Tell me about dropping things
 

So, I have asked a few questions the last day or so as I am trying to understand what is going on with my body.


Someone in another post had mentioned on of their first MS symptoms was dropping things.


This made me remember something. Maybe 8 years ago, I remember just a few times in this one year I would be holding something, and then as if my brain couldn't multitask, it would just let go of the object, and it would fall to the floor.


There was NO weakness. Just literally my hand would just..let go.

Never had this since then.


My Qs are:


1. Anyone ever drop things like this. No weakness. Just letting go? Is this an MS symptom??

2. Have u had this only to have it go away??


Thanks everyone!!

I have dropped things off and on for years.

My husband, who has carpel tunnel with ulnar nerve involvement also drops things.

I've had the dropping things SX, as far back as I can remember. It
has some to do with weakness, it's more to do with coordination
and messed up signals in the CNS.

Although it's worse on some days and not so bad on others, it
never really goes away.

nine years ago, I was working as a server and would drop glass syrup containers just as you describe...my hand just let go. My boss would cringe, and I'd apologize...
It happens more regularly now, especially since all of my fingertips have fallen permanently asleep:(

It's strange I had this and it hasn't been back since. Does that happen?

There is no rhyme or reason with MS. Symptoms come and go as they please. Seems like the really annoying ones stay longer but I guess it just seems that way because they're SO annoying. :rolleyes:

I am 6' 2" tall and was around 225 - 230 pounds when this hit. A weight lifter most of my life, involved in physical labor and had no issues holding heavy items.

I broke every glass glass in the house and started on the coffee cups, one second I had them the next they hit the floor.

I got tired of trying to thread my way thru sharp objects to get to a broom and mop and now drink everything in a plastic cup or travel coffee mug with a lid that doesn't pop off if it hits the floor.

I even dropped me! :D but I am more aware of the issues now and realize I have to concentrate to accomplish certain tasks I could do without much thought in the past?

Did come and go in the past, but as my fingertips lose more of their sensation, I seem to just drop things more often:(

My dropitis has waxed and waned. There was a period 18 years ago when I seemed to drop everything. Then I got more conscious of the problem and did things more slowly and carefully. Ever since, I've been slower and more careful. Occasionally I do drop things just as you describe, without a warning of weakness. But it's fairly rare now. If, as you say, I tried to multitask and do things fast, I'd have more things on the floor.

Yep - dropping things is one of my party tricks too, although I am not doing it as much recently (touch wood) - my last effort was a delightful glass of Shiraz on my new beige carpet (before you ask, it was for my husband not me, so that wasn't the reason).

My left hand just seems to release and I lost whatever I am holding - by the same account, when I have a fall, it usually seems that my left leg just folds and the rest of me follows. No rhyme or reason.