Extreme pain in hands

Posted by lhenry @lhenry, Apr 25, 2018

For several months, I wake up in the middle of the night with the feeling that my hands are on fire! Upon waking in the morning, there is numbness and tingling. About 2 weeks ago, I woke up with the feeling that my left hand was broken with deep pain in the bones and joints of my fingers and into the palm of my hand. One of my doctors said I have developed "trigger finger" due to carpal tunnel, and he has referred me to a hand specialist. One of my other doctors recently ordered some lab work for me (for something else), and discovered I have extremely low vitamin B levels, and has put me on a regimen of monthly shots and oral supplements. I am now confused and extremely concerned that my hands are going to permanently feel like this. There is no improvement so far. My left hand still feels "broken" and the right one continues to go through periods of tingling and numbness. Could Vitamin B6 &12 help reverse this pain? Could there be permanent damage that will require surgery? I can't continue enduring the pain and have no idea what to do next.

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@johnbishop

@stefspad, since you don't have pain I'm not sure how much it would be helpful for you. I don't have pain but I do have numbness with my small fiber PN. I've been taking the supplements for a little over 3 years and feel they have slowed or stopped the progression of the PN in my legs. When I started it was a little below the knees and now seems to be at or slightly above the ankles and my feet are feeling a little better over the past 3 months or so since I started doing more exercises. The protocol of supplements is not a cure but it does help with the symptoms of neuropathy. Also, I would recommend running any supplements by your doctor to make sure they don't conflict with anything else you might be taking. Doesn't cost anything to join the closed Facebook group from their website and then read through the success stories of other members since there are close to 10,000 members now with various symptoms and neuropathy diagnosis. Just make sure you read the new member welcome when you join.

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Thank you for the info, John.

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