how long do tingles last

[ohpenny]

Hi

Had a lot of arm pain over the weekend (I have had this before) from which now I have tingling in my hand and especially my little finger. I have had tingling before and this is only slight but it is lasting much longer quite a few days now continued. How long should it go on before you see someone. I spoke to my neuro nurse over the phone yesterday for a routine check of symptoms she wants me to go in for a review probably in a few weeks. It just worries me as it is on going tingling, but not severe,

Thanks (un-diagnosed)

[supermum_ms]

I'm not actually sure anyone is saying 'dont worry about it' it all adds to your puzzle so you do need to get it checked out, especially with out a dx to make sense of it. Its helpful to keep records of these type of things.

IF you do have MS, the tingles unfortunately are part and parcel of the disease and getting use to it is the usual game plan, there isn't much they can do for it. But if for instance it turned out to be something else say Pheripheral Neuropathy, then there are treatments that you can take. btw pn is usually described as a glove or sock feeling and not as you are describing, its just an example.

I find the tingles stay for as long as they want, tingles are so unique to an individual its sort of a 'how long is a peice of string question' though we would all like the answer anyway lol. Try to just acknowledge its existance but try not to let it get the focus of your head space or it'll drive you bonkers.

Cheers.......JJ

[doublevision1]

The kind of sensory disturbance can be temporary or permanent, depends on what's causing it and the extent of damage underlying it.  the tingling in my left hand evolved to numbness, burning, squeezing pressure.  It started in Sept 2007 and improved after steroids.  It retuned in march 2008 and has only gotten worse.  Medications provide a modest degree of relief.  the other tingling I experienced in all my limbs, has mostly remitted.  The root of my left hand problems is an advanced lesion on my cervical spine.  Before I hd MS I had leg tingling due to nerve compression caused by an osteophyte  That tingling eventually went away when the inflammation around that part of my spine healed.

[ohpenny]

Thanks, I won't worry about it then.

[Dagun]

Your humor Alex is wonderful oh-ah :). Yes Penny, I am not diagnozed but I have had tingling in hands, feets and even my face from June 2010 never gone away, just milder sometimes. So used to it now, that I hardly remember not having it. But my neuro does not worry much about it, because it can be so many things that causes the tingling, he is more intrested in other symptoms. But ofcourse you should get it documented.

My best,
Dagun

[tingletingle]

That's me - Tingletingle by name and tingling with MS since it all began.

It is weird, disconcerting, uncomfortable and completely invisible to the world around you. You will get used to it if you have to but I pray you will have the good fortune to have it leave you shortly. Then you'll be ah penny!

Blessings
Alex

[Sumanadevii]

Well, our Tingles has lasted since July of last year....

lol...I just had to say that as Tinglestingles is one of our posters.

I think you were smart to contact  your neuro's nurse and get the tingling documented.  Is it a new feeling for you?  If so it may help move your dx along.