My right hand has been numb now for going on four years. Some days it seems worse - or more numb - than others. But so far it hasn't really been painful. I've gotten so used to it I hardly notice it anymore. It could be so much worse......so I don't really pay attention to it.

Yes, sometimes just the fingertips, sometimes the whole hand; always mostly the left one. Most all my syptoms started on the left side.

Usually lasts a few weeks & then, magically, disappears for a few weeks. Always after the fatigue starts back in. Ahhh, finally, a pattern I can track, lol!

Funnily enough, the neurontin doesn't seem to help that or balance issues. No clue. Maybe a different med does?

I'm sure that some doctor somewhere has a thought on it; but, honestly, unless they experience it...it's either not real or not important enough. Sorry, feeling a lil blue today. Must have been that 5 hour non*-existent nap my body demanded I have.

My most recent attack had my right leg and right arm go numb and so weak it was nearly paralyzed, especially my hand. I couldn't write, couldn't use a fork, couldn't type except lefty. I've had my right forearm/hand go numb before in the past, but nothing nearly as bad as this most recent attack. Thankfully it passed in a couple weeks (with some oral methylprednisolone which I think helped).

I don't have any advice, just some empathy. It was definitely scary to realize all the things I did without thinking about it were suddenly impossible.

I called my physiatrist and got an appt for next monday. Hoping PT might help for everything that the MS is picking on. Its not just my hands, my feet were also numb for a week or two and I started wobbly walking again.

I already have an AFO for the right leg, hope I dont need one for the other.

this whole flare is depressing me. I want my *&&^% hands back!

No advice but sending wishes that your hands improve soon.

My legs and feet go numb more than my hands. Its hard to walk when you cant feel where your feet are landing. My hands have gone numb before and I burned myself while trying to cook. I just let my dh take care of the hot when my hands go dead on me. Its the only thing I can do. I dont take any meds for the numbness, didnt really know there was anything out there for it. I just muttle thru it. The only time so far Ive been scared of the numbness is when my entire right side of my face and head and neck went numb. It was horrible. The feeling came back a few hours later.

It's really starting to bother me now. Today I'm really tired and my hands and my wrists hurt. I'm not really thrilled with the whole going to the bathroom issue. Trying to figure out how to do things in the bathroom when you can't feel or move your fingers. Great how much more can the MS embarrass me and cause me problems (don't answer that, I don't want to know).

My voice recognition software just quit working on me. Guess I'm done posting for the moment.