Polymyalgia Rheumatica :: Tingling And Numbness In Fingers And Hands
May 1, 2016
Diagnosed with PMR & GCA in December, 2015, I am down to 40 mg prednisone together with 20 mg methotrexate. Have only been on the methotrexate for 3 weeks and down to 40mg of prednisone for 2 days from 42.5mg so far so good. Apart from the normal side effects of prednisone, I am experiencing numbness in the tips of my fingers which spreads down into my hands. Mostly on the left side which is where my GCA is worse.
However, sometimes I have it on my right side as well. I have no strength in my hands and am dropping things. I have spoken to both my GP & Rheumy and they have not any answers. One would presume it is to do with blood/oxygen flow.
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Morning everyone, for the last week still having usual neck & shoulder pain on. 7.5 pred, seeing Dr next week as he's on holiday at moment think will have to up the intake. My problem now is the earache has gone but keep getting tingling and pins and needles in my left arm, hand and fingers is this normal. It's the same side as the neck pain (left)
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I am 25 years old and have been experiencing tingling and numbness in my hands and feet for about a month now. I've also had all of a sudden urges to pee. And frequent trips to pee at night. I also get " Charlie horses" in my back on one side at a time. And it goes back and forth between the sides for about an hour usually at a time. Sometimes I can get 2 or 3 episodes in my back per day. Also I will get very dizzy and black out. Knowing my eyes are open but can't see anything. I've always been known as clumsy and tripping over nothing. I have terrible balance. I've also in the past couple days have noticed my legs are very weak and I have an unexplained tired feeling constantly. I have an MR I next week to see if I have any lesions on my brain or spinal cord. I have not been diagnosed with MS but the more I read up the more it sounds like me.
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Male age 49, started with pain in my right hand 4 years ago. Gradually transferred to left hand and now is what I would describe generally as a combination of burning, aching tingling and numbness in both hands, wrists and forearms. No other issues, aside from that in good health and do lots of regular physical activity.
Lived with the pain which has gradually got worse and probably is something like a 5/10 on the pain scale now.
Recent stressful domestic issues seemed to aggravate the pains so finally decided to see a Spine Doctor (I am a Brit but live in the Philippines where medical care is excellent, especially when they see a foreign face with bulging pockets !)
The Dr did all the usual physical tests and none of them replicated the symptoms and her diagnised me with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in both hands, to which I said "Sorry Sherlock, it ain't CTS).
Ok, he said, go do an MRI, which I just did and have the results (results pasted at the end of this post)
Went back to see the Dr and he said that I need surgery (Fusion of C5 and C6).
So, my quandry now is should I believe him or should I try a different approach.
The first paste below is the original MRI findings and the second paste is a second opinion that I got from an independent on line service.
IMPRESSION: -BILATERAL NEURAL FORAMINAL STENOSIS AT C5-C6 SECONDARY TO RIGHT FORAMINAL DISC EXTRUSION ON THE RIGHT, BILATERAL UNCOVERTEBRAL JOINT HYPERTROPHY WITH PROMINENT SPUR ON THE LEFT. -CORD EDEMA, C5 AND C6.
Second Opinion
OPINION:
There is a moderate sized, posterior disc protrusion/osteophyte complex at C5/C6 causing moderate spinal canal stenosis, moderate compression of the cervical cord and cord edema. The segment of cord edema extends from the level of the C4/C5 disc to C6/C7 disc and affects the left hemicord more than the right hemicord. Significant bilateral foraminal stenosis at C5/C6 with compression of both exiting C6 nerves (right more than left) seen.
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I am now into my 7th week on pred just reduced by 2.5 mg and have noticed that my muscles in my hands are starting to lock, it does not last long but are becoming more frequent and painful.
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I had a mini flare 10 days ago and went up from 8 to 9 and half. The last two days I have had extremely uncomfortable numbness and pins and needles in my feet and lower legs. The numbness is so bad that I scratched my leg on my zip and drew blood, but hardly felt a thing. I have a bright red weal there now.
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This morning me and my boyfriend were messing around and we were both naked and I was rubbing his penis and it had precum on it and some might have touched my vagina. I'm really worried about pregnancy and mind you he never entered me. He also fingered me after touching his penis I'm not sure if it was the same hand.
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so this has been going on since I was about 13 till now at 17, my ANA goes up and down, I go from normal range and the highest I've gotten was 1/640.
At the moment I'm at 1/360, my symptoms include hot flashes, cold flashes, nausea, cramps, headaches, dizziness, weakness, shaking, knee pain, and gas. I get these episodes where I feel so weak, dizzy, hungery, and shaky that can last a few minutes to days. All my tests came back normal besides connective tissue disease with high ANA and it was speckled, and low vitamin d.
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I'm really worried of being pregnant and need an expert's opinion. So me and my boyfriend were making out. We never got naked, thus leaving us with no skin to skin or genital to genital contact. I did, however, rub his penis through his pants and felt some fluid (precum) on the fabric. He did not have an orgasm it really was merely precum. And it wasn't soaking either, just a small area of the pants. It dried within a few seconds of being exposed to the air, being only on my fingers. 5-10 minutes later I went to the bathroom to masturbate. Now, I know precum contains almost no sperm. I also know that it was dry on my fingers and I definitely rubbed whatever could have remained, off on my pants as I pulled it down. But I'm really worried. I know it might sound silly. But I'm really stressing here.
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It was very rare for me to get migraines no other symptoms. But over past 3 years I have been getting them along with flashing lights, numbness in fingers, mouth and chin and my tongue goes tingly,, sometimes my arm can feel heavy but thing that scares me the most is I don't fell like myself its hard to explain. But recently getting more often, Nothing specific that I am doing that brings them on.
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Recently I've been getting a strange sensation in my fingers that has moved to my toes a bit. I think it's mainly in my fingertips, like a lack of sensation or numbness that's very noticeable when I'm thinking about t like most symptoms. I have seen a few posts from people with these problems that have been counseled. Often my fingers and toes go quite cold too. Maybe it's the fight or flight process the body does when it thinks it's in danger? Or maybe it's the blood vessel restriction from the constant anxiety.
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I am extremely worried about my health at the moment. I am taking ritalin to study but my blood pressure seems to have increased a bit. Went to the doc he says its fine. Today my veins from my inside elbow to my wrist hand and fingers was in mild pain and numbness. I am 21 years old and have no history of any medical problems.
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Does anyone that suffers from Benign Essential Tremor suffer from muscle twitching involuntary jumps and cramp in hands and fingers?
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I have had parathyroid surgery for high calcium and ever surgery I started having tingling in my hands and feet. Afterwards it spread throughout my body. I also experienced tingling on the right side of my face and also some dizziness. What could be the problem? Is there something I could do about it?
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I was wondering if MS could make you have tingling in your hands and feet everyday?
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I've started taking 25MG of nortriptyline for migraines- my dosage goes up to 50 MG at the end of the week. The first few days of taking it, I experienced physical exhaustion and grogginess, as well as numbness in my legs, feet, and hands, but nothing too bad that impaired me. I also have felt more mentally focused. Any thoughts?
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Can anyone out there help been on Lofepramine 70g (for 2 weeks) and have serious numbness and tingling under my right breast into my stomach. Today i have woken up with a stiff leg and can't lift me leg to put my sock on. Anyone had same experience?
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I wonder if anyone else has had numbness and tingling in extremities? My GP had thought that the issues in my right hand were due to carpal tunnel and related to my swollen elbows. I had thought the numb toes on my right foot I had in winter was due to raynauds. But it's summer now, my elbows are much better, but I'm waking every night from numbness and tingling in left and right hands and right toes and heel.
I don't see this listed as a side effect of plaquenil or as a symptom of lupus. It's not a huge deal, but does result in less sleep. Does anyone else have this or know the cause?
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I am forty five years old and was given a confirmed diagnosis of RRMS in 2009. Since my dx I have been on one DMD, Rebif. I was on it for a year and had to stop due to the side effects. Right now I am med free except for vitamin D supplements. For the past 3 months I have had numbness and intermittent tingling in my right ear canal. I feel numb above my ear (mastoid bone) as well as behind ear. The numbness does not go away however I do experience tingling intermittently. I also have reduced sensation on the right side of my forehead and head. My ear feels full and the sensations I feel are strange. I notice it more at night.
My primary doctor and my MS specialist are not aware of my latest symptoms because I have had sensory issues for years and I am assuming this is all MS related. I am wondering if anyone else here has had similar symptoms. I have no pain just the numbness and tingling.
I will be seeing my specialist sometime in the New Year to review my MRI of brain and C spine. It was ordered almost a year ago (routine) MS doc just wants to see the disease process as he wants me on another DMD. I just had the MRI a week before Christmas.
Having MS is difficult because whenever I have health symptoms I automatically think it is MS related and so I just leave it alone and don't go to the doctor. I am worried that perhaps I could be hindering my health by assuming everything is MS related. Anyways, thanks for reading this I have been lurking for some time and today I decided to post.
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I'm a 41 yr old who has been suffering with tingling and numbness in my face, hands and feet and my tongue deviates slightly to the right. I have also had periods of dizziness. I have been hospitalized twice in the last month. Every test has come back negative... One neurologist suggested I could be having Tia while another said its not. I have a strong feeling that my menstrual cycle may play a part in this. I was looking at post from 2011 and their were other women who have similar symptoms!
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Today I have a new symptom numbness and tingling in my tongue and lips I have it about 6 hours. I have been suffering from really bad flares lately and having constant pain in my upper back and neck.
Has anyone else had this problem with their tongue and lips I need reassurance that it is not something sinister.
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