seizures and that either I'd die, end up brain dead, or have problems in the long run.
So far, I've had an MRI and I've seen my primary care specialist. I am being referred to a neurologist. I have a pain specialist and my main doctor who gave me my 2nd surgery. Currently I have no diagnosis besides the ones listed above for the numbness. A doctor did guess either Multiple Sclerosis or A partial Seizure.
The pain is in my neck/shoulder, left arm, and the shin in my left leg. I can't feel my left side of my face- when I smile it feels like it's wrinkling up. My back is semi-numb and so is my leg. The loss of sensation is where my left elbow/hand is, my shin where I had the charlie horse, and my neck/shoulder.
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You, my friend, have CUBITAL TUNNEL. I'm a big gamer and pc gamer. I play games A LOT!!! It showed up about 3 years ago. My pinky, ring finger, and the side of the hand they;re on started hurting. ON BOTH SIDES. It got to the point they were numb and weak. So I went to a doctor. The signals in my nerves GET TO MY HANDS then they become SLOW on the way back. I had the surgery in my right arm (along with a surgery for my arthritis). My doctor cut the tendon casing that holds the nerve in place. What happens is- your ulnar nerve (AKA the funny bone) gets pinched or compressed. If you bend your arm- your arm will go numb. And over time your hand and left side of your arm can hurt. KEEP YOUR ARMS STRAIGHT WHENEVER YOU CAN. And, if it helps- buy arthritis gloves. They help with the hand pain. My arms go numb whenever I bend them even for a second. Go to a doctor to see what they can do. Surgery is for major cases usually. I had to have the surgery cause I couldn't even feel things in my hands. hey can do physical therapy and even make you a night brace that keeps your arms straight at night. I HOPE THIS HELPED! :D It's been 2 years now since I lived with this- hopefully you can diagnose it quickly and not have to deal with so much pain!
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As for the pinky and pinky side of the arm hurting- look into cubital tunnel/ulnar compression.I have cubital tunnel in both arms and my pinky/ring finger and that side of the arm HURTS! It's numb, tingly, and if I bend my arm AT ALL it goes numb. The elbow nerve (aka funny bone) gets trapped or pinch and makes your arm numb.
Fibromyalgia can also worsen or give you stomach problems. I now have IBS. Try out the elimination diet. I did it for a week and most of my stomach problems have stopped!
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If you've had chemo- which does bad things to the body and brain like seizures do- then maybe this is why you're feeling the way you are. But I'm still sticking to CUBITAL TUNNEL for the pain in your arm/hands. My arms hurt all the way up and down, by the way, due to Cubital Tunnel. Have a doctor give you an EMG to help figure it out if you have it.
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For those of you with Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue, try taking 15mg or d-ribose supplement. Look up on Amazon reviews you will find many people with great results. There are studies showing how it helps.
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