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Tingley-painful-pins and needley hands
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Hi there, I was wondering if anyone had ever had this bizarre thing happen to them?
yesturday when i was washing the clothes (I wash everything my hand) I suddenly started having terrible pins and needles and pains and tingles in my hands right up to my elbows every time I put may hand lower than my elbows. If I held them up they would be fine and the pain would stop instantly. It felt almost like an electric shock. I have had something very similar before when i was pregnant and it would wake me at night, but never this intensely. I don't know if it was triggered by the repetitive action of washing the clothes?
I have it also sometimes when I'm typing and certainly when knitting; I can only knit for short periods and again have to hold my hands up in the air and wait for the pain to stop.
Am I going insane? I can't surely go to the doctor with such a bizarre thing, he'll think i'm a loonypants!!!!
thank you in advance for any insight.
yesturday when i was washing the clothes (I wash everything my hand) I suddenly started having terrible pins and needles and pains and tingles in my hands right up to my elbows every time I put may hand lower than my elbows. If I held them up they would be fine and the pain would stop instantly. It felt almost like an electric shock. I have had something very similar before when i was pregnant and it would wake me at night, but never this intensely. I don't know if it was triggered by the repetitive action of washing the clothes?
I have it also sometimes when I'm typing and certainly when knitting; I can only knit for short periods and again have to hold my hands up in the air and wait for the pain to stop.
Am I going insane? I can't surely go to the doctor with such a bizarre thing, he'll think i'm a loonypants!!!!
thank you in advance for any insight.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Hi mimififi - you should visit your GP just to get it checked out . It could be caused simply by slight pressure on a nerve when you are in a certain position but there are other conditions that may cause pins and needles in limbs . Do you have any other symptoms or is that all of them ?
Get it checked to be on the safe side.
Get it checked to be on the safe side.
There could be lots of reasons, so go and see your GP. It's not loony, P&Ns can indicate a more serious problem.
However, my wife started suffering P&N in her arms, it kept her awake at nights sometimes. It turned out to be a trapped nerve in her neck and she had to have an operation to fix it. Successful (touch wood) and she's been fine ever since.
However, my wife started suffering P&N in her arms, it kept her awake at nights sometimes. It turned out to be a trapped nerve in her neck and she had to have an operation to fix it. Successful (touch wood) and she's been fine ever since.
It sounds very much like your carpel tunnels. It's a very common problem and quite easily cured with a small operation. It's when nerves get trapped in the wrist area (the carpel tunnel). Repetetive actions like knitting or typing can make the symptoms worse. Have you tried an anti-inflammatory drug (ibuprofen). This may relieve it a little. You're definately not loonypants anyway....Good luck x x
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