Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
So I am experiencing pins and needles in my hands and feet mostly....sometimes I get a electricity feeling shoot from my elbow to my hands and from feet to my knees. Just saw my Rheumy last week and he said it was most likely from imflammation and said he could give me a dose of prednisone. I declined. I normally take Enbrel once a week, but had not taken it for the previous 3 weeks, so I was pretty inflamed and painful. This pins and needles is new for me, has anyone ever had this experience?
I used to get pins and needles right down my hands but carpal tunnel surgery fixed it - both hands had surgery, and it seemed to work. Of course, now I know the Carp.Tun was from my RA.