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Tingly Arm Disease

Journal Entry: Mon Jun 29, 2009, 2:02 PM
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I have more than one month'd since the last journal entry thing here! Gasp! But uh... what I want to talk about is my RIGHT ARM, since it reacts annoyingly to being extended, bent or pushed against things in certain ways. The sensation is pretty much identical to the tinging you would feel if you bumped your elbow against something and your elbow, forearm, and hand start tingling unpleasantly. Yes. Just like that, but without the actual pain of having uh... bumped into something. o_O

The tingling can be various levels of intensity (I can extend my arm quickly and only feel it really mildly...), but sometimes it's so strong that it actually feels like I've physically bumped into something with my elbow and end up looking around me to see what it could have been, but nothing was actually there for me to collide with. If I end up causing that tingling multiple times throughout the day, my arm ends up feeling uh... mildly odd probably for hours after and feels sort of tingly depending on how it's positioned. (It's feeling odd right now, actually. I don't think it likes the mouse-using position very much... My fifth finger feels sort of tingly because of it.) I think my arm might have been this way for months or something. I know it feels like it's been like this for ages anyway.

ANYWAY, uh... I don't really know what would cause something like that and hope it's not something that's going to end up getting horribly worse since I do need my right arm for things like DRAWING and am wondering if anyone else is familiar with the symptoms or recongnise it as a sign of something yet to develop or something.

Other than that uh... I've been so unmotivated and uninspired! How frustrating! I want to draw something, but my lack of inspiration makes it so incredibly difficult to work on anything. Tsk. Also, Internet Explorer 6 is horrible and frustrating and causes stupid web design problems! It also makes my website look horrible because it can't display PNG image transparency properly. It makes me cringe to think of people viewing my website (or even this journal...) with that browser and thinking it looks horrible because of all the weirdly-coloured boxes and that I must be a terrible designer to think that THAT looks good when it's just a problem with the browser itself. o_O


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:iconfireshogan:
i haven't heard of such a thing, but try searching mew md [link] that could help. or just wikipedia it, that could work too.

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:iconsilver-night-jaguar:
Umm... Doesn't that usually mean blood flow to the area has been restricted? Though, I dunno what would be cutting off the blood to your arm. If it was me, I would tell somebody who actually knows something about that sort of thing. Just in case. Did you do something weird to your right shoulder?

Eh, well, it's most likely nothing significant.

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:iconkuro13:
Golfer elbow maybe?

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:iconmyth1987:
Hey Firequill,

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that sounds a lot like tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) - this is where your ulnar nerve is basically compressed or inflamed in such a way that it makes areas that it innervates feel tingly or like you've got pins-and-needles (when you hit your 'funny bone,' you get this feeling because you've compressed your ulnar nerve).

If it's just an inflammation, you may be able to reduce it by using ice/cold and rest... but it's likely that you're getting these symptoms because you're using your elbow joint lots anyway - it'd probably be good to see your doctor to find out about any treatment and prevention strategies. :) You can get padded devices and weighted cuffs which can help reduce the tingling/pain while you're working, and there are plenty of other options. I don't think it's operable, though.

Hope that helps. :)
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o.O Go see a doctor!!!!!!!!

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I don't think I really DO use my elbow a lot... Unless I just end up bending it in strange ways when I DO use it... o_O
It seems to also be something that comes and goes since it's not being at all bothersome today... I hope it's nothing serious though and will go away! Either way, I'm going to see the doctor tomorrow anyway, so I'll probably mention it while I'm there.

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:iconfirequill:
I don't remember doing anything weird to my shoulder...! Though I seem generally unfit and decrepit anyway... I surely need more nutrients and exercise and so on in general, so I wouldn't be surprised if the problem ended up being related to that. o_O

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D: Well, Just be careful, I guess. You're probably fine.

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Dx Impact-tingling elbow has to do with the nerves in your arm; if your arm's all wonky like you say it is, it probably is something to do with the nerves, and you should probably have it looked at. Dx ~myth1987 seems to have the right idea, though. Dx

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