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TINGLING PAIN IN MY EXTREMITIES!!
by scaredy cat
I'm having sort of a warm tingling pain in my extremities, to start; I first noticed it when I was typing an essay. The pain came at the top of my RIGHT hand then spread to my forearm, upper inner elbow, and stopped sorta in the bicep area. I figured it was CTS so I saw my physician and he said it sounds like early CTS. So I figured fine, will just have to be more careful. However now I have the same feeling in my LEFT hand while I was playing my ps3. However, the pain seems like it's coming from my thumb(inner palm as well as on top of my hand opposite of my palm) and goes through my inner elbow, bicep and into my shoulder and the pit of my neck just above the collar bone (on the left side of my anatomy). I did some googling and noticed that this could be a sign of "brachial plexus", ulnar neuropathy, or even multiple sclerosis. I don't know but as the stress is building up I've started to develop a spontaneous mild tingling pain at the top of my feet as well. I'm pretty terrified, probably because read that these are early HIV symptoms. So I guess what I'm asking is can stress be the cause of this or is this just something to really be concerned about?? Help me please doc, I'm dying over here. By the way I've never had a history of anxiety or anything but now this thing is all i think about. Hello Sacredy Cat, Nothing unusual about being scared. It IS scarey when your body starts to do strange things. Best way is to stare the facts in the face... which seems to be what you are doing. Good. HIV does affect the neurological system and produce strange symptoms, so if you think you could be positive, mostly we know, then get tested. These arm symptoms seem to be related to computer and Play Station, so howabout for a couple days staying completely away. Does it make a difference? Go for at least a half hour walk every day (you should anyway!), does it do anything in the arms or legs? Couch potato? How much exercise do you generally get. Make sure your elbows are supported at the computer. Small desk adjacent to your desk for you arm to lie on, particularly the mouse arm. No neck pain? Do movements of the head and neck provoke anything in the arms? Do moving your arms, shoulders provoke anything? Anything at night, early morning? That's when CTS is usually the worst. The area you are suggesting in your neck, on the left is called the scalene triangle. Press around the collar bone, above and below. No lumps and bumps? The scalene triangle is indeed where the brachial plexus exits from the spine. The triangle is bounded by the scalene muscles, the first rib and the collar bone. A first rib subluxation, and tight scalenes can provoke this. What's needed is a careful, thorough neurological examination. Find yourself an experienced chiropractor who can do this. I do every day. Think too about diet. Your nerves are coated in fat and you want to make sure that you are not getting hydrogenated fats in you diet. Trans fats are nerve-toxic. Look to fatty fish, avocado and olive, nuts for the good fats. Mostly we eat far too much Omega 6 oils, put omega 3/6 out of balance. The all-American diet (Europe and England too, the so-called civilised world) is high in junk. When did you last eat an apple? Keeps the doctor away. Literally, scientifically proven. http://www.chiropractic-help.com/fish-oil.html When all else fails, get an MRI of your brain and spinal cord. I hope this has contributed. Dr B. PS. I doubt you are dying, but you bod is giving you a wakeup call. Take heed... |
