My 16 year old son has been having leg cramps off & on, which I thought was probably growing pains. Now he is starting to have his right hand go cold, which I thought was weird. It is only his right hand, never his left. I saw where some people have this happen if they are on the computer for long periods of time, but he really doesn't do that. He does play a lot of pool. I'm not sure if I should be worried or make a doctor appt. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I typed in poor hand circulation to the hand, and LOTS of scarey things came up, I read some horror stories on here about bad doctor input tho...anyone with same age, or symptoms, please help out with some info...son't want to make the wrong decision.
2006-12-10 18:03:42 · 3 answers · asked by CHRISTY S 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
he might be iron deficient
2006-12-10 18:07:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
around 15-17 i would wake up in the middle of the night with awful leg cramps, to the point where i'd cry until they went away. the best thing i could do was stretch my legs while i was having them. it is awful but they eventually go away. i haven't had them in about 2 years.
the cold hand thing is a little odd, but i also had the same issue with my pinky on my right hand or just my fingertips. i'm not sure what it's related to at all, but poor circulation is just the general reason for it.
If his symptoms remain consistant for the next month id' definitely go to the doctor. looking things up online is awful and it will just make you paranoid. if it's just off and on occasionally i honestly wouldn't worry about it.
us teenagers have some crazy happenings with our growing bodies and chances are, he'll just grow out of it.
2006-12-10 18:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by Nikki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe he needs his mom to give him a long hott massage
2006-12-10 20:42:32 · answer #3 · answered by beach_babe971 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋