HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

Arthroscopic shoulder surgery sept5th,arm &hand get numb on & off.also not much pain until last week or so.keeps me awake@ night?why?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Varies: Multiple potential causes, I would let your surgeon know. May be recurrent problem/ tear in that shoulder, or sometimes other conditions can develop. Carpal tunnel syndrome, for example, is a common cause of numbness in the hand.

Answered 4/17/2015

3.3k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

I had left shoulder arthroscopy back in 2007. Early July I woke with a stiff neck thats now gone, but there is a lot of discomfort and some pain in my left shoulder that shoots down to my elbow and fingertips which get tingly/numb. Whats wrong?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I have some numbness on the back of my hand and thumb after gabg x5 surgery 2 weeks ago on the arm which was harvested. will it improve with time.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Help, having tingling and numbness in left arm, hand and fingers with swollen fingers 6 weeks after nerve block for shoulder surgery.

7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

A member asked:

After microscopic shoulder surgery now by left hand all puffy. And my arm still hurting. What should I do?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Erbs palsy since birth. 22 now. Loosing motion in hand slowly, arm locking up more, numbness more. More pain. What do I do!? Splint/brace? Surgery?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

When someone has a mammogram is the arm and hand suppose to get numb why the test is preformed? I had a inter scalene nerve block shoulder surgery
I recently had rotator cuff surgery. If i hold my arm in certain positions, part of my hand and last 2 fingers become very numb.
My arm goes numb from my shoulder to my hand and feels heavy. Sometimes I get a sharp pain also. What could this be?
I have arm pain and i'm not sure what it is i'm 22 yrs. Old and i've been having right hand/arm/shoulder pain since may of this year. It started out as feeling like an issue will the ulnar nerve but now my pinky and ring finger don't get numb. It's an ove
Had arthoscopic shoulder surgery week ago and now arm and hand very swollen. How long does this last?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.