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Burning pain in wrist Posted: 03-12-08 04:42am
I am in desperate search for
reassurance/insight/suggestions on this...
I am at the end of my teather and have
lost almost all confidence in medical
professionals...although I suppose that's
not a reasonable thing to say seeing as
they are only human after all...
Ever since August last year, I have been
getting a burning pain, localised around
the inside of the outer ball joint of my
left wrist. Since then I have tried
numerous solutions...the history thus
far...
GP:
Action: GP prescribes
anti-inflamatories and suspects
hypermobility.
Outcome: No change after
anti-inflamatories is finished.
Action: GP prescribes MORE
anti-inflamatories and a carpul brace.
Outcome: Once again no change after anti
inflamatories is finished.
Action: GP sends for X-Rays
Outcome: No visible soft-tissue
damage...Carpul index is only 0.01 outside
of the norm...
Physio-Therapist:
Action: GP prescribes...once
more...anti inflamatores...and sends me to
a physio-therapist.
Outcome: Physio flames GP for suggesting
hyper-mobility and says it's not a
possibility. Physio is frustrated at the
fact that I can't tell her when or how the
pain occurs.
Action: Physio starts doing needle
work on my wrist.
Outcome: No change at next session
Action: Physio realises that my neck
and left shoulder is in spasmism and,
thinking that it is referred pain, starts
doing needle work on neck and shoulder.
Outcome: No change at next session
except for being able to look in my
"blind-spot" again...(Never noticed that
it was a problem untill it was actually
fixed!!)
Action: Physio does more needlework
on neck and shoulder.
Outcome: No change at next session.
Action: Physio decides to try doing
needlework on elbow instead.
Outcome: No change...except for dull pain
in elbow.
Action: Physio gives up and passes me
on to a colluege whom massages and
stretches the shoulder/arm to relieve
"Nervous tention"
Outcome: Neck and shoulder no longer in
spasmism at next session BECAUSE I am now
on Urbanol and Zopiclone (which has muscle
relaxant properties)...as prescribed by
Psychiatrist...so the physio realises it
can NOT be referred pain.
So the Physio has now referred me to an
occupational therapist whom I saw this
morning. According to her, it might be
the cartlidge in my wrist...what's more,
is that she told me I have "Hyper mobile
joints". DARN IT ALL!!! I am back to
square one!!!!
She is going to be contacting a
hand-surgeon to get some ideas/opinions so
hopefully that would give me something
CONCRETE and an affirmation on the
Hypermobility.
I have lax ligaments and hyper mobile
joints but am all too easily persuaded
otherwise, especially in the absence of
medical proof and especially because I
don't want to seem like a hypocondriac by
insisting it is...The one doctor says it
is HMS...the other says it's not. Now,
the possibility of "Connective tissue
disorder" is popping up AGAIN...
How can I once and for all have this
confirmed/denied...and any ideas
suggestions on the burning sensation in my
wrist???
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CASTEW03
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 May 2008 Posts: 8 Location: ,
Posted: 05-08-08 14:51pm
HAS ANYONE CONSIDERED CARPAL TUNNEL
SYNDROME OR CERVICAL SPINE PROBLEMS? YOU
SHOULD MAYBE CONSIDER AN EMG TEST AND
X-RAY OR MRI OF THE CERVICAL SPINE. (I
WORK FOR A PHYSIATRIST)
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CASTEW03
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 May 2008 Posts: 8 Location: ,
Posted: 05-08-08 14:54pm
HAS ANYONE CONSIDERED CARPAL TUNNEL
SYNDROME OR CERVICAL SPINE PROBLEMS? YOU
SHOULD MAYBE CONSIDER AN EMG TEST AND
X-RAY OR MRI OF THE CERVICAL SPINE. (I
WORK FOR A PHYSIATRIST)