Last night, my arms went numb and lifeless for 15 minutes. Ask me anything

[Deja Q]

(and, to pre-emptively answer, it's all G-rated.)

[Atmashine]

1. Did your arms have an after death experience

and try to float away from your body?

[DanCa]

2. Welcome to my world. Are you okay seriously ?

[Deja Q]

4. No. I'll be calling the doc... that's not the only problem either...

zingers in my toes and hands are occasional...

And, last night, I did cry.

and my skin often feels cool and clammy - though the shrink wants to pin that part on anxiety, and while I'm skeptical she's been right on everything else...

[DanCa]

7. Hypno toad by zingers do you mean tremors?

PM me please.

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. HT, not something to play around with. That was the first sign of

rheumatoid arthritis for me...It can also signal MS and a host of other neurological troubles. :hug: Take care of yourself. I need you around.

[Deja Q]

6. Well, I still have my injured spinal cord...

They claim it can heal and repair itself, but it takes a VERY long time.

I also read a site where it said that, depending on extent of damage, scar tissue starts to form and that's when the autoimmune system goes to fight it - which in turn increases the damage. Let's just say THAT isn't the cause.

But I'm exercising for 3 weeks now; one would think I'd see some improvement by now - I have noted increased endurance when running, but that's about all so far. And a bit less tingling in my right arm, so there is hope... I hope!

[DanCa]

9. My first sign of pd was a tremor in my knee.

I was working and I fell with a roll of printer people. After that my legs were freezing for days on end.

[mdmc]

5. How was the ER?

[Deja Q]

8. Dunno. Haven't seen it in years... not a fan of mainstream TV...

In seriousness, I couldn't move them; they felt like two lumpy spongey logs.

They're still a bit cool to the touch right now.

[mdmc]

10. You didn't go to the ER?

Damn, HypnoToad, you are hardcore!

Peace and low stress,
feel better...

and go get some treatment!

[madinmaryland]

11. Is this a result of DU going to Level 6?

:shrug:

[Deja Q]

12. Nope. I stayed out of GD...

And it had nothing to do with making lots of FOX-comedy-worthy posts last night either. :rofl: Well, not quite FOX-worthy; mine are still tasteful by comparison... :D

[hobo_baggins]

13. I woke up once with my entire body paralyzed...was very scary

didn't go to the doctors though, just figured it went asleep, a few minutes later my whole body had pins and needles, wasn't fun.

[miss_american_pie]

14. How are you feeling today?

[Deja Q]

16. A little better since moving about.

Am ramping up upper-arm exercises; namely trapezoids and biceps.

I think it's muscles impinging nerves.

and if I'm wrong, it won't matter for much longer anyway. :D

[radwriter0555]

15. Did you look into the Reflex Sympathetic Disorder? What you're saying

is pretty classic.

[Deja Q]

17. Thx for the name, I looked it up... I don't think it fully fits:

Only happens in certain positions; I'm certain I pinched a nerve and my muscles are very tight. I think exercising will help them.

And not overusing the computer.

[radwriter0555]

18. You're absolutely correct... and chiropractic will help a lot as well.

Glad to hear you've not got the full range, it sucks big time.

If you can find a chiro that does the "Activator" method instead of tortion, it's far, far more gentle on our abused little bodies.

The relief is amazing.

[fudge stripe cookays]

19. That happened to me last summer.

We discovered it was MS. I hope you are OK, HT. Please see a neurologist if you haven't yet.

fsc