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Quit Smoking, Dizzy Spells, Cholesterol High, Back Pain. Pins, Needles In Hand, Finger Numb After Cortisone Shots. Why?
I'm 51 and quit smoking about a year and a half ago.Lately I have been trying to get healthy so this summer I had my yearly exam and had a mammogram.Lately I have been having alot of dizzy spells, the blood work they did at my apt.showed high cholesterol.Also I was having some back problems so I got 3 cortizone shots in the last month.The day after the third shot,my arms turned to rubber bands and pin and needles.It really scared me and now today my pointer finger on the right hand went numb.What do you think this all means?
Thu, 8 Aug 2013
Dear Sir/ Ma'am,
Sorry to hear about your problem. None of your conditions or your cortizone injections can explain the numbness in your hand. The only possible cause of this numbness is that if some nerve is getting compressed in your back. For this you should visit a neurologist and have yourself evaluated.
Hoping for the best.
Sorry to hear about your problem. None of your conditions or your cortizone injections can explain the numbness in your hand. The only possible cause of this numbness is that if some nerve is getting compressed in your back. For this you should visit a neurologist and have yourself evaluated.
Hoping for the best.
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