Numbing Fingers

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Hi A.,

I think you should be a little more patient with the chiropractic care and the massage and give them time to work their magic. A pinched nerve takes time to heal. Skip the MRI which is a dangerous test, despite what your doctor tells you.

Hope this helps,
M. S.

A.,

I had a similar experience when I was pregnant with my first child. I don't remember everything the Dr. said to about the hows and whys (it was 5 years ago) but he basically told me that I had a type of pinched nerve in my shoulder that was making my fingers tingle. He recommended that I sleep at night with wrist braces on because I was most likely sleeping with my wrist in a weird position (I don't remember why he said this tied into my shoulder). This really worked for me. The bulky braces, you have to get the ones with the metal/plastic inserts to stabilize your hands, were a little hard to get used to but it beat medication and surgery. Now I only have to wear them once a month when I am retaining water as the swelling seems to affect my shoulder nerve. I would say it's worth a shot. Good luck, and I hope it's nothing serious.

-E.

there was once a time that I could not grab a pencil and write, my right arm had no strength to control even my fingers. My chiropractor found out that I had a pinched nerve on my spine at upper mid back, in between the 2 shoulder blades where there must be the nerves which go to the 2 arms. Once it was fixed, I gained back control of my arm and dexterity.

You might have injured yourself while twisting or dislocated a vertebra on the spine while handling or picking up your children. They can be heavy and you have to be careful on your spine.

I found deep tissue massage at the culprit area adjust the muscles and relieve the pain eventually. Hope this help!

Hi A.,

I'm sorry about your discomfort. Depending on how long you've seen your chiropractor, I would say you might need to find a more effective one. I've seen three different ones for two separate problems, and one was not very helpful while the other two were. I found almost immediate relief with the two better ones. Accupuncture and yoga might be good options too, but I'm not a chiropractor so you might ask them about those two ideas. Chiropractic is funny: a good one can save your life and a bad one can cause more problems than you started with. Good luck!

You poor thing! It's bad enough that you have to leave your DD to work, but to have to do it in pain is horrible! I've never had anything like this, but I think if I were you I would seriously consider accupressure or accupuncture. I hear they have great success rates with things like this! Good luck! HOpe it all works out SOON!

If I were you, I would have my GP refer me to a neurologist right away. There may be a narrowing of the opening in the neck vertebrae that is causing the nerves to your arms to be pinched. A neurologist or spinal specialist could determine the cause of the numbness and determine a treatment plan. This is called stenosis. I would start there, and tell the office when you call that you have a baby and are working, and that it has affected your ability to care for yourself and family. I am not sure that the current plan in place is really helping you as much as you could be helped, so good luck!

Pray A.- You have your hands full right now, you are doign all at once and becoming SuperMom!! Take it slow, it all starts with a great pair of shoes and then ergonomics- you must be sitting/ standing/ taking breaks from the screen for your focus all the time- at least 10 min each time.
A baby is enough to handle right now, then a puppy who needs you just as much, to train, to play with, and attention- boy that can do it!
For now, all you can do is think positive. Thursday will be here before you know it, worrying about that MRI for your spine will only make it worse if you worry about it. You can make yourself feel sicker just by your thoughts.. so for now, take care of them babies - everything else can wait until after you get your results. YOu will be okay- say that 10x a day and this will soon along you.. and you will be told you are fine- just pinched a nerve and you need to destress yourself- best advice I have ever been given :) Take care.

My boss just went thru this last year, and it turned out it was a pinched nerve, PT and electorid therapy helped her. She's not in right now but I will ask her for details when she gets here.

K.

Hi A.. Are these your only symptoms? I had the same problem but with more symptoms which turned out to be rheumatoid arthritis which is not overly common but lots of women have it. My friend had a similar problem but did have a form of tendonitis and decided to get surgery to correct the problem. Your mri should probably help you figure it out. Good luck!

My hubby was missdiagnosed with the same symptoms. They did a carpel tunnel test that turned out negative when we had a PPO. Then told him it was pinched nerveand gavehim a powerfull mood altering drug (Effexor) and he was on that for two years with devastating consequenses, not the least of which was the worsening of the carpel tunnel. When we got Kaiser he went back, got re tested and found he had severe carpel tunnel and some permanent nerve damage because of the delay in proper diagnosis. He since had the CT surgery at Kaiser and is much better without the dabilitating pain at work. I say get a second opinion.