Good evening @hwn67, welcome to Connect. I share your concern about the burning pain in your hands. Do you also have what I call "Tingle, Tangles" the irritating numbness that accompanies the burning pain? Please share with me what you mean by uncontrollable mental functions. Does that include memory failure or other cognitive issues? Are you taking any medications? Prescribed or OTC? When you speak about treatment, what are you hoping to find? Exercises, medications, appliances?

A more explicit story about your situation would be so helpful. Have you been diagnosed with a form of neuropathy? or small fiber neuropathy?

I am hoping to get to know you and your situation a little better so that I can begin to steer you as you requested.

May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris

I have it in my hands. Since I can’t feel them I am constantly cutting myself when I cook. My husband has had to take me to the emergency room three times in the last month. I will look down and my hands are bleeding. The other problem I have is sharp nerve pain in my hands that curl them up. My husband has to pull my fingers back into place and message it. It truly hurts like the dickens I just sit and cry

The worst part is handling hot or cold things. I have to use oven mitts to take microwave popcorn out. My finger tips are much more painful and annoying than my toes. I have a piece of rubber over my on/off switch of my reading lamp because it hurts to turn it off and on. I don’t know what to do?

My hands are numb, tingling and have pain. They aren’t as bad as yours. I find myself being very careful when using a knife or any sharp object in my hands. I have burned myself twice on the toaster open flipping things with my fingers instead of pulling the tray all the way out. I didn’t feel it burning until it was too late. I’m more careful now. I have used cold packs on my hands when the pain and tingling gets really bad. I am starting to exercise my hands and I believe that is going to help. Maybe you can try excepting your hands and that may help. Good luck to you. Big hugs.

Have all of you been diagnosed with a specific neurological problem/disease? If none was found make sure you have a cervical spine MRI. Pins and needles in my hands was how symptoms began with some neck stiffness. Within 4 months my gait began to be affected, pulling to the left, and my symptoms exploded from there. The p & n’s became intense and started in the soles of my feet. Next came the feeling of wide tight bands around my arms, shoulders, abdomen, hips etc. My hands lost all control with no ability to use them. My PCP was pretty useless but I was able to get a same day appointment with a muscular neurologist due to a cancellation. Three weeks until given an EMG(no small fiber diseases found) so dismissed and directed to their spine center(no appointment nor MRI made for me). Researched their neurosurgeon’s specialties & made an appointment for the next month with the PA of the best neurosurgeon). Also scheduled a cervical MRI for 2 weeks(order placed by the muscular neurologist). By this point I had to use a cane. MRI showed multiple cervical problems including severe nerve compression & neurology PA appointment bumped up to immediate appointment with head PA & orders for thoracic and lumbar MRI’s. Had c3-c6 surgery a few weeks later at which point could barely use a walker and body function deteriorating daily.Almost a year later still have p & n’s in hands 24 hrs/day but can function again. Moral: don’t wait to get help and keep pushing for testing and the right specialist until you get answers. Sorry so long but still trying to deal with how quickly it progressed and metal hypersensitivity due to the nerve damage that developed post surgery.

My right hand is very numb, and I have trouble holding things without dropping them.
I try to use my left hand whenever possible, but it doesn’t always help.
I cannot write anymore,because I can’t hold on to the pen.
There’s so much I can’t do now because of my numb hand.

Hello @hwn67 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Your symptoms reminded me of another discussion, so you will notice that I have moved your post here:
- Severe numbness in hands from neuropathy: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/severe-numbness-in-hands-from-neuropathy/

I see members @artscaping @artemis1886 @lauraboo and @seeker03 have all joined you already.

Have you been seen by a neurologist for your symptoms? What have you tried so far?

Hi hwn 67; The first chance you get your PCP would be the one person you should talk with.
I also had the burning, tingling pain in my hands and arms. When I visited my PCP and relayed to him my complaints. The kind doctor next ordered an MRI on my spine especially my cervical neck. Afterwards I visit with my doctor, and he shows me the results of the MRI. What he tells me was that two cervical discs had somehow slipped out from the vertebra and were now compressing my cervical spinal cord. There was one other reason he ordered an MRI and it was because of terrible pain in my neck I had been suffering from for the past two years. I was referred to a neurosurgeon and that part of my body almost overnight was pain free. I had been in two really bad car wrecks and was almost killed in both but some how I survived, and also during my type of work I fell off two houses we were building. And there's more but later.
Ken
Ken