Consultation please

Hi
i'm wondering how i can go about having another consultation, as the symptoms are getting worse.
My hands are always in pain, and are now tending to go numb
many thanks
lee delves

Second op

Hello there, I had my right wrist operated on in November last year at Whitstable with a good result. How do I get an appointment for my left hand? Do I have to be re-referred and go through the tests again or can I go straight for the op?

Pain and numbness after CTR op

Hi Dr Bland, I had my operation last Wednesday I am experiencing aching and pain in my hand with a burning sensation around the wound area, my hand still appears to be a bit swollen and my middle finger is feeling that horrible numbness the same as before the op, however, I have managed to get more sleep since the op. Is this part of the healing process as I can't remember how the other hand felt although it wasn't as bad as this one? Many Thanks Sarah

Post injection report back

Hi Dr Bland.
The injection worked overnight! No pain at all. I do hope it lasts forever! Thank you.

HRT

I have my testing to be done in a couple of weeks. I've done the questionnaire but thought that maybe it could have asked about hormones. I had a total hysterectomy in 2002 and CT symptoms started a couple of months later. As my mother had breast cancer many years ago I chose not to have HRT. I tried all the natural routes but my joints became worse as well as the carpal tunnel. I was tested at grade 1 and when tested again, it was negative. My osteopath first thought it was CTS and linked it to the enforced menopause.

re scan

Hello, sorry to be a pain, but would it be possible to come on any other day other than thursday to have a scan on both hands, my operation is this sat. at 9.00am. Thankyou for tour time.

Injection update

Dear Doctor Bland Just to update you thet Audrey Jackson will be having her second injection on Tuesday 5th of March with Doctor Miles at Wye. I will keep you informed on her progress.

Cortisone injection

Dr Bland
I had the injections on the 6th February by Dr Miles but it does not seem to have made any difference to either hand.
I have contacted the Referral management Centre who have made a follow up appointment with Dr Fox at Wye Surgery for the 28th march.
Do I need to come back and see yourself or do I wait until I have seen Dr Fox.

Regards,
Brian smith

using wrist splints 4 weeks from appointment

I have now been using both on right and left arm and it has taken all of the pain away at night time and I only experience some daytime pain in my right hand. Sofar a great improvement. Not sure whether this will have to be a permanent thing of having to wear splints but after 7 plus years of pain, it feels great. The only thing I have now is muscular pain in my upper arms both left and right and severe shoulder ache in my right. I put my shoulder out putting on a cardigan. Is this just a sign of weakness at the moment or related to carpal tunnel?

Questionnaires

Hi, I have completed the questionnaire prior to coming for an appointment next week. Some of the functioning questions did not cover some of the things that I have trouble with but I appreciate these are individual to me. Strange things such as pushing a pushchair, buttoning up poppers cause me to have symptoms in my left hand. Also some occupation specific activities which cause symptoms are when I am taking blood and suturing which I have great difficulty with.