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kaerbear
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Carpal Tunnel Remedies??
Posted: 04-26-07 14:28pm
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I have carpal tunnel syndrome in my right
hand. I'm wondering if anyone knows any
good home remedies for this. I'm trying
to drink a lot of water to keep from
retaining too much but it still gets a
little worse each week. I've heard those
wrist braces don't always work but I will
probably be getting one next time I visit
my doctor. Anyone else have any
suggestions?
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san54
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Re:carpal Tunnel Remedies
Posted: 04-26-07 14:33pm
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There is surgery. I had to have me left
wrist and thumb done a few years ago. Or
just limit the repetitive use of the
wrist. Or a brace. There aren't that many
options.
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arcadia
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Posted: 04-26-07 15:12pm
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...um? this is a pregnancy forum.
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Bridget
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Posted: 04-26-07 15:17pm
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carpal tunnel is very common in pregnancy.
i had it pretty bad. the only thing my
doctor recommended was a wrist brace to
wear to bed but i already slept poorly so
i didn't even try it.
i'm sure there are some exercises you
could try.
it'll go away soon after your baby is
born. it's just another lovely pregnancy
side effect!
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kaerbear
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Posted: 04-26-07 16:10pm
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| arcadia
wrote: | | ...um? this is a pregnancy
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Riiiigggghhhhht.....
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jenniek
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Posted: 04-26-07 16:53pm
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I don't know the answer to your question,
but I wanted to ask something related..
Bridget said it goes away after
pregnancy...but can it develop soon after
you give birth? I think that might be what
I've got because my right hand kills me
but my symptoms didn't develop until after
bray was born
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Bridget
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Posted: 04-26-07 17:01pm
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i don't know, jennie. i thought it
developed during pregnancy because of
retaining fluid and it pinches something
in your wrist. maybe you just happened to
develop it the regular way (whatever that
may be, lol)?
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kaerbear
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Posted: 04-26-07 17:03pm
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I've heard of it staying after the baby is
born in some cases and I know it often
comes toward the end of pregnancy. Not
sure about after but I know sometimes a
big change in hormones can trigger it.
Luckily, mines mostly just numbness and a
little bit of burning and cold spots. I
just thought someone out there might have
a remedy I hadn't read about yet. I find
ice feels good on it sometimes.
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jenniek
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Posted: 04-26-07 17:07pm
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Maybe I developed it during pregnancy but
I had so many other things going on that I
just noticed the symptoms after he was
born. I don't know, I just try to stretch
my hands and also get a hand massage from
my boyfriend 
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Ingi
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Posted: 04-26-07 17:49pm
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Tendinitis is quite common for women to
get after the baby is born. It is caused
from carrying the baby around all the
time.
Carpal tunnel is common during pregnancy.
I think the only 'cure' is delivering the
baby. Talk to your doctor at your next
appointment. There are braces you can wear
on your wrist. I don't know if they help
though.
Good luck!
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Posted: 04-26-07 18:10pm
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I am sorry you are having trouble with
this. I was trying to finish knitting a
baby blanket with my second child while I
was pregnant, and it got so bad I couldn't
feel anything anymore. Most of the time
carpal tunnel will go away once your
swelling dissipates. The splints can help
with the symptoms, but are cumbersome and
a pain in the butt. I had a steroid
injection in both of my wrists near the
end, which really helped. There is a
slight risk for permanent damage if the
splints are not worn. One way to tell if
you are causing damage is to look at your
hand and connect your thumb and pinky
finger. Look at the meaty part of you
thum joint where it connects to your hand
(the thenar eminance). If you can see a
divot in the tissue there, that is a sign
that you have wasting of the tissue due to
denervation (lack of nervous stimulation
and blood flow). A family doctor may be
able to perform this injection for you.
Orthopaedic physicians do this as well.
Good luck, I hope you get to your due date
soon so this will clear up.
Regards
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Posted: 04-26-07 19:51pm
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i dont know much about tendinitus during
pregnancy, but i do know a little bit
about tendinitis in general as i have it
in my shoulder pretty bad and my mum has
it in her wrists and a few other places,
my brother also has it in his wrists lol
its caused by repetitive motions and/or
repeat injuries that involve over
stretching or pulling tendons
the braces help a lot because they provide
the support your tendons cant give
anymore
also cortisone injections (the steroriod
shot sillyakchick was talking about im
assuming) is also really really helpful,
it works near immediatly and it works
really well
a short explination for tendonitis is
(this is what i tell most people who ask
about it) its like artheritis only in the
tendons, its when the tendons start to
break down...its very painful and
irreversable (i guess exept in pregnancy)
but there are ways to manage it
i hope you can make a little sence out of
that and you can find something that makes
you feel better
~alicia~
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Posted: 04-27-07 05:44am
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I had Carpel Tunnel during my entire
pregnancy. In the end I couldn't hold the
phone to my ear without excruciating pain.
Driving was awful and at night it was so
much worse. I had my son over 5 weeks ago
and I'm getting some relief, but I'm not
100% back to where I was by any means.
Now it feels more like stiff joints.
I had my .OB refer me to a .D.O (physical
therapist) and she does massages in my
armpits, which oddly enough is where
Carpel Tunnel stems from. It helps for a
couple of weeks. She also adjusted my
back and hips, which got all out of whack
from being pregancy. I still go.
The braces help some, as they force you to
keep your wrists straight, but I hated
them and I'd take them off in my sleep.
*Edited to say* My carpel tunnel got a
lot worse for about 72 hours after I had
my son. Once I started to sweat and
urinate the excess fluids is when it
started to get better.
Good luck!!!
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