After four weeks of using splints...

I have been wearing the splints at night now for four weeks. Finally I have known the joy of uninterrupted sleep! However, although I am no longer being woken up during the night by any numbness, when I wake up normaly in the morning, the tingling and numbness starts (even with the splints on, in both hands) and continues for about ten minutes or so after I take the splints off.

Should I continue with the splints for a bit longer?

Many thanks.

Visit to Canterbury

Hello Dr. Bland Thank you for seeing me at Canterbury to-day and for the tests and scan. I will try the splints and hope to get some improvement over the next few weeks. I will give an update later. Pat

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Good morning Dr

update

Hello Dr. Bland,
You may be able to tell that I'm not good with computers having sent you a blank message!!

CTS Injection on 2 August 2011 ... Further Update

Hello Dr Bland,

Since my last update, I have been experiencing sporadic returns of CTS symptoms. These have been relatively minor and only occasional. I wonder if you could enlighten me as to the advisability and potential benefit of having another injection. If indeed you do recommend another injection, what would be the appropriate timescale? As a matter of fact, I do have a follow-up appointment with Dr Biggs on the 4th October. Would this be a suitable time for another injection?

Kind regards.

message for dr jeremey Bland

Hi Dr Bland ,sorry its taken so long to complete this time flies by.There doesn't seem to be much improvment in the last 6 weeks since i saw you my left hand seems to be the better of the two just mild weekness but only occasional numbness,but my right hand is feeling the same if not worse my ring and middle finger is numb and tingling all day with loss of sensation and sometimes painful if i hold something wrong ,my middle and ring finger is numb down to the second knuckle,i have to flex my fingers a few times to relive some of the numbness

Message from S Morrison moved from CTS topic

Hi Dr Bland

I Think there has been some confusion about my pending appointment i need to no when surgery takes place as i am in bupa & need to let my employer have a approx date so i can get a reference number from bupa

Regards
Scott Morrison.

message for Dr Bland

I have tried the splints you gav me on the 26 July for amonth. I am afraid I do not feel any better- I think my hands are slightly worse than when I visited you one month ago. I am asking if I can be considered for injections as the next option you suggested. Can this procedure be done locally ie in the Canterbury area?. LC Taylor 

STERIOD INJECTION AGAIN OR OPERATION

Dr Blane

Good morning I left a message on your answer phone on monday 15th. After you sending me to a doctor to have steriod injections in left wrist 7 weeks ok. I went for my 6 week check up and after 6 weeks all the symptons returned again. The doctor in wye suggested me to speak to you about a further course of injections or an operation. What do you think????
Many thanks
kirsty marsh.

my appointment yesterday with you

Fao Dr Bland,

Hello there, i had a follow up appointment with you yesterday, after giving what we spoke about some thought, i do not want the steroid injections, we spoke of 2 options, the alternative was surgery, which i think would be the better option.

As i work seasonal work only, my time off is half way through November to January, so about this time would be better for my operation, thank you

julie cummins