Hands and fingers

[Twinoakmom]

I've had MS for almost 11 years.  For the past few years I've had problems with pain
and spatiscity on my right side.  About two months ago my neuro (after tests) told me I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
as well as MS symptoms in my right hand.

Three days ago tmy middle and my ring finger snapped down and were closed for five hours.  All of a suddent they just unsnapped.  It happened again and I am writing this with my left hand.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[sllowe]

Hi there,

Welcome.  This sounds like spasticity to me.  I've not personally experienced it to the extent of complete lock up for any great period of time, but hours at a clip sounds so painful.  Were you able to stretch the fingers out using your other hand?

I'm not too versed in carpel tunnnel, but know damage to the nerves can be permanent.  With the combo of demyelination and the carp.. tunnel what did the Dr. suggest for relief?

We have a great health page on spasticity (top right hand corner of the site).

I know your limited with the fingers acting up, but when you are able, we'd love to hear how you are getting along with your MS.

ttys,
Shell

[Jordanbrown]

well, for a very long period of time I have experienced MS like symptoms. Each morning I would wake up with either one of my arms totally numb (numbness both). Numbness would be more pronounced in the numbness. With these symptoms, I went to see a GP who referred me to a neurologist. After performing a neurological examination that may have lasted less than 20 mins, he diagnosed me as suffering from generalized anxiety disorder. From the information gleaned from the internet, It appears to me that there's noway any doctor on earth can rule out MS based on neurological examination that doesn't involve any input from paraclinical examination. Basically, he gauged the response of my muscles using a reflex hammer and based on that he declared me alright. Does it ring a bell, anyone?  
Another thing he told me about MS related-numbness---which may be relevant to the question you asked--is that MS numbness stays on for weeks, sometimes months before improving. The numbness that I typically feel goes away with the shaking or movement of limbs and this sort of numbness is typically experienced at night while asleep. In short, movement/shaking of affected limbs doesn't alleviate numbness if it is caused by multiple sclerosis. Can anyone verify this statement.

Thank you.

[essdipity]

Hello! Welcome to our MS forum.

I don't have any good ideas about your symptoms, but others here may well. Things can be slow on weekends, but hang in there and see what develops. We're a compassionate group with good info and a sense of humor too.

ess