For Canterbury patients

Patients attending Dr Bland's clinic in Canterbury can use this forum as one possible means of communication with the clinic. You must log in to the site to use this forum and your postings will be invisibly tagged with your Canterbury clinic ID so that I can tell who you are but you do not need to reveal your identity to other readers of the forum. I will read and respond to comments on this forum on a regular basis

re:completed questionnaire and severity test

I just completed the questionnaire and hopefully I can have an appointment about my case as the pain in my hands are unbearable sometimes and affecting my daily routine.

Thank you.

Not heard anything in a while

Hello there, I think I had my last appointment in April and was told I would need surgery on both of my hands. I was also told there is a 6 week waiting list. Unfortunately, I've not heard anything since and it's been over 8 weeks. Has my referral gone through? I only ask because my carpal tunnel seems to be getting worse now and I would like some relief from it. Thank you in advance, Dan.

No response since 2022, now unbearable pain.

Hello, I first done the questionnaire in 2022, and was told I would get a response. Which has never came. I havent chased it up, as I didnt want to be a nuisance and take up anyones time, and was hopefully of hearing from you. I have been back to my GP today, who said that everything I was saying would lead them to believe I have CTS, but they arent able to help me as its self referral. My pain in my left hand when lifting anything is now so painful I can't really use it, which isn't great as I have just finished 4 years of training to be a gas engineer and plumber.

Questionnaire completed

I have completed the diagnostic test last week and updated the severity this morning-it's not getting any better...

232938 ID Natalie winch

Hi
My doctor said I have symptoms of cts and to do questionnaire. This is telling me I have 3% chance of having it. What happens now ? I have had symptons for 3 to 4 weeks now and really want to find out what is wrong with my wrist.

Kind regards

CTS Questionnaire

I have completed the questionnaire ref no. 232936.

regards, David

Ring finger pain 2 years after surgery

I had decompression surgery by you, on my right hand in Feb 2022 and on my left hand in July 2022. For the past few months I have had pain in the ring fingers of both hands, which tracks down my hands towards my wrist. The pain is there all most of the time and is an issue when I try to form a fist or hold something, like a steering wheel. The fingers are still and sometimes feel as if they will not straighten or bend. I assumed, at first, that this was arthritis, but it is not like other arthritic pain I have, my rheumatoid factor is normal.

FAO Dr Bland

Afternoon,

Ruth Potter has completed the CTS Questionnaire. I will also complete it for a second time as I did not realise initially that the questionnaire had separate questions for 'pain' and 'tingling', so I included 'tingling' in pain.

Many thanks,

Ruth Potter

New patient results

I have just signed up and completed my test, I’m not sure if I have answered everything correctly, I have also emailed you the questionare number. Kind regards Deborah

Pain, numbness and tingling coming back in left hand

Hey I have updated my severity score already. I'm having pain, tingling and numbness again in my left hand and mild ache in my right. I had the surgery in both a couple years back. I've been taking paracetamol and ibuprofen but nothings stopping the pain.

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