diagnosis

I started getting tingling and numbness in my right thumb about 2-3 weeks ago. I also had/have searing pain in the thumb almost every night, at about 4am. When this happens I get up and the pain diminishes in about an hour, but the tingling continues. I have taken Ibuprofen, but am not sure that it does much. I have about 6-8 hours in the day that are completely tingle-free. I have noticed that the tingling starts up when I am driving and that it subsides somewhat when I bend my thumb forward towards the base of my little finger.

Severly painful thumb

I am a 35 year old female that had CTS, joint cleaned, and tendon moved on my right hand. I had the surgery on 1-08-13. I am really pleased with the surgery. My wrist is no longer hurting. My fingers aren't numb and the surgery scars are fabulous! My only problem is my thumb, which was only tingling before surgery. After surgery the pad on my hand below the thumb was super tender and slightly bruised. I mentioned this to the nurse when they removed my stitches. She said this was normal and some peoples whole hand is bruised.

Steroid Injections successful ......

Hello Dr Bland

I was diagnosed with CTS on the 10th January 2013, and received a steriod injection to both wrists on the 14th January. To my absolute delight, the symptoms associated with CTS disappeared almost instantly: certainly by the following day. I've just completed the treatment page of MY CTS RECORD to this effect.

Thank you SO much for a prompt diagnosis and for arranging the rapid follow-up treatment ...... I feel as though I'm now able to get on with my life, and it's great to be able to sleep properly again.

Can Lifting a Heavy Baby trigger CTS ?

My CTS symptoms coincide with adopting an 8 month year old baby who weighs 11 kilos. I wondered if anyone had experienced this as a trigger?

I am aware that De Quervain syndrome is often triggered by heavy babies and it might be that this is what I have, although my night numbness indicates CTS. Which type of specialist should I ask to see to get a firm diagnosis?

Thanks

confused

hi dr bland. I am not sure whether or not you remember me I was the classical guitar player that posted earlier this year about my symptoms in my left hand. I had a nerve conduction study about 2-3 months ago and a wrist ultrasound that revealed no signs of cts. I have a couple of questions that could be very helpful to myself and other patients
1) is it possible to have cts so mild that it would not be detected by nerve conduction studies or ultrasound
2) it is possible to have numbness in the hand that is not caused by compression of the median nerve

3 years post surgery

Hi, I am glad I found this website. I am wondering if anyone else has these symptoms. I had CT release 3 years ago in my left hand and the pain that I was experiencing disappeard almost immediately, however, it was replaced with numbness. A week post surgery, when I started using my hand again, it started to go numb. And today, all sensation is almost totally lost. I lilfted something heavy last week and I am not sure if that contributed to this aswell.Especially in the past 3 days I estimate I have only 5-10% feeling remailning. My GP said that he can't help me anymore.

Return to work for cabin crew

Hi,
I have to have surgery on my dominant hand for CTS.
I work as cabin crew and wonder how long I will realistically have to wait before returning to work, and of course driving?
Furthermore, I have leave booked and was hoping to fly abroad 4 days after the surgery. Is there a problem to do this? I have medical insurance in the country I will be in.
Thanks, look forward to your reply.
Sylv

Confused

Hi
Im feeling a bit confused at the moment and could really do with some advise. For the past 6 months or so ive been being woken up most nights, sometimes 2-3 times a night, with tingling in my little and ring fingers on both hands. It also happens when ive been led in bed reading after a while. Originally I thought it was a side effect of a drug i was taking for my epilepsy but have been off of this drug for 3 months no and things are getting worse, not better. I also get some tingling in other fingers and also pain along my thumbs, especially if ive been using them for a while.

Post-carpal tunnel surgery (bilateral) problems

"I had carpal tunnel release endoscopic surgery. Now my hand turns blue in the bath when I lean on my arm. It's been 10 months since the surgery and I still have swelling, partial numbness, and the nerve feels like a mild electrical charge going through it when I brush my finger lightly over it. I have a constant 'warm' feeling inside my hand, my little finger is now 'crooked' only at the farthest joint, and when I straighten it out (as much as it will straighten by itself) I feel the tendon in my elbow pull and it's painful."

Carpal Tunnel Surgery

I would like to find out if it's normal to experience pain during CT surgery. My wife had CT release surgery a couple of days ago. During surgery when the surgeon was cutting the carpal ligament, my wife experienced severe pain and at the same time, the surgeon indicated that he was having trouble cutting the carpal ligament but did succeed in doing this. She is now recovering from the surgery I don't want to put people off but I am concerned that she had pain during surgery.