chl_hobbs
10-11-13, 08:32
Hi all please help me if u can as im in a state about this!
For months now ive felt numbness and bouts of pins and needles in my arms on and off. At times my arms dont feel 'equal', as if the sensations are different. At times also, one hand can be a bit colder than the other in cooler temperatures.
I have been to my dr and even mentioned to a&e drs (during my period when i was always ther!) And they all say its muscle tension compressing nerves/blood flow.
When im in bed its worse. I often sleep on my side but its the arm thats on top that gets the complete numbness in that wakes me up. I sleep on my side with my top arm bent up so my hand is near my face. I have bought a special neck pillow but its made no difference.
Ovwr the past few weeks my neck has been getting more and more painful,either side feels like its being squashed in a vice. It is on both sides and makes me almost feel dizzy. Along my collar bone aches at times too to the point i thought i had angina!
I have had heart scans for palpitations recently and all was ok there aprt from pvcs and fast heart.
I have low blood pressure from 90/50-110/70 but ive noticed if i take my bp lying down with my arm infront of me instead of flat on the bed next to me,it drops by 20 ! Im scared of peripheral artery disease so much...i keep thinking i have blockages in my arteries which is causing all this. Today my neck is so so painful and my scalp hurts as well as feeling dizzy. I have also been v worried about a carotid artery (main arteries in neck) blockage or tear,which are both lethal. I saw a dr on friday who listened to the arteries and said theres no abnormal sounds.
Does this sound like artery disease or blockage? Or a neck artery tear or blockage? Im fed up of this. My hands feel different...theyre not equal sensations...but i cant explain it. I have a headache too now and dizzy.
Im 30, had bloods all normal (apart from high fibrinogen all the time) but crp was normal. X
For months now ive felt numbness and bouts of pins and needles in my arms on and off. At times my arms dont feel 'equal', as if the sensations are different. At times also, one hand can be a bit colder than the other in cooler temperatures.
I have been to my dr and even mentioned to a&e drs (during my period when i was always ther!) And they all say its muscle tension compressing nerves/blood flow.
When im in bed its worse. I often sleep on my side but its the arm thats on top that gets the complete numbness in that wakes me up. I sleep on my side with my top arm bent up so my hand is near my face. I have bought a special neck pillow but its made no difference.
Ovwr the past few weeks my neck has been getting more and more painful,either side feels like its being squashed in a vice. It is on both sides and makes me almost feel dizzy. Along my collar bone aches at times too to the point i thought i had angina!
I have had heart scans for palpitations recently and all was ok there aprt from pvcs and fast heart.
I have low blood pressure from 90/50-110/70 but ive noticed if i take my bp lying down with my arm infront of me instead of flat on the bed next to me,it drops by 20 ! Im scared of peripheral artery disease so much...i keep thinking i have blockages in my arteries which is causing all this. Today my neck is so so painful and my scalp hurts as well as feeling dizzy. I have also been v worried about a carotid artery (main arteries in neck) blockage or tear,which are both lethal. I saw a dr on friday who listened to the arteries and said theres no abnormal sounds.
Does this sound like artery disease or blockage? Or a neck artery tear or blockage? Im fed up of this. My hands feel different...theyre not equal sensations...but i cant explain it. I have a headache too now and dizzy.
Im 30, had bloods all normal (apart from high fibrinogen all the time) but crp was normal. X