pins and needles??

karl81
karl81 Member Posts: 16
edited 10. Aug 2010, 14:11 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi everyone i hope you are enjoying the summer. I hava question about a symtom iam finding with my right hand, what it is that iam having a flare up and this hellish flare up iam experincing tingling and pins and needles on the top of my hand down the back of my thumb and my down the back and around the side of my two for fingers. i exprerence the odd twitcing finger but not numbness for a days.Could this be nerve damage caus my hands are so swollen and have been for very long time.I have hand deformities but this is new symtom should i be alarmed? or is this a commen thing caus i have only been sick for 3 years so iam never sure what to look out for i do get severe sicatica where i get tingling in my foot but never in my hand any info please

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  • trisher
    trisher Member Posts: 9,263
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi

    It could be the nerves in your hand. You say you have hand damaged, it is more likely the nerve maybe they get trappend and released. I would make an appointment to see your gp to find out what is going on.

    I went and had the nerves tested because they thought that was causing my problems simular to yours.

    If they do send you for the test it is painless they just put wires around your fingers and measure points in them. Then move the wire to the next finger and so on until it is finished

    Trish xx
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    You say that your hands are badly swollen, so it would be reasonable to expect that there is pressure being exerted on your flesh and the flesh contains the nerves and so they tingle. A trip to the GP could be useful, to see if he/she can prescribe a more effective anti-inflammatory or, as trisher wisely says, send you for further tests. I wish you well. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • karl81
    karl81 Member Posts: 16
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi everyone thanx for the advice iam taking a anti imflamition drug celecoxib however iam limted on what drugs i can take due to a fatty/distorted liver.I had tryed methotrexate and lifududeomide both times i went into first stage liver failure and caus they is no way getting the fat out of my liver my drugs are carefully looked at my liver doctor won't pass most drugs that my arthritis doc recomends so i don't know what to do that's why i came to you folks caus iam so tired of being in constent pain
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    If your liver is against you there is not a lot anyone can do. The liver processes the methotrexate and leflunomide etc, hence the importance of constant blood tests to check liver functions - which of course you know! Sorry! Celebrex is a good anti-inflammatory but obviously it's not working that well for you. I do not know what else to suggest - could it be related to high blood pressure or something? HAs your doc checked that recently? DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Karl,

    I had this some time ago. My little finger and ring finger buzzed and tingled on my left hand. My consultant told me I had a trapped nerve in the elbow and gave me a steroid injection into the elbow joint. This didn't improve matters much but eventually the tingling did stop. It could also be carpel tunnel syndrone where the nerve is trapped in your wrist. It all depends where the tingling is to where the nerve is trapped (I know you did explain clearly).

    You need to speak to your GP because it needs to be looked at in case there's the possibility of permanent nerve damage.

    Hope this helps.

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