Numb and pain in inner forearm

[BethO222]

I have a shooting pain in the inner part of my right forearm.  When I extend my are fully it gives a shocking pain up to my elbow.  It is numb and I feel the pain in parts of my thumb.  What could it be?

[RAMI_69]

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[RAMI_69]

WOW ......I really appreciate your concern ....
it gonna cost me a lot if I did all those check ups ... but over all ...Dr.Sharma
the things that I might have ....
could it be a kind of cancer or something....like what kind of diseases I might have ....??!!

[Dr Sharma]

Hi there. You need a thorough neurological evaluation by a neurologist. an MRI cervical spine must be done to check the intervertebral discs, any degenerative disc disease, prolapse, spondylosis, nerve conduction velocity study of median nerve, Xray shoulder joint and elbow to check any bony growth or spur irritating the brachial plexus or the median nerve respectively. if these are not related, you need to undergo evaluation for multiple sclerosis.   therapy would be according to the cause. NSAIDs, antiseizure drugs, tricyclic anti depressants etc, physiotherapy, epidural steroid injections for herniated discs and lastly decompressive spine surgery if these interventions do not help. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic demyelinating neurological disorder where the disease phase is characterized by active phase and remissions. The symptoms of multiple sclerosis are loss of balance, muscle spasms, numbness in any area, problems with walking and coordination, tremors in one or more arms and legs. Bowel and bladder symptoms include frequency of micturition, urine leakage, eye symptoms like double vision uncontrollable rapid eye movements, facial pain, painful muscle spasms, tingling, burning in arms or legs, depression, dizziness, hearing loss, fatigue etc. The treatment is essentially limited to symptomatic therapy so the course of action would not change much whether MS has been diagnosed or not. Apart from clinical neurological examination, MRI shows MS as paler areas of demyelination, two different episodes of demyelination separated by one month in at least two different brain locations. Spinal tap is done and CSF electrophoresis reveals oligoclonal bands suggestive of immune activity, which is suggestive but not diagnostic of MS. Demyelinating neurons, transmit nerve signals slower than non-demyelinated ones and can be detected with EP tests. These are visual evoked potentials, brain stem auditory evoked response, and somatosensory evoked potential. Slower nerve responses in any one of these is not confirmatory of MS but can be used to complement diagnosis along with a neurological examination, medical history and an MRI and a spinal tap. Take care.

[RAMI_69]

I HAVE DA SAME  PAIN ....
& IHAVE PERIODICAL  CATCH SYNDROME  TOO ...EXCEPT ITS IN MA RIGHT SIDE AS WELL ...& DA ELECTRIC SHOCKS EVEN COMES TO ME IN MA RIGHT BACK SIDE .... I DUNNO WHAT HELL IS THAT ...BUT PLEASE DOCTORS IF ANYONE KNOWS IT ...TELL ME...NOT THAT AM AFRAID OF ANYTHING ....NOT EVEN DEATH ....I JUST WANNA KNOW ...CUZ HONESTLY IT HURTS LIKE HELL  & IT LAST FOR FEW MINTS ..

[DaveP550]

I have the same pain.  Has anyone else responded with more information about it?