Yes MaryTheresaBoyle I had numbness and tingling in my right arm and hand. Went into Orthopedics and they did a test on the nerves in the upper arm around the shoulder and found that I had a nerve there that was causing it. It doesn't always mean that it is your heart. I too have Neuropathy from my Knees to my feet in both legs and it is caused by my diabetes. Thing is that if you are not comfortable with your doctor then find a new one. One whom you feel comfortable with. I have had to do that many times because I felt their priorities were not there or they had them in the wrong place. Right now I am dealing with that exact thing. I can't afford to be looked over and put on the back burner so to speak. Here is some information on this issue: Pluralneuropathies
damage, disease, or dysfunction of one or more nerves especially of the peripheral nervous system that is typically marked by burning or shooting pain, numbness, tingling, or muscle weakness or atrophy, is often degenerative, and is usually caused by injury, infection, disease, drugs, toxins, or vitamin deficiency
Each of the drugs comes with a long list of possible nasty side effects, ranging from liver and kidney damage to pancreatitis and neuropathy in the limbs.
… the condition known as diabetic neuropathy, a gradual deterioration of peripheral nerves that generally affects old patients and initially causes a painful burning sensation in the hands and feet.
… neuropathy involving the seventh cranial nerve was caused by being hit in the face by the stick.
see also PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
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: a condition (such as Guillain-Barré syndrome) marked by neuropathy
neuropathic ˌ
neuropathically
People with severe neuropathy may require medication.
Neuropathic pain can be caused by conditions such as shingles or diabetic neuropathy.
This kind of neuropathy was not uncommon in autoimmune disorders.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neuropathy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
NEURO- + -PATHY, probably after Italian neuropatia or French névropathie
The first known use of neuropathy was circa 1834
Phrases Containing neuropathy
peripheral neuropathy
Dictionary Entries Near neuropathy
neuropathology
neuropathy
neuropeptide.
MLA
“Neuropathy.”
neu·​rop·​a·​thy
pluralneuropathies
: damage, disease, or dysfunction of one or more nerves especially of the peripheral nervous system that is typically marked by burning or shooting pain, numbness, tingling, or muscle weakness or atrophy, is often degenerative, and is usually caused by injury, infection, disease, drugs, toxins, or vitamin deficiency
also : a condition (as Guillain-Barré syndrome) marked by neuropathy
see also PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY

Tldonaldson80 it’s pretty scary right? I mean I do read that it doesn’t only happen on the left side (HA/stroke) it can happen on the right to

My mom passed last yr from a stroke she suffered on Xmas 2016.
She was basically a vegetable the whole almost 6 yrs . Her stroke was weird in the since we thought she was just dozing on the couch , we called 911( she was to late for the clot buster ) 🥲

My dads still alive 94 yrs old had several HAs , and he’s still here to talk about it 🙏🏼

DOES DIABETES CAUSE NUMBNESS?

Glad someone bought this up because I have numbness in both hands at times and sometimes I can't hold anything loose my grib.

So you get neuropathy type pain in yours arms sometimes Steve ?
Scary feeling when you have heart issues