My left arm went numb

[Wolfmans_BrothEr]

I went on like a 6 mile bike ride a few weeks ago and the entire time I kept feeling my entire left arm going numb

I tried keeping my arm more bent as to not cut off any veins...but it didn't make a difference

I'm 21 and have been a regular smoker since 14, other than that I don't have any heart or circulation issues

I dont know if it makes a difference but I didn't stop the entire time...2 or 3 times I would stop peddaling but other than that it was nonstop

 

[beamers]

neuropathy - bruised/pinched nerve.

don't lean on that arm and keep it straight-ish in bed and don't lie on it. It can take up to 12 months to completely heal.

 

[addictivepersona]

If you arm has been numb since going on that bike ride, GO SEE A DOCTOR.

If your arm was just numb during that ride, I would still highly suggest you go see a doctor as it could be a whole host of issues.

It could be something rather harmless like, as beamers said, a bruised or pinched nerve. All we can do here is speculate.

 

[modern buddha]

^ Just a fyi, a pinched nerve isn't anything to laugh at. Remember when I hurt my right shoulder throwing a football last year and how it hurt for six months afterward? Yeah, that was a pinched nerve.

Either way, go see the doctor, man. I have nothing better to offer. My shoulder didn't go numb when I got injured, but if it had, even I would have gone to see the doc.

 

[emingos]

is it still numb? if so try looking up "radical nerve palsy" sound a bit like some sort of the like, hope it helps

 

[Wolfmans_BrothEr]

Nah it's not still numb...it's never happened before or at least I didn't notice it

I just figured the cardiovascular activity might've had something to do with it

 

[addictivepersona]

^ It could've if you're normally extremely lazy and don't usually bike anywhere near six miles in one go.