Re: numbness & tingling of arms & hands

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I had that with carpal tunnel in both hands.

Have had operations on both hands and haven't had anymore problems.

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dev3355 wrote:

Does anyone have a problem with severe numbness & tingling of hand & arms at night? I wake up about every hour because my arms & hands have fallen asleep. It takes quite a while for the feeling to come back & is very painful as the feeling returns. Has anyone experienced this?

[Guest guest]

I had numbness and tingling as you describe and it was caused by nerve

damage in my elbow. But my advice to you is to talk to your doctor about

this, it's very important that you find out what's going on. Remember the

only one qualified to diagnose your symptoms is your physician, we can only

share experiences and give support.

Dorey

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I just got the results of my emg, I do have bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. I have a good neurologist & he also wants me to get a dopler study of my subclavian because he thinks I may also have thoracic outlet syndrome. Baker <carez4kidz@...> wrote:

Yes, I have that problem for several years now. I put

pillows under each arm, and it helps a lot. I was told that

I do not have carpal tunnel, so it must have something to

do with RA, as I never had the problem before.~

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From: dev3355

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Subject: numbness & tingling of arms & hands

Does anyone have a problem with severe numbness & tingling of hand & arms at night? I wake up about every hour because my arms & hands have fallen asleep. It takes quite a while for the feeling to come back & is very painful as the feeling returns. Has anyone experienced this?

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I just got the results of my emg, I do have bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. I have a good neurologist & he also wants me to get a dopler study of my subclavian because he thinks I may also have thoracic outlet syndrome. Dorey <ddorey@...> wrote:

I had numbness and tingling as you describe and it was caused by nerve damage in my elbow. But my advice to you is to talk to your doctor about this, it's very important that you find out what's going on. Remember the only one qualified to diagnose your symptoms is your physician, we can only share experiences and give support. Doreywww.LivingWithRheumatoidArthritis.com----- Original Message ----- From: "dev3355" <dev3355@...><Rheumatoid Arthritis >Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 8:20 PMSubject: numbness & tingling of arms & hands> Does anyone have a problem with severe numbness & tingling of hand & > arms at night? I wake up about every hour because my arms & hands have> fallen asleep. It takes quite a

while for the feeling to come back & > is very painful as the feeling returns. Has anyone experienced this?>>>>>>>>>

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I just got the results of my emg, I do have bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. I have a good neurologist & he also wants me to get a dopler study of my subclavian because he thinks I may also have thoracic outlet syndrome.Maggie <meshouse@...> wrote:

I had that with carpal tunnel in both hands. Have had operations on both hands and haven't had anymore problems.

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AOL: Maggies85dev3355 wrote: Does anyone have a problem with severe numbness & tingling of hand & arms at night? I wake up about every hour because my arms & hands have fallen asleep. It takes quite a while for the feeling to come back & is very painful as the feeling returns. Has anyone experienced this?

[Guest guest]

Yes, I've had this a long time, although not necessarily every night. I

don't know why or what it's a result of.... RA? Carpal tunnel? Old age?

LOL! I'm putting this question on my list for the rhuemy doc on Monday.

Thanks for reminding me!

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wrote:

> Does anyone have a problem with severe numbness & tingling of hand &

> arms at night? I wake up about every hour because my arms & hands

have

> fallen asleep. It takes quite a while for the feeling to come back &

> is very painful as the feeling returns. Has anyone experienced this?

[Guest guest]

Best to get it checked out ASAP. For my

right hand I waited too long and ended up in the ER with severe pain

and numbness. I had totally lost feeling in the arm and couldn't stop

crying. When the 2nd hand starting with pain I did not wait for the

numbing ...just went straight to my hand surgeon. I'm lucky to have one

of the best hand surgeons in the area. He scraped out spurs, cleaned

the tendons as they had arthritis on them and stretched out the tunnel

instead of cutting it. He also shot my fingers with cortisone.

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wrote:

Yes, I've had this a long time, although not necessarily every night. I don't know why or what it's a result of.... RA? Carpal tunnel? Old age? LOL! I'm putting this question on my list for the rhuemy doc on Monday. Thanks for reminding me!

[Guest guest]

Yes, I sked my ra dr about it quite a while ago, and he told me it's part of the ra, carpal tunnel, and does not recommend surgery, because the pain afterward he said is substantial and recommended I get braces and wear them to bed at night and during the day when really active doing things, so I did get them, and they are a big help. I highly recommend them to anyone with this problem. ~dev3355 <dev3355@...> wrote:

Does anyone have a problem with severe numbness & tingling of hand & arms at night? I wake up about every hour because my arms & hands have fallen asleep. It takes quite a while for the feeling to come back & is very painful as the feeling returns. Has anyone experienced this?

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My doc recommended using braces until my

surgical appt came up. Both my hands had severe arthritis in

them..they were full of synovial (sp) fluid, nodules, spurs and the

carpal tunnel was bad. It was all affecting the nerves and causing

nerve damage.I couldn't hold a phone or a pen or anything... A real

mess! I had no pain after the surgery except for the incision.Ofcourse

the drugs were good. :-)

Never needed physical therapy like the doc thought I might.

A couple days after the surgery you can start wiggling your fingers,

then about a week later your hand can be used. The next day I was

already on the computer LOL. I'd say recovery was about 3 weeks with

all the wrappings coming off. Then you just take it slowly. It's

really not that bad, much better than the pain and numbness. I guess I

can only speak for myself, but I'm pain free in the hands. The only

problem is the finger joints now and then will flare up. I shoot a lot

of hockey photos and was able to get back to doing that again. Having

it done made a world of difference for me. Maybe you should get

another opinion?

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shelly smiegal wrote:

Yes, I sked my ra dr about it quite a while ago, and he told me

it's part of the ra, carpal tunnel, and does not recommend surgery,

because the pain afterward he said is substantial and recommended I get

braces and wear them to bed at night and during the day when really

active doing things, so I did get them, and they are a big help. I

highly recommend them to anyone with this problem. ~

[Guest guest]

Hi how did your test come out i was wornding Sherrie

Does anyone have a problem with

severe numbness & tingling of hand &

> arms at night? I wake up about every hour because my arms & hands

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> fallen asleep. It takes quite a while for the feeling to come

back &

> is very painful as the feeling returns. Has anyone experienced

this?

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[Guest guest]

I'm seeing a hand surgeon on Monday, but I'm suffering horribly right now. When I go to sleep within an hour I wake up with the numbness, It takes about 45 min to an hour for the feeling to return & the pain is horrible while it's coming back. my fingers swell up & I can't use my hands at all. What meds did you use? I'm hoping the surgeon can inject my wrists & that that will work. Did you try injections??Maggie <meshouse@...> wrote:

My doc recommended using braces until my surgical appt came up. Both my hands had severe arthritis in them..they were full of synovial (sp) fluid, nodules, spurs and the carpal tunnel was bad. It was all affecting the nerves and causing nerve damage.I couldn't hold a phone or a pen or anything... A real mess! I had no pain after the surgery except for the incision.Ofcourse the drugs were good. :-) Never needed physical therapy like the doc thought I might. A couple days after the surgery you can start wiggling your fingers, then about a week later your hand can be used. The next day I was already on the computer LOL. I'd say recovery was about 3 weeks with all the wrappings coming off. Then you just

take it slowly. It's really not that bad, much better than the pain and numbness. I guess I can only speak for myself, but I'm pain free in the hands. The only problem is the finger joints now and then will flare up. I shoot a lot of hockey photos and was able to get back to doing that again. Having it done made a world of difference for me. Maybe you should get another opinion?

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AOL: Maggies85shelly smiegal wrote:

Yes, I sked my ra dr about it quite a while ago, and he told me it's part of the ra, carpal tunnel, and does not recommend surgery, because the pain afterward he said is substantial and recommended I get braces and wear them to bed at night and during the day when really active doing things, so I did get them, and they are a big help. I highly recommend them to anyone with this problem. ~

[Guest guest]

I do have braces that I wear every night & while I am making jewely but they have not helped at all.shelly smiegal <shelsmieg2000@...> wrote:

Yes, I sked my ra dr about it quite a while ago, and he told me it's part of the ra, carpal tunnel, and does not recommend surgery, because the pain afterward he said is substantial and recommended I get braces and wear them to bed at night and during the day when really active doing things, so I did get them, and they are a big help. I highly recommend them to anyone with this problem. ~dev3355 <dev3355@...> wrote: Does anyone have a problem with severe numbness & tingling of hand & arms at night? I wake up about every hour because my arms & hands have fallen asleep. It takes quite a while for the feeling to come back & is very painful as the feeling returns. Has anyone experienced this?

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[Guest guest]

What state are you in?Maggie <meshouse@...> wrote:

Best to get it checked out ASAP. For my right hand I waited too long and ended up in the ER with severe pain and numbness. I had totally lost feeling in the arm and couldn't stop crying. When the 2nd hand starting with pain I did not wait for the numbing ...just went straight to my hand surgeon. I'm lucky to have one of the best hand surgeons in the area. He scraped out spurs, cleaned the tendons as they had arthritis on them and stretched out the tunnel instead of cutting it. He also shot my fingers with cortisone.

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AOL: Maggies85 wrote: Yes, I've had this a long time, although not necessarily every night. I don't know why or what it's a result of.... RA? Carpal tunnel? Old age? LOL! I'm putting this question on my list for the rhuemy doc on Monday. Thanks for reminding me!

[Guest guest]

Oh boy do I know that feeling! I hated when

my hands and fingers went numb...it was a horrible feeling trying to

wake them up...and it hurt badly! My hand surgeon prescribed vicodin

to help me with the pain until surgery. Then after surgery he gave me

demoral, then after the first week he gave me darvocet cuz I told him I

wanted something not so strong. Ask him to give you something in the

mean time. For my first hand I had to get MRI's and nerve tests. It

hurt really bad just having to keep my hand still...I was crying during

the MRI cuz you have to keep your hand still. I felt like a big

baby..but that was the worst hand.

My hand surgeon told me that he can try injecting my hands so I did not

need surgery, but it would be a waste of time because it's not going to

get better just delay the inevitable. But then I was already to the

point of nerve damage from the things in my hand. My hand would lock

up too...ugggh I'm glad that's over with! *shudders*

Good luck to you.

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Devorah Flynn wrote:

I'm seeing a hand surgeon on Monday, but I'm suffering horribly

right now. When I go to sleep within an hour I wake up with the

numbness, It takes about 45 min to an hour for the feeling to return

& the pain is horrible while it's coming back. my fingers swell up

& I can't use my hands at all. What meds did you use? I'm hoping

the surgeon can inject my wrists & that that will work. Did you

try injections??

[Guest guest]

Central Florida

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Devorah Flynn wrote:

What state are you in?

[Guest guest]

I do this all the time. It's carpal tunnel from the RA. I found that

if I put a wrist splint on my hands at night, it really helps. Of if

I'm having an extremely bad night where I get the numbness and burning

and too much pain to mention, I sleep sitting up in a chair with my

arm dangling over the side to keep the stuff at bay.

~chris

[Guest guest]

Have tried all that, I'm only getting about 2-3 hours sleep a night. I go to the hand surgeon Thurs. Hope he can inject them & make me better.<tinoka3@...> wrote:

I do this all the time. It's carpal tunnel from the RA. I found that if I put a wrist splint on my hands at night, it really helps. Of if I'm having an extremely bad night where I get the numbness and burning and too much pain to mention, I sleep sitting up in a chair with my arm dangling over the side to keep the stuff at bay. ~chris

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I'm in MichiganMaggie <meshouse@...> wrote:

Central Florida

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AOL: Maggies85Devorah Flynn wrote:

What state are you in?