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Severe numbness in hands from neuropathy

Neuropathy | Last Active: Dec 9, 2023 | Replies (47)
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My symptoms started with numbness in the fingertips but highly sensitized palms and fingers. It felt like steel wool or, as you said, nodules covering the palms and fingers and more intense on my left hand. I then started feeling as if I had very tight bands on my elbows and upper arms. More symptoms followed. At around this point I was transferred from neurology to their spine center where an MRI was done of my upper spine. Turned out to be some fairly major cervical spine issues with nerve compression. Have you had an upper spine MRI yet to rule cervical spine problems yet?

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tessie63 | @tessie63 | May 6, 2023

Thank you for this info. It’s interesting because my doctor thought I could have had nerve damage done to my back too. I am unable to have an MRI because I have a pacemaker. I had a six hour surgery for ovarian cancer and then months later a three hour surgery to repair the damage done to my bladder from the former surgery. I am not too excited to ever return to the hospital again. I will just have to deal with the numbness the best I can.
Again, thank you for replying to my email. I wish you all the best dealing with this illness. Keep in touch and tell me how you are doing.

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