anyone with experience with pins and needles? neuropathy? Numbness?

A pinched nerve would likely be on only one extremity, not all of them. You may have B-12 deficiency which can cause this and is pretty common in Crohns from malsbsorption in the terminal ileum and cecum. Blood work will tell.

YES!!! I woke up on Sat. of this last weekend and the second toe on my right foot and the middle toe on my left foot was numb. I thought maybe it was the way I slept. As the day wore on all of my toes became "numb" and the tips of my fingers as well. So when I woke up Sunday and they were a little worse and it hurt to walk I went up to the ER. The Dr says it is Neuropathy of some sort and I am now going to undergo some tests. I gave 8 vials of blood today and I also have to go and get an MRI done. He has put me on Gabapentin for now and it seems to take the edge off of the pain. They are testing to rule out Lupus, MS, among other things. I am having a really hard time with this and have had a few pity parties for myself. I have an undetermined IBD since last April '07, Gastritis dx in, May '08 and thenFibro and Chronic Fatigue in June '08. I don't want anymore!!!!  I am understanding that it seems to be a common problem with people suffering from IBD's.

I would go in and get it checked out, the worst thing (and the best) is it is nothing.

Get your B12 and potassium checked.

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belleenstein-

one thing you might want to have checked is Vasculitis. I had pain, tingling, and numbness in a hands, fingers, and toes about two years ago. after months of neurology visits I was in getting remicade one day. when the nurse checked my blood pressure she couldn't get one. She said, thats funny, and did it again. Still not bp. So she switched arms, got a bp, and didn't say another word about it. When i was at home that night complaining to my mom about the pain and numbness in my arm i told her about the lack of bp. She freaked and said call your dr. So i called the doc on call at my pcp and he said go to the ER now because you might have a blood clot. After 3 days in the hospital it was determined that i didn't have a clot but that I had Vasulities, which is exactly what it sounds like. Inflammation in the veins. My gastro said that because of my whacked immune system i developed inflammation in a vein in my upper R arm. They put me on some drug, i can't remember and I had to have an ultrasound done on my arm about every month for a year to check it. I also had to be on warfarin. It can be dangerous if not taken care of. Didn't mean to make this so long, I just wanted to warn you.

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Restlelss leg syndrome can also cause similar symptoms. Tho not as likely as some of the other possibilities. A cervical nerve could account for these sensations since they are also occuring in your arms.

Well the guessing goes on.....You have just described Fibromyalgia pain/numbness and tingling for me. Weirdess (if that is a word) experience I've ever had and I'm still learning. My guess is neurological of some sort too....try to talk with a Rhemy. How's the joints holding up?