Left Hand Problems - Seeking Help

[ValgerAce59]

Hi guys~~ I just had a fast question abot something I just had. Wow, this board is great for when you get in a panic,it's like my total therapy! In a recent post, I was describing how I've been having problems lately with my left hand. Some twitching, but more pain and some weakness, such as when I try to lift something heavy or pour milk from a full gallon, it feels painful right around the knuckle, and like I don't have the ability to do it. I'm doing most things, but I'm aware of it, as it will hurt when I turn a doorknob, things like that. Anyway, today I had to go to my daughter's school to drop off some stuff she did for a big project, and one of the things was this huge poster board made of foam, it was really big and bulky. I carried it down with my left hand, and it wasn't so much heavy as straining and bulky. Anyway, everything felt ok and then as I went to go and sign out in the front, I noticed on my left hand that my pointer finger was going crazy for a second. It was really twitching back and forth, actually it was kind of going up and down. It really freaked me out, and I even said to the lady behind the counter, "look at my finger twitching"!! She was kinda laughing about it, and so did I, but really inside I was in a panic. I got to the car, and called my neuro to make an appointment, cause I'm sick of waiting for myself to do that sleep study, I just said that I needed to come in and ask a few questions about recent symptoms, and see if I can get some reassurance. Anyway, I notice that those fingers especially on the left hand tremor like that sometimes, but then sometimes get forceful like in this incident. Does this sound familar to anyone? If I am having twitching, and now some weakness in that hand, that would point more towards als, right? I mean, what other things could cause this?? There seems to be alot of soreness around my knuckle area, like I sprained it or something. But, I was wondering if anyone could relate to the tremors after carrying something. Wow, it's always something!! Thanks so much, Val

 

[BartOne]

Hi Val,I had a very painful left wirst for 5 weeks, it was also twitching badly. I tried to carry stuff with it and of course lift weights. It kept being weak and painfull. So I stopped carrying stuff with it and 2 weeks later the pain was gone, also the twiches in my left hand have reduced. I hope this helps..regardsBart

 

[DJH621]

I carried a heavy grocery bag around that finger one time years ago and after that it started twitching ALOT and continued for months. That's what prompted me to see my 2nd neuro. I also have "tremor" in that finger now after I do something like squeeze the hose nozzle, etc. The finger goes wacky, even sometimes when I'm just typing. That's my left hand. I can remember YEARS ago having my right index finger doing that "tremor" thing on and off for months. It still occasionally does the twitch as well. It's been years and it's strong as ever. All part of BFS. Denise

 

[ValgerAce59]

Bart and Denise~~ Thank you so much for the respones, I've been really freaking out about this hand, and it helps so much to know it might be nothing. You know how we always read on here that twitching without weakness or atrophy is benign? Well, I guess I've just been extra nervous, cause here I have the twitching in that hand, and now the weakness, and so I think that's two out of three. And, really that is also the hand I thought I had atrophy in, cause there is a little dent under my knuckle, but it was months ago that I noticed that, and it hasn't gotten any worse. Plus, it's one of those things, you know, that you don't know if you've had for years or what, until this lovely disease makes you start looking. Last night I got nervous, cause I was just running around doing alot with my hands, making dinner, etc., and as soon as I opened the door, twisted the knob, I got twitches right in that thumb pad behind my hand. Really freaked me out, sent me into that nervous stomach thing for quite a while! The weakness thing scares me, but as I have totally bored you guys with and already mentioned, I don't know if I would classify it as weakenss, its more of a pain, that causes me to have a lack of things I can do with it. I notice it cause it's usually my left hand that I will drain noodles with, or put the milk cartons in the fridge, and if I don't use my pointer finger, it's alot better, but when I put that in there to help as you normally would, then it hurts. It's weird that you said that Denise about the water hose, cause I always noticed it when I would do that. I would go out and turn the water on for the dogs, and then when I would use my left hand to tighten it up, it would twitch right after that. Thanks again so much for the help! I hope you all have a great weekend!! Val