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What Causes Strange Sensations In The Arms?

Posted on Tue, 12 Sep 2017

Question: For the past couple of days, after i eat my lunch at work (sometimes heavy) this is usually my biggest meal of the day, i feel a weird sensation on my left arm

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (1 hour later)

Hi,

How severe is this pain? How long does it last? Is it associated to any other symptoms?

Clarify us by responding to these points.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ivo Ditah (14 hours later)

It usually last about an hour, the pain is not severe but i feel this sensation from my left shoulder down to a little lower than my elbow. It feels as if my hand will go numb but it never does

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (27 hours later)

Brief Answer:
This seems incidental and will regress spontaneously!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks so much for this follow up and sorry for the tardy response.

I have reviewed this information fully. This is not typical of any disease condition and I will rather qualify this as an incidental observation without any pathological significance. I will recommend monitoring only for now. You may also want to fractionate your meal into smaller portions (Say 2) and see if this makes a difference.

I look forward hearing from you. If it persists, then I will follow through with evaluation and investigations. For now, this seems not warranted.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ivo Ditah (16 hours later)

Okay thank you very much

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (2 days later)

Brief Answer:
You are welcome!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for you kind words. Keep me updated and especially so if something changes.

I wish you well......

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar