I have a tendency to occasionally drop things if I'm particularly tired and not concentrating, but nothing like what you suffer from.

Hi there Nina. No I don't have this problem at all. No idea what would be causing it. Is it a recent problem or something long term? Hugs

My husband has CFS/ME and drops things all the time. We have switched to metal/enamelwear plates and bowls because dishes would break when he dropped them. He drops everything. He says his arms just cramp and the muscles won't do what he wants them too or his hands feel so asleep he can't really feel what he is holding.

Thanks folks. Susuof2 - Ditto here. I use mostly stainless steel and corelle (at least less likely to break). For me it's more like my brain forgets it's holding it? Usually it's in the kitchen where I am likely to be trying to do things more quickly (ha ha). So if I have a cup in my hand on the way to the sink (about 3 ft away) and glance at the toaster, my hand forgets the cup is there? Also there are times it's just weakness of grip. Thanks for sharing. Taking hubby with me to neuro next time since that's the only time I am taken seriously. (doesnt that stink?)

Oh, my gosh! I drop things all the time. It is so frustrating. I end up cleaning up stuff that I've dropped. I feel you, girl.

Hi,

Yes, I drop things constantly. It’s one of the neurological symptoms I now have since CFS, made worse (I think) by the fact that I have very bad carpal tunnel.

The main issue is my inability to grip properly and my inability to maintain a grip for more than a few seconds. Even carrying keys is a problem, so I always wear something with pockets so I can stuff keys and other things in them. I’ve broken a ton of glass/ceramic things, spilled all kinds of things....just a daily occurrence.

Skye

Oh yes, I drop things about 6-10 times a day. I liked your description of your hand forgot it was holding something. I have that too. I used to do crafts but can't anymore. My fingers are not agile/limber enough. Even have trouble on the keypad now. And putting fitted sheets on. My fingers just won't keep a grip.
Nothing I have tried has ever worked.

Thanks folks! Good to know this is a "normal" CFS issue and not something else I should be more concerned about.
I have tried wearing gardening gloves (the cotton ones with the little rubber dots) on bad days lately if I'm working with things like putting a vase away and it's helped a lot. So now I have a pair in my skirt pockets at home. At $2 a pair they are all over the house now so I can grab a pair in any room if needed. The odd things we do to live with this illness....

Yes, I drop everything, even myself.

Also, I don't have fingerprints either. I read in a book published in 2000 (don't remember the name of it) that lack of fingerprints is common with CFS.

These days the doctors around here have forgotten that CFS exists and is real. I wonder what the jackass I have for a g.p. would say about that? Is that in my head too?

Well, I bumped a blue ceramic glass off the counter top yesterday when I was arranging some
other items. I guess that counts. Huum. I go to the thrift store now and then to restock on mugs,
plates and cups because I am fond of ceramics and glass ware. Just don't want to get too
attached. Sometimes, I think it's a matter of me loosing focus. If my minds on something else, I
will bump into tables and things like that. I like your idea of the special gloves. That would
definitely help. I saw something on the net the other day where you can program your
house keys? paste something on them when they get lost so a beep or such thing goes off.
That's a little off topic but I was even considering looking into it.

Haha!! I laugh because I am the same. Clumsy... but the fingerprint thing!

My fingerprints are so smooth they don't register on fingerprint machines. I go to Disneyworld every year and they use fingerprints to link people to their tickets. Mine ra rely register... usually on the 4th try but sometimes not at all.
I have Hashimoto and ME, like you. Maybe that's what does it?? I always joke that I'm a secret agent and have had my fingerprints removed!

I have the same fingerprint issue...and I also have Hashis...I'm inclined to think it's the Hashis as my neices are the same fingerprint wise and they have Lupus....
But now you both have me wondering...
I'll post a new topic to ask the group if they have fingerprint issues, and if they have a dx of an autoimmune disorder..