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Worsening to unbearable degree
Hi, over the last few days the pain from left mid forearm up has become excruciating (particularly around elbow and shoulder areas). I would say more painful than when this all began, my right hand thankfully has ceased to continue to be much of a problem! I am still having pins and needles in my fingers on my left hand but to a lesser degree! I have spoken to my doctor who has now increased my Amitriptyline from 10mg to 25mg daily. I am again taking far too many painkillers yet they are barely helping!
update on injection
Dear Dr Bland I attended your clinic at K&C on 11/12/20 for the first time since2012 due to increasing symptoms. You assessed me now as level 6 but said we could try an injection in the right wrist (the worst one). The results were immediate and very gratifying. Occasional slight numbness, occasional slight pins & needles. No problems at night and no need to wear a splint. So now I'm hoping that this lasts for a good while, and that the need for an operation may go away. Graham Wallin
questionnaire completed
Brian Maxted has completed the questionaire
Update post left hand injection
Numbing and tingling in fingers took a few weeks to dissipate to a low level. Unfortunately still waking up with pins and needles. Curiously pins and needles on top of forearm also which is quite new and been since injection. Pain is now low level not sure if it’s to do with injection or Amitriptyline or both. However, that being said, pain now starting again in right hand at wrist below the side of my thumb!
left wrist problems again
Hello Dr Bland. Seem to be suffering problems on left wrist again. Although Additional symptoms To last year. I Have completed questionnaire and am using brace 24/7 And ibuprofen which Seems to ease levels of discomfort.
questionnaire
questionnaire done 90 per cent chance,i had my left hand operated on about 25 years ago but they would not do both, i cannot
have any needles in my right hand which is the one affected as i have had breast cancer this year and have had lympe noads removed from arm pit
Questionnaire
Hello I have completed the questionnaire id 222725.
Right hand now deteriorating noticeably
Dear Dr Bland,
whole left arm down to tip of fingers numb
Ref 222695. Not sure what happens now. Filled in questionnaire but dont have carpal tunnel. My symptons are I wake up in the early hours with right from the left shoulder all the way down past elbow to tips of fingers is like a throbbing numbness. After sitting up it gradually wears off. I currently take Methotrexate for Rheumatoid A. Sometimes randomly get same on right arm but not so severe.
Pain after injection
Had the injection (2nd) lot today the right hand injection really hurt at the time the left not so much 5 hours on my right hand arm elbow and going up to shoulder is in so much pain the little finger up that side of the wrist and across the top of the wrist is really painful the thumb is hurting to the wrist is very swollen and very hard to move and hard to straighten fingers will this pain subside and is there anything I can do
