Nag me to go to Doctor's! Am too scared :(

[BEAUTlFUL]

For months now, my left arm has felt odd. It's sort of around the shoulder and down the inside of the upper arm - feels like it's got a nerve trapped somewhere? Index and little fingertips slightly numb/tingley on that side too, though that comes and goes.

I am TERRIFIED to go to the Doctors as I have convinced myself it's a tumour in lymph glands in armpit or heart failure or Angina.

I always sleep on left side, and spend days at computer, leaning head on left arm. Could it just be carpal tunnel? Had DS2 7 months ago.

I smoke so of course am extra worried that luck has just run out.

Please reassure me or tell me you had something similar and (v important) it turned out OK. I mentioned it to the Doctor at DS2's 6-week check and he didn't seem concerned, but said to come back if it didn't go away.

Thanks.

[UniversallyChallenged]

Beautiful - are you ok?

[Saturn74]

Have you been yet?

[UniversallyChallenged]

Any news Beautiful?

[minorbird]

Beautiful! Have you rung the doctors!

[BEAUTlFUL]

They're closed! Will do tomorrow morning.

I do feel calmer since you all posted, well done, wise Mumsnetters!

[EustaciaVye]

DH has this. He has discloated his shoulder several times and they say it is likely to be trapped nerve as a result.

[BEAUTlFUL]

I bottled! I will do it now. Hang on...

[MaureenMLove]

Told you I'd be back! Did you go? How are you?

[thumbwitch]

sounds far more like a pinched nerve in your shoulder. If it is, the doc won't be able to do much about it but you should still go to eliminate all other scenarios.

Then if you are lucky you might get a physio referral, which could take weeks or even months to come through; or you could go off your own bat to see a sports or remedial massage therapist who will fix it in 1 or 2 sessions.

let us know!

[Saturn74]

Phase I of Nagging Process complete.

[Saturn74]

Have you been to see your doctor yet, beautiful?

[Saturn74]

Have you been to see your doctor yet, beautiful?

[Saturn74]

Have you been to see your doctor yet, beautiful?

[Saturn74]

Have you been to see your doctor yet, beautiful?

[dorothybunny]

I had similar too except the numbness was in my left elbow leading up to my shoulder, starting about 4 months after DS1 was born. I was terrified I had some kind of tumour too but plucked up the courage to go to the Dr's and she referred me to a neurologist. He gave lots of pin prick tests on my body to see where I could feel pain and also sent me for MRI scans. This was 2 years ago and all the tests came back clear. I still have to go back for checkups once a year but this a lot better than stressing with the unknown. Get yourself to the docs - you're probably fine but better to be sure!

[dingdong05]

Yes, but if it is something that needs attention the sooner it starts the better all round.
Get thee to the surgery! GO!

I just went all Shakespearian

[BEAUTlFUL]

am bricking self

[Egg]

Hey BEAUTIFUL - get your arse down to the docs, and then get your arse back on our Feb thread [stern look].

Seriously though, it sounds like carpal tunnel or RSI hopefully. Let us know how you get on when you go for your appt, that you have now made...

[minorbird]

Well done Beautiful!

[ib]

I had this. Was a bit more severe as arm was regularly completely numb for several hours. It was a muscular problem which compressed the arteries going into the arm and numbed it.

Needed several years of physical reeducation to fix my posture so that it stopped.

Osteopathy helped, but only temporarily (wore off within the week).

[BEAUTlFUL]

OK, making the appointment is on today's To-Do list.

[BEAUTlFUL]

Hi minorbird, I truly sympathise. I would be shitting self at x-ray. Were you picturing the radiographer's grim silence as she saw the massive white shadow on your image?

I have Googled trapped nerves and it really sounds like this. Tingling and clumsiness in the hands, heavy/weak arm, everything. So that's a relief. I might make an appointment tomrrow.

[minorbird]

Get thee to the doctors lady! I had a lump on my shin and was convinced that it was a tumour. I made and cancelled several docs appointments before finally going. Then did the same with the xray... It all was fine! Just simple shin splints! So get to the doctors, I bet you are worrying about nothing!

[BEAUTlFUL]

lololol skidoodle. I thought I had Ebola last year; turned out I'd just been picking my nose a bit too enthusiastically.

[BEAUTlFUL]

Thanks, unknownrebelbang (great name) and SubRosa. I'm almost getting there... Almost...

Isn't it daft? I blame it all on Terms of Endearment. You know how that starts off with a lump in her armpit? I've been digging around in my armpit, stuffing my fist in there, trying to see if anything is growing.