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

Pain in fingers

Could I please have an appointment to discuss my symptoms with you. Many thanks

Pain In left Hand now

Hi my left hand has got worst now going numb painful when grasping objects please can you book me in for a test then probably operation on left hand. and thanks a lot for sorting my access to this site out much appreciative...

Symptoms have go much worse

Hi,

I had an injection last year and my carpal tunnel has been very good since then. In the last 3 weeks I have been in pain with my right wrist and the side of my thumb and the tops of my 3 fingers are constantly numb. Can I come and get re-tested as soon as possible to agree a way forward?

Thank you

Susan

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Dear Dr. Bland - Please accept my sincere apologies for not acknowledging your reply to me of 8th July 2015 in respect of my update. I much appreciate your suggestion that should I continue with problems with my hands, I could consider a local steroid injection. However, my symptoms have not worsened, in fact are slightly better than when I was last in contact and therefore I have decided I would like to continue to perservere with wearing the splints. Thank you for your help.

Pain

Hi dr bland

Im really suffering bad with the pain in my elbows and i dont know what to do. Its taking over my life now and im struggling to drive now. I know you said to wait before i had anything else surgically done but wondered what else i can have done surgically.??

In the meantime is there any kind of support i can have or wear for my elbows.

Regards

Vicky bookless

Negative Score. Is it ok to drive to appointment

HI,

I have a negative score on the ANN of -1% the other is 5%.

I have been advised not to drive as I may get an injection, given the scores this seems highly unlikely. Driving is significantly more convenient for me to get to you, so would prefer to drive. What would you recommend?

Thanks,

back again

The effect of my second injections, initially completely successful, wore off in my left hand several months ago. Since when, I have prevaricated ... the condition is not debilitating and does not appear (though it's very difficult for me to assess objectively) to be worsening - but it is becoming a source of increasing unhappiness: the knowledge that a range of ordinary activities such as cycling, gardening and simple DIY are likely to cost me a disturbed night and nagging pain the following day, is a distraction and a disincentive.

Review please

Hi,

Symptoms recurring in left hand. Right hand was operated on at Herne Bay last year and now symptom free. Left hand symptoms did improve as you suggested they might after surgery to other hand but in the last few months severity is increasing. Also have been started a statin (Lipitor 20mg od) any connection??

Would like to be considered for surgery to LH.

Thanks,

AK

My Left Hand

Dear Dr Bland,

It is aproximately 3 months since the operation on my left hand, I am still having problems with it, although the pain I experienced at night is much improved, I now experience pain when I apply any pressure on it. I have waited this amount of time to see if it improved, however the pain does not seem to e improving. I have had the cortisone injection in my right hand, and so far so good. What is your opinion of my current problem
Many Thanks

Was pain free but returned with vengeance

To DR Bland ,i have been under you care for a few years now with one (righthand ) operation already done .
I am back in pain and even more severe then it ever was ,i have a huge loss of strenght in my right hand and lots of pain and constant tingling day and night which wakes me in my left hand ,even typing this is hurting ,i need to get this rechecked i have filled in a severity test again as it feels worse then last time ,As i think im still registered with you do i as you for an appointment or go back through my doctor
Many thanks Julie Norris
(was Julie Bailey)

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