Tingley-painful-pins and needley hands

[mimififi]

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.

[larkin]

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.

[crete]

im a bit like you over the past month my little finger has become numb now spreading to the next finger and side of my hand !!!!!!!!!!!

[Catso]

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.

[WendyS]

I'm not a medic but it sounds either like a trapped nerve or repetitive strain injury to me, both of which can be excruciatingly painful. Your GP sounds the best first port of call in trying to resolve it.

[mimififi]

oh ok, I shall see the quack then. I just thought it sounded bizarre, but obviously, it isnt.

|Thank you so much for helping and responding. You have made me feel less like a loonatic!

cheers

[debbz1969]

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