Have you experienced individual finger tremors?

[socrates2k1]

Hi all, hope everyone is doing OK.
I know, when anyone asks me how am I doing, my response is, I'm surviving.

Even though, I take Rx for tremors, I still get them, but usually if I have tremors in my hands, it's my hands, at my wrists.  Now I'm getting tremors, in individual fingers, most of the time, my index fingers (ex. when using my PC mouse, or typing.  That's probably what accounts for typing a key, multiple times, huh (duh, guess I should have figured that one out).

I go to see my Neurologist, tomorrow, I haven't been able to go see him much, since I have no medical insurance, it's all "out of my pocket", about $50 a visit.  He really wants me to do a new MRI (last one was November 2009), and follow-up blood tests, but I simply can't afford it, right now.  I'm not eligible for Medicare, until January 2012.

He gave me an Rx, for my gate, and every once in a while, my "gate" changes, I walk like I'm trying to walk a straight line, one foot directly in front of the other (without trying to do it on purpose).  This occurs, especially when I look down at my feet (an old habit, I'm still trying to break).

Take care all and may God bless, you and yours.

-- Socrates2k1 (aka - Stan)

[anon07072023]

I get tremors in my individual fingers too. Mine are typically in my right index finger, and I've also seen it in my ring finger. Sometimes they're stronger than other times. Other times I'll be holding a tissue or a piece of paper and the paper will have tiny little vibrations on it. Then I look and see that I guess I have tiny tremors in my fingers when I'm holding things. ????

[RazCarver]

can I go to your neuro? :)

[cainer]

hi!! yes i get them sometimes -its like my fingers have a mind of their own! yeh its frustrating like typing nd one will hit a key- just cause it wants to- i guess!!
have great day!! cainer

[sllowe]

Out of the ordinary compared to the lot of us here for sure. But, I was quickly dx'd too. We're in the minority in our community here.

Takes a confident and experienced neuro and you got yourself one. 30 yrs nothing to shake a stick at!
-shell

[sadie405]

(wow-- imagine if we really could post online to the ancient Greek philosophers!)
I've had that before-- mostly the middle finger on my right hand.  Individual toes as well.  I took some video to show it to the neuro.  

[Lulu54]

nothing is "the norm" with this disease, including diagnosis time.  Sometimes the docs see the right alignment of symptoms and MRI evidence to call it immediately.  For others it seomtimes takes years.

I got my MS named after the first round  of MRI, EMG and LP  - Aug 8 for the first MRI - final dx on September 25.  

You and I are both lucky instead of hanging out there in limbo.  

[socrates2k1]

Q? Was my diagnosis, "out of the norm"?
What I mean by that, is this, from the time of my unfortunate accident, back in July 2009, to my 2nd MRI (spinal tap & blood work), in November 2009, to my "official Dx", in December 2009, that's about 5 months, from presentation to Dx, was that too quick a Dx?
Or was I just blessed to have a Neurologist, who knows what he's doing (who has been dealing with people w/ MS, for 30 years)?

[Sidesteps]

I like the profile name. :)

I am not dx but, yes, I have single finger tremor's - my left ring finger, pinky and thumb and one on my right hand (I don't know which one.) The tremor's are worse in the hand/arm that I have tremor's in. These are new.

[RazCarver]

yup, I've noticed this with my pointer, and now in my ring finger, on my right hand. that's also the hand that tremors.  funny the tremor in my ring finger is different - harder more jerky?

it's starting to be a big problem. I get the multiple keying and trying to plug in computer components, adding memory, even getting the screws out to open computers,or worse back on. it is sure getting to be quite the challenge.

Hope the neurologist tomorrow has some answers for you.
Raz

[sllowe]

I use to get them in my thumb, and then it worked it's way to my pointer. Just the past 3 weeks, pointer only. Weird fur-shur.

Good luck at your appt. tomorrow. I'm w/you - that imaging will just have to wait.
Sending blessing back to you, Stan, and keep your chin head up, lol I'm pretty good at that now since the bending made my keister buzz. That'll do the trick!

-Shell

[Lulu54]

You already have an official dx of MS, right?  If not, the MSAA group has funds for them to help people get diagnosed

http://www.msassociation.org/programs/mri/

They unfortuantely don't help with the costs of followup MRIs.

If you really have to get a new MRI be sure to negotiate the cost, first.  Also, if you can get it done at a hospital setting, maybe the cost would be covered through their funds.  I know the poverty level guidelines at where I go would make the cost very, very small.

Good luck with everything going on - I hope the spasms stop soon.

best,
Lu

[MonkeyMom4]

Ahhh...tremors. Aren't they just amusing sometimes!?!

Yesterday my tremor cost me an extra 11 cents at the gas station...my fingers got a little trigger happy.

For me, my tremors are usually my thumbs and ring fingers. I do the double clicking, sometimes triple clicking with the mouse too.

I wish there was something I could do to help you with the medical costs. Are you eligible for Medicaid at all?

I wish you all the best and hope your tremors calm down.

May God bless you as well,

Kelly