arm!!

[cainer]

ok  i have had this in legs where you favor one cause of aching and weakness-numbness-but when your arm does it -i want to put it in a sling, thats how it feels killin me just to be on pc-  what do you guys do? i called neuro they put me on medrol dose-pk- its not helping -any tips or tricks?  thanks!!!

[cainer]

thanks much!  im on klonipin and mysolene, but went to phenobarbitol -its cheaper- i take 60mg 3 times a day, tremeres got worse so now take that 4 x a day-  urgg! oh ya he told me 4 xs a day- this is diff- i think im loseing muscle and funtion of arm- but maybe it will get better.. muscle between elbow and shoulder wow- cant lay right to sleep just the weight of muscle -its unreal.  glad it eases up herer and there.  and im not lasy, but have not hurt it in any way. they got to run test on it-- but lol we know its pointless,,  but guess by law they got to see - cant take my word for it.

[jensequitur]

Hey, Tick, you might see if your doc can put you on a spinal muscle relaxer, like Baclofen.  I take 60 mg a day, and it really helps.

[cainer]

yeh the tremers- i know what you mean!  i am getting them more now,and just trying to do something with my arm wow its weak and the tremers start! not much we can do dr did call in vicodin but have heard people get addicted to it-lol it helped pain some but..dont think theres a answer for this mess we are in! grin and bear it !! thanks for all your help!

[cainer]

thanks for info!  yeh, its not good is it?  it sure doesnt take much to put me in agoney either  i remember  something about connective tissue..on me-  it wasnt right-  good thing im not a dr!!!  lol  you have a great day!  hugs  tick

[supermum_ms]

Sometime after I first was dx with (muscle weakness) fatigue, I first lost my legs in 03 and between when i was dx with intercostal muscle spasms in 08, I was dx with tearing the muscle off the bone in my left forarm. I simple reached for the edge of the kids slide to climb up and felt intense pain and really intense burning heat in my forarm. I thought i'd possibly brocken it, which made no sense because of what i was doing. The arm hurt in its relaxed state but if i tried to move my fingers or tense it in anyway, it was agony and the heat lol.

At the hospital, clear xrays etc. muscle visibly flopping and the pain and heat when i tried to move it. I ended up being dx with tearing the muscle off the bone (has a technical name but ive forgotten it) rest with sling, compression bandage thing, and pain killers, with 6-8 weeks to heel. I fell after seeing the doc at 7 weeks, fell on the stupid thing and had to start again. It happened again but with the right arm, carrying the shopping, it took me a long long time to work out id done it to both arms lol. I think it was the flexor carpi ulnaris that I tore.

Its a bit odd that when i'm in tremor mode, with spasms else where in my body etc, that this dx of muscle off the bone turns up too. lol

Cheers.........JJ

[cainer]

thanks!  im on flexereel- but boy,  getting electric shocks down arm, its miserable, its not getting better usually things go away. well this is like maybe a week!  urgg!
  supermum  the muscle off boney thing-what was that?

[supermum_ms]

I've noticed that when my arm is playing up i hold it close to my body, sort of wedged on my hip, i dont know why maybe self protective. It still gives me some usage but it hurts less and more directional, its my dominant arm so I need it lol I find it gets too heavy for me to lift at the shoulder, it needs to be supported if I have to use it, strapping my upper arm section to my body has crossed my mind a few times. I wont though because i still believe it needs the practice on how its suppose to work, so i use it and give it support and rest it when i can.

I've also got the priviously dx muscle off the bone thingy in my forarms, that interestingly still causes me problems, the muscles are tight and hurt with movement, sort of like its being over worked, yet all i'm doing is typing lol. I wear a stretchy compression bandage thingy, i had to wear when it was first dx with the muscle off the bone thing. I cant say it does anything more than being supportive, doesn't change much beyond that.

I like heat packs could be like chicken soup but I still do it cause it feels better than nothing. lol

Cheers..........JJ

[jensequitur]

I used to stick my hand in my pocket, because having it hang there really hurt.  I used to have bad spasticity in both forearms, from the wrist to the elbow, and it made things difficult.  I wonder if you're having spasticity, tick - are you on baclofen?

[Ojibajo]

I have a different issue. My left leg is weak so my right leg starts to ache because I end up putting more weight on it. My left arm is also weak and has a noticeable spasm that sometimes interferes with what I am doing - mainly small motor. Sometimes it is just plain annoying. Sometimes I sit on my hand.