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Something is wrong with my wrist

SusieBWSusieBW member
in September 2011 Moms

I don't know if it's tendonitis or what it is, but the outside of my left wrist is pretty swollen, and right now it hurts like hell.  The pain comes and goes, and it tends to get worst as the day goes on - when I wake up in the morning, it's almost nonexistent, but by the time I'm washing dishes after dinner, it's often hard to hold a pot in that hand.  Typing for a long time (like I've been doing all day, trying to get a memo done), is the worst.  I've been trying to move my keyboard or myself around, but no matter where I put it or how I sit, the typing still makes it worse. It's been going on for about a week now.

I previously had surgery on the inside of this wrist for a tendon problem, back in 2006, but everything's been fine since, and this is definitely a different problem.  I'm about to call my orthopedist who did my surgery a few years ago to try and make an appointment, but I'm sort of wondering what he's going to be able to do for me, given my "delicate condition."  I know he'll likely give me some exercises or something if it's just tendonitis, and maybe a brace or something, but what else?  Can I have cortisone shots while pregnant?  I know most Rx painkillers are out. . .

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Re: Something is wrong with my wrist

  • candacenallycandacenally
    I have a ganglion cyst that flares up on my left wrist from time to time. I don't want to have surgery until it's necessary. What I do with mine to make it go away quicker is I wrap it in an ace bandage. It will restrict movement and within a few days it is gone. Unfortunately that doesn't sound like whats wrong with yours. I would go to the Dr. to at least have them tell me what it was and what i could do to make it feel better. 
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  • hisaakhisaak
    It could be carpel tunnel ... mine flares up bad when pregnant. I just used ace bandages last pregnancy when it was bad, which did the trick.  This pregnancy it is worse though - so I think I will be getting a brace before I am done.
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  • SusieBWSusieBW member

    Could be.  I always thought carpal tunnel was in the top part of your hand/wrist, but I've never had it, so maybe I'm wrong.  this is in the outside side of my wrist, like, the side my pinky is on.  There's that bone right there that sticks out - and on my left wrist, on a bad day, you can barely make out the bone because it gets so swollen.

    I just called and I have an appointment with my doctor's PA on Thursday morning.  Hopefully he can at least tell me what it likely is and what I can to to help.

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  • hisaakhisaak
    Glad you got an appointment!  Hopefully they can help you out ... sounds really painful.
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    imagehisaak:
    It could be carpel tunnel ... mine flares up bad when pregnant. I just used ace bandages last pregnancy when it was bad, which did the trick.  This pregnancy it is worse though - so I think I will be getting a brace before I am done.
    This. I have the same problem but only when pregnant.
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  • lilac34lilac34

    imageKplusone:
    imagehisaak:
    It could be carpel tunnel ... mine flares up bad when pregnant. I just used ace bandages last pregnancy when it was bad, which did the trick.  This pregnancy it is worse though - so I think I will be getting a brace before I am done.
    This. I have the same problem but only when pregnant.

    This. I never had carpal tunnel until I was preg with DD It was so bad I couldnt bend my fingers...its actually really common during pregnacy.

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