Question: A month ago, I woke up with numbness on left side of head, face, arm & hand. Had a CT scan, a corotid artery scan, a MRI & blood test for B12 & Folic acid deficiency. All normal. Waiting for the neurologist to call me for an appointment. For the last 2 weeks , it has spread to my left leg & foot. Everything feels like I a sunburn but my hand is the worst. I literally can feel my pulse in my thumb at night when trying to sleep. It hurts all the time. Anything I touch feels like sandpaper . Even my fingers touching each other feels like sandpaper. Sometimes the hand feels hot, sometimes cold. I wear a glove to bed at night. Fingers from first joint to palm sting. Entire thumb is very painful. Put lidocaine on thumb & covered it with a rubber finger cot that comes with the salve. My doctor called the neurologist a week ago & still no call from him. Any suggestions?

I have not lost any strength in my hand whatsoever. It's just painful to touch any type of fabric or surface, unless it's smooth. Will this be permanent or is there a cure? Could a pinched nerve be the cause?