Update On The Hand
Added 2023-07-21 04:07:28 +0000 UTCTomorrow morning I have an EMG appointment to check out if the electrical activity in the muscles in my arm and hand are screwy. Or, rather, why they might be screwy, because they are screwy for sure. If I hold up my arm for ten or fifteen seconds my fingers start to tingle and go numb. Can't hold pencils or pens for long, a lot of muscle spasming and some shakiness. Swear I ain't been drinking anything but water, officer.
Hopefully after the test the doctors can figure out what's going on. As many of you know, I've been dealing with this for decades now, able to rest my hand and arm when things got too painful. I'm 58 and that doesn't work anymore, unfortunately. So, here's to hoping. I miss drawing, I'm stressed about work and how this is affecting life. Fingers crossed! Left hand only, ha ha.
One good thing is that I can start taking anti-inflammation medicine for my arm after the EMG. My doctor says they can affect the test, the neurologists said it's not really a big deal, but I'm paranoid and decided to only take the pills a few times when things got really bad. I think they helped --? Guess I'll see by next week.
Better posts soon. Take care.
Comments
Sounds like something similar I had. Pinched nerve in my neck caused tingling and pain down my left arm if I looked up (or bend over, because you basically lookup as you bend over to do something). Eventually saw the right doctor and took a ton of anti-inflammatories and now I'm good. Hope this is a start of relief for you!
Jon B
2023-07-24 03:27:14 +0000 UTCi’m hoping you get some relief and some answers. sending all of the the healing vibes!
lori hovermale
2023-07-21 13:53:25 +0000 UTC
