Pins & Needles

tinydancer
tinydancer Member Posts: 74
edited 11. May 2012, 14:47 in Living with Arthritis archive
Does anyone suffer from pins & needles in their hands? This is driving me nuts! :x

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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I am feeling this on an increasing level, and in both hands. It's more a tingling rather than pins and needles and I don't know if it's summat like carpal tunnel, RSI, a trapped nerve or summat to do with the arthritis. There's only one way to find out but I cannot summon the enthusiasm to trog off to the GPs. I now regularly 'exercise' my fingers - I pretend I'm playing the piano, I soak them in the washing up water (wearing my gloves!) in the vain hope that the warmth will help but it is most of a nuisance in the night. It's yet another thing to disturb what I laughingly call 'sleep'. :roll: It's all very tiresome. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • tinydancer
    tinydancer Member Posts: 74
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yeah its more like a tingling too I have. Think I'll try see if I can speak to the nurse or doc although doubt there's anything that they'll be able to do.
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    got it in foot as we message think it swelling in my case pressing on nerve not good feeling but part of my life these days good idea to make doc aware you never know what is part of arthritis and what not val
    val
  • Heather65
    Heather65 Member Posts: 262
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi i get pins and needles all the time every day it is a pain my chiropractor says its due to the nerves being trapped in my neck im off to the hospital tomorrow(at last) but not seeing the consultant but someone else so dont know what will happen im holding out for a MRI but know these things can take time ,i wii let you know !
  • tinydancer
    tinydancer Member Posts: 74
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well phoned to speak to Rheumy nurse and needless to say I'm still waiting on her phoning me back, phoned again there and as usual had to leave a voice mail...came off the phone and burst into tears :cry: I am fed up feeling like this....is there no miracle cure yet :wink:
  • Heather65
    Heather65 Member Posts: 262
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    well been to the hospital today was there for a hour after a lot of questions (again) and poking and proding im going to have a MRI result so thats the end of the month will be glad to get some answers and then go from there though i get the impression they are not keen to do any surgery
  • tinydancer
    tinydancer Member Posts: 74
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Heather65 wrote:
    well been to the hospital today was there for a hour after a lot of questions (again) and poking and proding im going to have a MRI result so thats the end of the month will be glad to get some answers and then go from there though i get the impression they are not keen to do any surgery


    Well hopefully yeah you'll get some answers, is it related to the arthritis?
  • Heather65
    Heather65 Member Posts: 262
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi tiny yes it is i have cv in my neck and have been seeing the chiropractor for a while now and my doc who has been very good he got my appointment at the hospital so now i just have to wait to see what the mri reveals
  • tinydancer
    tinydancer Member Posts: 74
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well got appointment with GP and he seems to think the problem is comin from my neck, got prescription go anti inflammatory gel, we'll see it that helps
  • Heather65
    Heather65 Member Posts: 262
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi tiny see if the doc wil send you for a x-ray thats what showed up my neck problem you do have to keep on at them ,i use the jel and find it gives some relief but have to take my tablets to get help with the pain and even then it doesnt last long ,hope you get on ok at the docs

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