anyone get numb fingers?

salamander

My little finger and the next one in and in both hands get completely numb at night. Wakes me up and I have to shake them. Doctor says it's the wrong fingers for carpal tunnel and is more likely arthritis. I notice my wrists on the inside are swollen so think that may be the cause.

Btw, for those who don't know, I've got sero-ve inflammatory arthritis (but all the consultants write RA on the letters....?)
Anyone else get this and what have you been told?

tjt6768

salamander wrote:

My little finger and the next one in and in both hands get completely numb at night. Wakes me up and I have to shake them. Doctor says it's the wrong fingers for carpal tunnel and is more likely arthritis. I notice my wrists on the inside are swollen so think that may be the cause.

Btw, for those who don't know, I've got sero-ve inflammatory arthritis (but all the consultants write RA on the letters....?)
Anyone else get this and what have you been told?

Hi Sal, I was diagnosed with sero-negative this march in my wrists, it's another form of rheumatoid arthur.. I get a lot of tingling, numbness and pain in my little fingers and the ring fingers. Also the thumbs.. Carpal tunnel affects the first two fingers I think..
Was put on hydroxychloroquine straight away but it's not done much to be honest, due back this month.. Sometimes my whole hands and wrists henry like hell, especially in the mornings.

Tony

salamander

Thanks Tony, my posts seem to be disappearing again! Apologies if this is repeated.

tjt6768

I don't know why that post of mine said 'henry' like hell :shock:
I was typing it on my mobile and the screen is obviously smaller than the pc, haha..
I meant hurt like hell... Bet you wondered what the hell I was on about?

salamander

used to typos! we all make them.
Do you get the numbness every night? It wakes me up, annoyingly. Will talk to rheumy nurse when I see her next week. Def not carpel tunnel.

tjt6768

salamander wrote:

used to typos! we all make them.
Do you get the numbness every night? It wakes me up, annoyingly. Will talk to rheumy nurse when I see her next week. Def not carpel tunnel.

I seem to get it in the morning more, but do get it a bit at night, and sometimes throught the day.. I've tried following my appointment with Rheumy up today, got no answer. If you see yours first, let me know what they say please??

Tony

tillytop

Hello Salamander

I have had the same problem as you and I think it is quite common in inflammatory arthritis because swelling and inflammation in the wrists can cause the nerves to become compressed. In my case, once the inflammation was under better control, the numbness disappeared. I hope this will be the case for you too.

Tilly xxx

salamander

Thanks Tilly and Tony,
Tilly, that makes complete sense and is what my doctor has told me. What I don't understand is why it only happens at night. Must be something to do with the why I sleep I suppose.

tjt6768

Hi Sal, Tilly.. Can I ask if you both have swelling in your wrists? I know you said you've got treatment tilly but before it was under control?
I've never had any swelling at all, I know we're all different like..

Tony

skezier

Hi Sal,

Oh flower I got that one as well. Mine hurts but i numb if that makes sense?

I got swelling in the wrists and have been tested for CP which I haven't got. I haven't mentioned it to anyone so will either remember to and let you know or watch what they tell you

I see the rumo this month so will endeavor to ask.....

Hope it will soon ease off for you and leaving you a ((((( ))))) and stay warm cus the colder they get the more they hurt eh? Cris xx

sharri

Hi all I'm new here but came across this post and I get numbness in my little finger and ring finger on my left hand I have been diagnosed with suspected polymyalia rhumatica along with other probs and I mentioned this to my doctor and she just put it down to my condition I also find that those numb fingers often are very cold. sorry for butting in btw

salamander

thanks Cris and Sharri,

You are not butting in at all! The more the merrier on this site. I'll look up your condition and see what it says. Maybe I've got that too.Am sero -negative so they don't really know what type of arthritis I have.

Hi Cris, nice to hear from you! I've been keeping a low profile for a while. Be interesting to hear what rheumy says. I bet you are very cold down in Cornwall. My father said it was -11 when he got up this morning, he lives in Devon. Brrrr! It's not great here, even dressed up in my warmest clothes I am frozen but found a (fake) vintage Astrakahn coat in my local charity shop this morning for a pittance. It is very heavy. I used to have one in my 20's and it was very warm. Perhaps I'm regressing :? wouldn't surprise me!! How are you doing anyway?
Sal xx

dorcas

Hi sal

love the idea of the Astrakhan coat :!: enjoy wearing yours!
I don't get numbness in my fingers even when the wrists were swollen...but do get numbness in my feet and toes :shock: weird eh?

Iris xxx


ps... welcome to the forum sharri

tillytop

Hi Sal, Tony, Cris, Sharri and Iris.

Welcome to the forum Sharri

Sal, I think it's quite common for the numbness to occur at night (that was the often the case for me if I remember rightly). Not sure why that should be though.

Tony, I am lucky in that even when my RA is not under control I have minimal swelling. My fingers tend to swell quite a bit, but the other joints, even when very inflamed show little swelling. It really does seem that everyone is affected differently doesn't it?

Love Tilly xxx

lupin15

Hi folks my hands and elbows are giving me pain...hands started yesterday putting it down to the bad weather and doing too much. I get like electric shock pains in my hands, and then a dull ache. Not sure what mine is but assuming it is arthur as i have it in my back and hips. I must admit is has driven me mad today.

salamander

Hi Iris, Lupin & Tilly, so numbness is a common problem then Nobody mentioned it in the leaflets! I've got swelling on the inside of my wrists as well as the outside. It feels like muscle or tendon. Hmmmm!

tjt6768

Hi all, hi to the newbie sharri too..
Seems your right Sal, there are a few of us 'handys' on here eh?
Lol
I just wish it would go away, nothing seems to get rid of it for me, my thumb right now feels like it's half on fire and half being electrocuted, no doubt the fingers will start in a minute.. I have to wear splints when doing anything but not sure if that helps the numbness (pain) or makes it worse.... Kinda both sometimes..
Got some good news today though, I chased my Rheumy appt up, at first they said he was 5 month behind and it would be sometime next yr! I told her I was struggling with my hands a lot and the hydroxy doesn't seem to be helping, she said, can you come on the 17th of this month.... I'm there with bells on that's for sure... Will post regarding the outcome..
Also got my appt through for the spine injections at the pain clinic today, I am a popular chap, everyone wants to hang out with me 23rd of this month though, and not sure if it's an overnight job, will have to clarify, and would like to know what happens after them, not had them in the spine before, had a few epidurals in the past though, they're lots of fun :shock: :roll:

Hope we're well tonight everyone

Tony

skezier

Hi Sal,

I will remember to ask the rumo.... I will remember.... I will.... :shock:

Tis been hideously cold flower and add in the windchill and I actually thought i couldn't survive it lat Saturday! Hate the cold and yep it was -7 here early evening and what it ended up being I have no idea..... got deep permafrost which might help the flooding eh?!

Like you the wrists are swollen and mine is the first finger n each hand and the ring fingers as well....they also hurt and twitch but I have the pa in my hands as well as the wrists elbows and shoulders and let's not forget the neck... though who knows which does what in that :roll:

You stay warm flower and mind your self cus its got very slippy. Hope your Dad also has this thaw... its above freezing tonight Sal ((((( ))))) and a cuppa Cris xx

salamander

Hi Cris, yes, am enjoying the thaw. It is positively warm out today! It's going to get cold again next week I'm sorry to say. Another 10 days of cold apparently. I'm being really careful outside, hope you are too. I know it's hard for you to take it easy but do if you can.
love S

xx

Tony, good to hear you've got an earlier appointment. I wish you luck with it.
x

tjt6768

Tony, good to hear you've got an earlier appointment. I wish you luck with it.
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Thanks Sal, I will let you know how I go on..


Hope you're well tonight..

Tony

lavenderlady

my numbness started years ago and after having my TWR on 2nd Nov the numbness is excrutiating my little and ring finger are both numb and tingle really bad the other fingers feel like a peg is on the end of each finger, I am hoping a recovery soon but doubt it will be 100% so will have to learn to live with it, as already suggested to me could be during the op a cuff stopped blood and also dealing with nerves during my op could have ment some got knocked etc and they do feel cold as well, am using a small hot water bottle to ease it I do take gabapentine for nerve problems in my arm and leg so hoped it would help,

tjt6768

lavenderlady wrote:

my numbness started years ago and after having my TWR on 2nd Nov the numbness is excrutiating my little and ring finger are both numb and tingle really bad the other fingers feel like a peg is on the end of each finger, I am hoping a recovery soon but doubt it will be 100% so will have to learn to live with it, as already suggested to me could be during the op a cuff stopped blood and also dealing with nerves during my op could have ment some got knocked etc and they do feel cold as well, am using a small hot water bottle to ease it I do take gabapentine for nerve problems in my arm and leg so hoped it would help,

I hope it does start to ease for you and soon, it's horrible isn't it?
I am also getting a lot of pain in and around my thumb, my wrists hurt but mainly when I use them, twisting is the worst. The hands and fingers just hurt all the time now.. This only started recently, hope they have answers when I go..

Tony