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10/30/2005 23:54
ellennot registered
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10/30/2005 23:54
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anybody else have these symptoms?
I have had Dups since the age of 45 - now 57. Also have Ledderhose in feet. 3 NA procedures (2 left middle PIP, 1 right middle PIP) with good results although I am due again for the left hand.
I have been struggling for the past 6 months with lower back/neck/shoulder pain and numb fingertips on left hand. First ortho proscribed PT for a mild frozen shoulder which helped for a while, but symptoms came back (not frozen this time - full range of motion). Second time, had EMR which showed very mild carpal tunnel (not enough to create my symptoms). Going to third ortho on Wednesday since hand surgeon thinks it's a pinched nerve in neck, and I need an MRI to try to figure out what the heck is going on.
Anybody else have anything similiar?
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10/31/2005 23:19
Stage Onenot registered
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10/31/2005 23:19
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numb fingers (tips?)
Hi, Ellen. Are all 5 finger tips numb on left hand, or just 2 and 1/2? Which ones? In addition to DD/DC, I have calcifications (spurs) in the acromium process that impinge on my surraspinatus muscle if I sleep on my right side with the arm extended above my shoulder and under my head (arm as pillow.) My left side is fine. If I sleep on my right side and rest my head on my arm, I get numb/tingling fingers and a very sore shoulder. My Orthopedist ruled out rotator cuff tear and agreed about sleep position cause. It is a guess. Thoracic outlet syndrome can also cause arm/hand symtoms. The Brachial nerve branches above the elbow into the Radial and Ulnar nerves. Each nerve supplies 2 1/2 fingers ( that helps idenify which branch or both.) You may have just DD/DC; or; you may have an unrelated condition co-existent with DD/DC. I am unsure how one might get an exact diagnosis. Mine seems clear; I have DD/DC, but the finger tips only feel numb when I sleep on my right arm. (It is my favorite position; I wake up often and reposition my arm.) (Thoracic outlet syndrome equates with one form of "pinched nerve.") Any muscle involvement/weakness. Good luck.
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10/27/2006 23:55
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10/27/2006 23:55
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TOS pain relief
Please e-mail me and I will send you some literature on a diet high on antioxidants to help with the pain. I have been suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome for a few years (pain from the hand to the neck)
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