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Originally Posted by indigo
I have severe nerve pain in my hands and feet. there are a number of changes occurring and I have no one to ask what to do. My right hand is barely usable. The skin is tight, hard and leathery. My palm is excruciating. It has become rock solid. Is this muscle atrophy? The skin is shiny and it feels like all the muscles and tendons have frozen and become solid.
My hands and feet become swollen regularly with fluid and the skin is loose on the soles of my feet. It's painful to walk on when it's like this. When I had a pain specialist she suggested it could be a side effect of Gabapentin. I'm on 2400mg daily.
My right leg is also now quite a bit thinner than my left so I have muscle wastage too Does anyone have any suggestions? I have no specialist care, just a GP. I want to know if there is any self help I can do. Thanks ( :
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that I could think of is going to be painful. I don't think there is any physical therapy that is not painful. Your right hand sounds like you might have quit using it or working on it. That atrophy would be in addition to any others. I had muscle wasting in my thigh and buttocks and have gained some strength but still not back to normal, maybe 60% of normal. I know that exercize will be painful but that is my suggestion. If you don't work on that hand, I fear that it will become too far frozen and tight. Then if your symptoms get better your hand won't be better. I know what I am saying sucks but I have seen several people that have (mostly from strokes) had hands that they gave up on. I hope that you don't give up. Exercize to tolerance. My wasting lasted about 8 mo to a year. Good Luck, Ken in Texas.