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I have had for the last month pins and needles in my left arm wrist fingers and thumb.i recently had a cranioplasty.should i inform my gp or the brain?

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Dr. Liawaty Ho answered

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Both: You should inform your doctors- especially the neurosurgeon as you just had a cranioplasty. However, i would encourage you to inform your gp and see what the gp has to say.

Answered 3/17/2014

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A member asked:

I have had for the last month pins and needles in my left arm wrist fingers and thumb.i recently had a cranioplasty.should i inform my gp or the brain?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Liawaty Ho answered

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