Persistent Numbness & Pain in Hands/Wrists

[Pennyphil]

hey Tee

Sounds very familiar to me. I've never had ankle nor achilles pain, however the persistent pain & throbbing in a thumb and/or finger(s) and wrist describes me to a tee (pun not intended).

I've had numbness in my right hand pinky for a month now, and a nearly constant pain in my left wrist.

Combined with your thigh twitches, I'd say BFS is at the top of the list of what you've been afflicted with.

To ease any anxiety you may have about these being symptoms of something much worse, ask your doctor for a referral to a neurologist.

If that's not in the budget, just know that pain is not a normal symptom of Lou's. Plus, from what understand, you'd never get back use of the muscle if it were Gehrig's - once kaput, always kaput.

I suggest reading many of the posts here regarding naturopathic remedies, drugs, etc.

I'm starting on magnesium & calcium this week. Many here have said it helps, and go figure ... I went for my first acupunture treatment last week, and the acupuncturist recommended magnesium & calcium. Can't hurt!

 

[AndyStreams]

Hey Tee--

The twitch in between the thumb and the index is pretty common. It has been my persistent hot spot for about 6 months.

You'll find that random pain isn't uncommon here either. That being said however, you should get all this crap checked out by a doctor first. There are tons of conditions that can cause fasciculations, and most of em aren't as scary as the usual suspects (als, ms, etc) that google throws at you.

As for the white/black thing, I have no idea how that breaks down. I checked the ALS foundation, and they said that 93% of als patients in the database are white. Even if all 7% of the remaining cases are african american, I think that's inconsistent with the percentage of african americans in the general population (around 12-15% I think). But chances are, there are asian and latino americans in that mix of 7% as well, so it would seem that als is less likely in black patients.

I found this article
that talks about how lupus is more common in the black population, but it's mostly african american women, as lupus predominantly affects females. Not that any of your symptoms sound like lupus, I have just been reading up on the condition recently and remember hearing something about the racial disparity.