A member asked:
Hi, having pins and needles in my feet, with numbness in my arms and hands, and it wakes me when i'm sleep i'm worried in case it's spine cancer or b?
9 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Unusual presentation: That is an unusual presentation for cancer, but you should have a work up for other focal or systemic causes of numbness/tingling. Cause can range from bad positioning to vitamin deficiencies to general neuropathic to arthritis in the spine. After a general eval, your primary care doc can point you in the right direction.
Answered 2/23/2014
4.9k views
Cancer less likely: It is more likely to be a slipped disk or something pinching on a nerve than cancer. You need an MRI of the spine to look at the area better. Then, you should see a spine specialist - either an orthopedic or neurosurgeon.
Answered 3/12/2020
4.9k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Can carpel tunnel cause both hands to turn freezing cold? I have been having my arms at night fall asleep and get the pins and needles and numb feeling in both arms. For the last week my hands ache they feel almost swollen like and my sensation in my fing
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Pos.PD,datscan pending.Have Fibro&sacroiliac dysfunction.New to melatonin for RBD which helps but now awaking with pins&needles in hands.Is this a new symptom or simply a result of less movement in sleep?I sleep and wake on my back¬ lying on arms?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
My arms/hands/feet frequently go numb when i'm asleep even though i'm not lying on them. What could cause this? Could it be early sign of ms?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Recently I started to have tingling mainly right arm/hand, thumb seems numb, and my feet fall asleep fairly quick. Muscles twitch a bit. Any ideas?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Can pins and needles, numbness in arms and hands, when asleep be a sign of cancer? Also get occasionally pins
25f frequent back pains and spontaneous numbness in arm/hand/fingers/feet & toes! when i press on my lower spin above my butt crack it feels like pins and needles?
Past week, i've been experiencing numbness in both arms, hands, & calves & feet when i sleep. It wakes me up & is a little painful. What is this?
Have had worsening joint/spine pain, extreme fatigue, occasional pins & needles & numbness in hand/foot, etc.Had spine/brain mris showing nothing.What could this be?Nxt steps/other dr's?(saw neurol.)
I have had a numb pinkie and ring finger for the past couple days but am starting to feel pins amd needles in my feet and hands with shooting pains in my arms and legs. Today my pinkie has brown dots. What do I do?
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 questionMore of what we treat
Get the HealthTap app
Video visit and message your doctor
