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My hands are always cold... I can't warm them up. You know that feeling you get after playing in the snow then going inside.. Yep that's how they feel. My thumb on my right hand paralysed 2 years ago but it's stating to work again now I get numbness in 2 fingers on the right hand 🙄 I drop things, I can't peel veg anymore and I'm finding holding a pen hard... Wot is this? Why is it happening? And more importantly is there anyt9i can do? Thanking you for letting me bend ya ears again 💜

January 22, 2022
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Members rallied around someone experiencing cold hands, numbness, and difficulty gripping objects, with many identifying the symptoms as... Read more

Members rallied around someone experiencing cold hands, numbness, and difficulty gripping objects, with many identifying the symptoms as potentially Raynaud's phenomenon (common with fibromyalgia), carpal tunnel syndrome, or arthritis, and urging them to seek medical evaluation including X-rays or tests. Several members shared practical strategies that have helped them, including fingerless compression gloves for warmth and wrist support, hand warmers, Epsom salt soaks, emu oil, toe warmers, ginger tea, and warming hands gradually with warm (not hot) water to restore blood flow. A recurring theme was the shared experience of dropping things constantly due to muscle weakness and numbness, the frustration of cold extremities since childhood that worsened with fibromyalgia, and the importance of writing down all symptoms for doctors, staying persistent in seeking answers, and continuing to move hands and joints despite the pain.

A MyFibroTeam Member

I always have cold hands too. I have treated myself to some fingerless gloves with slight compression. It supports my wrists and knuckles which often ache, keeps my hands warm and I can type in them as no fingers. Wouldn't be without them. Got them on Amazon x.i have dropped things since before Fibro so don't think anyone would notice if it was worse!!

January 22, 2022
A MyFibroTeam Member

One question I find helpful to ask patients is this: “How often do you find yourself dropping things?” For some patients with fibromyalgia, their answers are long and varied. But concerns about their dropped coffee cups, car keys, pens, boxes, or cartons of milk are often dismissed, as these patients never think this may be a sign of the muscle weakness that comes with fibromyalgia.

January 22, 2022
A MyFibroTeam Member

Think positive fibro angels/ warriors cuz if we think negative about everything it’s bad. I look for the beauty in each day. 😁 and think Positve…. 💜❤️ God bless, trust me, I know it’s hard.

January 23, 2022
A MyFibroTeam Member

Sounds like raynauds. When my hands are white, the dr. says that is when my hands and feet do not have any blood flow in them when they are cold. He told me to warm them up with warm water as hot water will make them sting real bad. Next they will turn purple when the blood is lying in them. Then my hands will turn the normal color once the blood is flowing through them. I have had this since I was a child. We were very poor and could not afford warm gloves and warm boots.

January 22, 2022
A MyFibroTeam Member

Mine turned out to be arthritis. Have doctor give you an Xray . I use Emu oil, works great. Can soak hands in Epsom salts and hot water. 🦋Victoria

January 22, 2022

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