Hello everyone

Just wanna know if anyone else is experiencing this, or is it just me and my old age?

My hands, even my fingernails have been hurting and tingling.  It had made them numb and it is difficult for me to eat and grasp things.

I am taking tylenol for it, but it still hurts.

Can anyone relate?

Tingling/numbness can be caused by peripheral neuropathy.  Diabetes & a few other diseases and B12 deficiency can cause PN.  
If you haven't already done so, have your doctor run a specific Vitamin B12 test.  The routine blood tests catch only 75% of the deficiencies.  
Also, be sure to check with your neurologist asap.
BEst,
Roni
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Alice,

I still have brief periods of additional tingling/numbness in my hands/fingers occassionally (in addition to the permanent loss of feeling I had with my original stroke prior to my first surgery).

It only happens briefly every several months so I don't worry about it too much as long as it doesn't last any longer than the usual 15-30 minutes each time and the feeling returns to normal.

If the lack of blood flow is causing your dizziness/tingling/numbing, Tylenol probably isn't  going to help much.  If you aren't going to have surgery, you might want to check with your Dr's to see if some kind of blood thinner/aspirin therapy might help.

I know you've been at this a long time, but permanent damage isn't fun to deal with, ESPECIALLY when there are options that might prevent permanent damage.

Just my  [smiley=twocents.gif]

DJ

Hi Alice...Im CarasMOM...my daughter has MM but the symptoms you are describing are more related to peripheral neuropathy...which "I" have...due to my B12 defiency (actually the damage from lack of B12) and I am also a type one diabetic.  When my blood glucose was high I had those feelings, the high level narrows the arteries restricting blood flow to the ends (as fingertips and toetips) since I've been using insulin...that has ceased to happen but am still long ways from recovering for the damage B12 defiency did.  Normal person has a 5 year supply of B12...I get a monthly shot.  While MM progressively narrows arteries I would think more in the brain area rather than hands and feet but affecting certain areas in the brain from MM would affect certain areas the nerves in the brain that are responsible for feelings in hands and feet.   I have been watching my daughter struggle to regain her right side and comparing it to my damage while the damage is very similiar still different in a way.  My neurologist made me see an endocrinologist to further confirm my B12 defiency (diagnosed in 2001) and diabetes (not diagnose until Nov 2003). It would be in your favor to look into it.   Warm hugs and prayers,  CarasMOM

Cara's mom,I didn't know that high levels of blood glucose could cause narrowing of arteries. Would this cause more of a concern for someone with MM?? Kathleen has down syndrome and is at a much higher risk of Diabetes. We have her tested when they test her thyroid.Just couriouse if there is a greater concern because of the MM???Maybe she should be tested more than just yearly.It's still very hard for ehr to communicate how she feels so we rely on testin a lot.
Mary Grace

FYI - Diabetes and stroke are strongly related.  When I first went to my neuro the first thing he did was test me for diabetes - because I have a brother that's diabetic.  Anyway, turns out I'm not!  But what CarasMOM is saying about the high level of glucose makes sense (IMO).

-Shari

Mary Grace: I am not sure the relation with MM and diabetes.  But the symptoms for having High Glucose Level...would be thirsty all the time, frequent urination, very dry mouth, blurred vision, fatique, weakness, sleepiness and pain or tingling in feet and legs.   I have the driest mouth ever, went to the bathroom 20 times a day, vision was awful, tightness in feet/legs and hands and felt like I had a awful flu.   My blood glucose level was 530 !!!!   Normal range is 80 to 120.   Anytime someone is doing something that is not normal...I had to get up several times at night to go to the bathroom...I normally sleep through the night and go in the morning....but didn't connect that to diabetes until I got REALLY sick.   My body doesn't produce insulin...so have to give myself that to bring the level down to the normal range (not simple as I have to count the carbs and give my self just enough but not too much insulin or else it'll drop too low).    Im sure Kathleen's doctor would check for whatever is needed  You could bring that up at her next appt. but if she doesn't have the above symptoms then she probably isn't diabetic...sometimes goes on for a while before its really noticable.    My sister was very thirsty, drinking lots...when she was a child...turned out she had leukemia...so symptoms could be anything.

xoxo, carasMOM