Carpal tunnel topics
Post Op One Week
I had endoscopic surgery on both hands last Thursday six days ago. I see my surgeon on Monday for my follow up however I am nervous about some issues I am having that I never had before. When I turns hands certain ways, putting on clothes, reaching for something across a table, or even just pushing slightly on the wrist area causes an immediate 'shocking type' of numbness through my entire hand. It goes away quick but is sometimes so sharp it is scary I have read that this is a positive tinel (spelled wrong possibly!!) response.
Post-op problems
It is nearly 2yrs since I had an open bilateral carpal tunnel release procedure done. The condition was diagnosed on EMG but I never had positive symptoms on the test where the Dr bends the wrist back. No x-rays or scans were done prior to the op. The post-op recovery seemed straightforward. After my 3 month review I was given the go ahead to return to full actvities. I routinely have to lift weights up to 25kg and carry out heavy manual work. Once I started heavy work it triggered a lot of pain.
not sure
have a stiff painfull thumb when i bend it . but also have been wakeing in night with what feels like a dead arm so i sit with it up till it eases, i experiance most pain in the morning on wakeing ache round wrist especially, i work in kitchen so lots of cutting etc, doc said thinks it could be cp and see how it goes. but no pain at docs so feel a fraud its inthe morning that im really feeling it.
GANGLIONS
Out of interest, does anyone know if there is a relationship between ganglions on the back of the hand (not wrist) and CTS? I've recently noticed what I guess are large ganglions and wonder if this causes the CTS.
does anyone get pain in the elbow?
I've had carpal tunnel on three separate occasions over the past few years. I think the first time I had a borderline under active thyroid, the second time the GP just blamed the hot weather and on this occasion, the GP just provided me with pain killers and would not test my thyroid level (this was two weeks ago). I started this episode around December 2012.
CTS and anastrazole
I am on adjuvant hormone treatment for Ca Breast and changed to anastrazole last July after 2 awful years on Tamoxifen. Ceveloped CTS symptons about a month ago in L hand which is side where I had lymph node dissection. No evidence of lymphodema . Read the info on the website (which as a GP as well as patient I found extremely helpful ) of the link with anastrazole (and it is mentioned in the side effects on the patient leaflet in some brands of the drug but not others) and wondered whether CTS is more likely to develop on the affected side or is it just coincidence.
Questionnaire
I,ve just filled in the questionnaire for carpel tunnel and feel that the question of whether or not you have just recently had a cortisone injection has been performed should be there, as I have. Therefore when you're asked wether or not you've have symptoms in the last 2 weeks I cannot answer properly as I had an injection a week before Christmas so at the moment my symptoms are not there. But in a month or two my symptons will be far more severe. Also it does not ask how many injections you have had in the past. I have had approx 4
Wide awake
Any tips on making the pain go. Am awake yet again and cannot feel thumb and firs two fingers... Aching up my arm. Am up out of bed walking around shaking hand to no avail.
Steroid injection problems help
Four years ago I had surgery for CTS on my right wrist. This worked brilliantly, symptoms relieved immediately, recovery was quick and scarring minimal. The symptoms on my left hand were not severe and I was advised to see how things went and if they got worse to go back to the Dr. About 2/3 months ago the symptoms in my left hand have been getting progressively worse, tingling, pain at night and numbness in middle and ring finger.
Things seem to be getting worse, but no definitive answer from the doc.
Firstly, I'd like to express my gratitude to Dr. Bland for his commitment, I am pleased and amazed at his responses to people who are suffering from hand and wrist problems. Of course, I am currently one of them.
