Hi, I have lumbar spinal stenosis and I ve had 2 MRI scans that have revealed L3-L4 and L4-L5 problems shall we say. I have a copy of one of the reports. I also have osteoporosis. The result of this is that the pain is such that I am a wheelchair user and have a blue badge. Among other medicines taken for heart disease (I had an MI 6 years ago followed 5 months later by a stent in my LAD) and hiatus hernia, I m also taking Shortec (5mg) twice daily and MST Continus (120 mg twice daily) for my back pain. Unfortunately I also have myelodysplasia (refractory anaemia) and for that I inject 150 microgrammes of Aranesp once weekly. My problem (yes I have more lol) is that several times a night I m woken by numbness in either hand combined with a horrendous feeling of burning. Last night I had 5 separate occasions. It s very very severe and of course it s causing me to lose sleep a lot. In addition, I also have continual finger jerking which is a real nuisance when trying to type. I was reading a review from someone who is using patches for pain and she s also having the same hand issues. It s so severe. Do you think it is being caused by the MST Continus and do you know of a substitute if you think it is the MST? Should I see my GP? Oh, I have bilateral ulnar nerve problems and also on my right elbow my main bones are rubbing together at the elbow. Over the years I ve had 2 separate operations on my right elbow in which I had the radial head excised. Next month I m due to go into hospital to have an operation on my right elbow to, in layman s terms, pull the bones apart and also to try to reroute the ulnar nerve rather than have an elbow joint replacement. Can you advise me please? Despite all this I m really a happy chappie lol.