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Originally Posted by Deuce  Tomorrow I meet with my dr to check for this. I've been having some real bad symptoms in my wrist as of late and I think I've got it. For a couple years I've had symptoms of it but they normally went away, just the last week they've come back and arent going away with just ice and asprin. Ugh, it blows and I hope it's not it but from what I've read on all those medical sites I'm showing all the symptoms, numbness in fingers 1-3 and in my thumb, weakness and unable to grip objects without horrible pain shooting from my thumb to mid-forearm, tingling sensation at night that occasionally wakes me up...then I did the self tests, I tapped the side of my wrist and got an "awesome" electric shock feeling in my arm, I tried to put weight on it for a minute and the symptoms showed in full force...This really sucks! But I should find out tomorrow, wish me luck that its something else...but then again I think the only something else would be RA and I'm too young for that! 
Sorry, I guess this is sort of a vent thread. |
Oh dear that can be very painful. Your doc will hopefully suggest physio, massage therapy, rest from the activities generating the carpal symptoms, maybe a wrist brace to wear at night. hope your work has medical coverage for this. RA normally doesn't present first in the carpal tunnel area, but the Metacarpal jts of the hand, the metatarsals of the feet, often symmetrical joints are affected.
GL at the docs