is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
#0is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:21pm
The tips of both my ring and bird-flipper fingers of my left hand have been numb for about 45 minutes.
wierd.
#1re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:22pmIsn't middle finger easier than bird-flipper finger? lol
#2re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:23pmInstant karma.
FranklinShepard-Inc.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/04
#3re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:23pmGo see a doctor. I might very well be a sign of a stroke to come.
#4re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:25pm
Jersy: Yes, but not as funny
Raith: I'd flip you the bird, but my finger is numb.
Frank: I will if it doesn't go away. I'm more worried about cardiac issues than stroke.
#5re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:27pm
Is it your left hand?
And it's Rath. The i is in the second syllable.
#6re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:27pmI am sure it is nothing. Even if it gets worse, don't worry about it. :)
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#7re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:32pmCarpel Tunnel?
#8re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:32pm
yes left hand.
Rath.. excuse me :)
Jersey... I think you and I are going to be pals despite minor political differences.
#9re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:34pmYou're excused.
#10re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:34pm
It can also be a sign of diabetes.
At least that is what I have been told.
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#11re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:35pmIs it your "good" hand? Seriously... if it lasts a couple days...get it checked. I had numbness like that and it was a good thing I got it checked by a Doc. But it's probably nothing serious.
#12re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:51pm
actually diabetes might be the problem... crap
No it's my non-dominant hand.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#13re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:53pmHave a cigarette.
#14re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:54pm
I knew a girl once who had numbness in the tips of her fingers.
And then she died.
#15re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:54pm
non-dominant hand?
Good, then you can still feel when you...
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#16re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:55pm
It could also be from a pinched nerve somewhere else.
...Or the Bubonic Plague.
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kelzama
Broadway Star Joined: 9/14/04
#17re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 12:56pm
So as you surf the web, do you lean on your left elbow? You might be pinching nerves that could cause finger numbness.
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#18re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 1:00pm
Okay, have you been using your left hand extensively? Or, more to the point, your left wrist? It could be some kind of RSI, like carpal tunnel or inflammation of the ulnar nerve. (The fact that neither your thumb nor pinky are affected seems to contradict that, though.)
In any case, numbness in the extremities could be from something as small as an RSI- treat with ice and corticosteroids- or as bad as some kind of peripheral nerve problem. Seriously, get it looked at.
Updated On: 10/10/06 at 01:00 PM
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#19re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 1:07pm
"actually diabetes might be the problem... crap"
Go in and have your blood glucose checked. You don't even have to make an appointment. If you suspect diabetes...you need to go in. (I live with diabetes....easy to manage if you follow your doctor's instructions and do what you're supposed to do.) Here's a link to check out symptoms and to learn if you're at risk.
American Diabetes Association Risk Test
#20re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 1:21pmI was just about to mention the diabetic thing. You should really check that out. The longer you don't know the worse you health gets.
#21re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 2:18pm
call a doctor.....sheesh
#22re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 2:21pm
*love@fellow DLer*
I have severe CTS and this happens often...of course, it could be any of thousands of things, so if it happens repeatedly, go see someone.
#23re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 2:24pm
I love it when people turn to BWW for medical advice 
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#24re: is numbness in your tips of your fingers a bad thing?
Posted: 10/10/06 at 2:27pmit can be a pinched nerve in your neck or shoulder. i used to get pins and needle sensations because of it.
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