Help! I went cycling all three days this weekend (first time I've done 3 days in a row). 46 miles w/*ouch* hills on Sat, 31 miles w/smaller hills on Sunday and 50 miles of flat on Monday. I felt no pain in my left hand any of the days, although I did start to feel like my hand wasn't getting blood flow toward the end of the ride on Sunday, and was shaking it out a bit.

However, close to home I started to notice I couldn't shift into and out of the big ring-I had no strength in my left hand.

By the time I got home (I'd taken the light rail from the end of the ride, so had about 10-15 minute break), my hand started spasming in my pointer finger (closest to the thumb). That went on for actually at least a few hours. And I didn't have enough strength to type.

I thought this would go away by today, but it's still really weak! And I"m left handed and I'm freaking out. I can type today, but holding a pen and writing is really hard, and I need to be able to do that for work.

I notice that the pad on my hand toward the wrist on the pinky side is sore to pressure. I will get new gloves, but I'm worried about how long it's going to take to get my strength back? I'm off of riding until it comes back fully. Anyone ever had this happen before?