"sleeping" in pinkie finger & down - Neuromuscular Diseases Message Board

giggles78_2000 · 05-01-2003, 11:10 PM

Hello-does anybody know what might be causing this? The other day I got this numbness in my left hand on the pinkie finger down to the wrist-it has been that way for about 2 days now!

I'm so scared I have permenant nerve damage-I don't know what to do. I don't want to sound "pitty" or hypocondriac, but I am trying to recover from 14 yrs. of anorexia/bulimia-and since I have stopped purging, unfortunately been over exercising-it's always "all or nothing"--I hate that! But I was just wondering, becuz the other day I went to the gym and did 8 hrs. of cardio, and since then the whole "numbness" in my hand-does anyone have any advice? On my hand--trust me, I know the ED will kill me if I don't quit, which I'm SO trying--it's the hardest thing I've ever done--anyways, thanks so much! Take care, God Bless, & always-Keep Smilen!

saljov · 05-28-2003, 07:40 PM

There is a nerve which runs into the pinky (and half the ring finger) from the arm. If excessive pressure is applied to the arm for a long time, numbness may show up in the pinky (and half the ring finger). Often, people awake with this numbness from sleeping on their arm for a prolonged period. Does your numbness include half of the ring finger next to the numb pinky? If so, the numbness should subside, though I think two days is a long time for the nerve to recover from pressure.

giggles78_2000 · 05-29-2003, 02:28 AM

-Saljov-
Thanks so much for responding-ummm...no, I don't really have any numbness in my ring finger--but the "sleeping" or numbness is still in my pinkie-down to my wrist--but now the other hand (right) my ring finger is numb too--my pinkie has been this way since I first posted, which was about a month ago...and ring finger on other hand has been about 2-3 weeks too....it seems the more I overexercise--the worse things are getting...

--but I have put myself back in therapy--it's just so hard--it's so "easy", I know all the stuff and what I need to do....I have been fighting for so long---yet it's the hardest thing in my whole life--well, this has been my "life" so far....and I just want to start living finally, and see the world!!

ED's are NO way to live...just PURE hell....anyways, thanks again...and hopefully this will go away...Take care, God Bless, and always...Keep Smilen!!

rob232323 · 07-17-2007, 04:01 PM

i am hoping someone could explain this to me. today is tuesday july 17th i have had this numbness/tinngling in my left hand( my pinkie and ring finger) since about july 11th. i am starting to get scared. i had surgery on my shoulder 2 years ago and have had off and on tingling sensations in this hand but not for this long. i work on a computer all day long as well so i don't think that is helping things either. another curveball to throw into the mix is that my parents are both diabetic and i know i will most likely be too, but i feel healthy otherwise. my blood pressure and sugar count has always been good though i am a little over weight. if anyone could give me an idea of why my fingers are feeling this way i would appreciate it. thank you.