July 2011 Moms

Relief for Carpal Tunnel...?

Not too long ago, I posted about the pain I've been experiencing in my fingers & I got a lot of great responses. It seems to be getting increasingly worse. I mentioned it to my Dr. yesterday and she said it was common to get pregnancy induced carpal tunnel and aside from trying wrist braces, you kinda just have to deal with it. But, I figured I'd ask you all....is there any other ways that you've found to relieve the pain?? TIA!
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Re: Relief for Carpal Tunnel...?

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    Not that you can do this on a totally regular basis, but putting your hands in ice water is heavenly.

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  • I haven't found anything, but I'd be curious to see if others have anything to suggest!
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  • I have only found wrist braces to help.  I have CTS from pre-pregnancy, but this is unbearable now!  I have only tried icing my wrists once and it didn't seem to help, but perhaps if you can do it as a preventative measure it might be better than when the pain is intolerable?
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  • Nope.  This has been going on for 7 months, just getting increasingly worse (and those braces don't help).

    It has been unbearable this week...so glad to get her out next week.  My fingers and hands hurt so bad and are the size of sausages. Wish I could pick up a drink and not drop it.  Or pick up anything and not drop it.  Or text on my phone.  Typing on the computer is about all I can do...and not super well.

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  • the braces helped the most for me. even non-pregnant the anti-inflammatory didn't help the way the braces did. 
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  • The braces didn't help me very much....fingers were still numb in the morning.  I got an acupuncture treatment this week that did take the edge off.  I still have some stiffness, but not pain.  Will probably go back next week.
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  • I had to wear good wrist braces (with metal support plates) 24/7 when I was pregnant with DS.  I also had it a little with this pregnancy.  I'd say that as well as heat or ice should help.  Try not typing as much, or doing things that could aggravate it, if that's possible. 
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  • I'm right there with you (and everyone else).

    For what it's worth ... I've halted any kind of activity that aggravates my wrist. Cutting my steak at dinner or cutting a watermelon, I let DH do all that stuff. That has helped a little bit.

    I noticed that it's alot worse when I've eaten a lot of salt or had a big meal (our Father's Day celebration). Drinking lots of water, exercising when i can, and resting it has helped. I think  that is gets worse when you are swelling or retaining water, so maybe why these things have helped. I know it can vary per person.

    I too am wearing the braces at night.My dr. had no solution except to get shots of cortison (?) directly in the wrists if you're non-functional at all.  Hang in there!

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