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Nerve pains in hands and big toes... Anyone else?

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jon14390
jon14390

Just under a years ago I started having severe nerve pains in my hands and feet. Mostly in the areas around my little fingers and my big toes. They seem to move from one place to another but not really in two places at the same time. I also get strong pins and needles at night sometimes.

I am on nerve pain medication that masks a little of the pain but leaves me a very bleary eyed most of the time.

My background is that I had bowel cancer 5 years ago but luckily it was stage one and they think I'm cancer free. I had to have an illeostomy.

I've had a vitamin B12 check, MS checks, a CT scan on the top of my spine, nerve conductivity checks and I'm awaiting blood sugar checks.

No luck in fing a cause so far.

Anyone else got similar symtoms?

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  • marshall71
    marshall71 jon14390

    Posted

    yes sorry its taking this long to reply only just found this ive got the same thing hands and toes had blood test all clear B12 and thyroid check my fingers and wrists go numb with my feet whole legs plus just above my toes both feet pain at night is

    bad i take amitriptyline 40mg plus tramdol all started with lower back pain L5 s1 had mri came back with DDD long standing having a steroid injection this month and seeing a foot specialist next month

  • jon14390
    jon14390

    Posted

    Hello,

    Thanks for your reply.

    Really sorry to hear that you've also got pain problems.

    I'm determined to find out the cause and some sort of remedy.

    I've now had my recent bloods back and it's not diabetes either.

    For some reason my symtoms are much better at night. Almost gone except for bad pins and needles sometimes in my hands and feet.

    Do your pains move around leaving the last area when they go to the next?

    Mine seem to move from one area to another but don't overlap. It can hurt in my left hand for one minute and then suddenly stop .. and instantly start in my right foot and then 15 seconds later move back to my left hand... Weird. I can't find any reference to this sort of pain movement online.

    Aside from that ... I can't find an exact name to put to my symptoms. http://www.ninds.nih.gov is a good site but I still can't find a name to put to it.

    You think the lower back pain are linked to the cause then?

    • marshall71
      marshall71 jon14390

      Posted

      Thanks for the link and reply

      My problem seems to stay in one place lower legs only on the front of my legs at night it's the worse whole legs go numb with pins and needles all toes hands fingers I've read up too I don't have diabetes either I feel it's too do with my lower back very painful sitting and laying down I play guitar which makes it worse with myfingers looked into peripheral neuroparhy I don't understand why I'm seeing a foot specialist I think it's Nerves which are damaged like you I want to get too the bottom of as its effecting my life

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