Friday, June 16, 2006

Carpal Tunnel

I have a severe case of carpel tunnel syndrome(CTS) in both of my arms. I have slow responses in both arms from my fingertips up to my elbow. Until these last couple of weeks, there haven't been any "real" problems. I wear braces on my wrists at night to keep them in a straight position. Well, lately, I've been awakened due to the CTS. My hands tingle, like they are asleep, which I'm sure they are due to poor blood circulation, and so they hurt. Surgery was reccommended to me by the orthopedist last September, but due to costs, and having to miss work, I chose to put it off. Well, now I'm pregnant, and sometimes during pregnancy a nerve can be pinched off suddenly causing temporary CTS in people who don't normally have CTS. And currently, I think this might be my problem or at least part of it, as I do really have CTS. I'm thinking about going back to the doctor to see what he reccommends as far as surgery goes. Right now I don't think is the right time obviously, but maybe he can reccommend something that in the mean time will aleviate the poor circulation, thus making sleep a little more comfortable. It is 5:40a.m. and I've been awake for about an hour or so. My kids will be getting up in like 2 hours and I'm going to my friends house for the day. If I don't get back to sleep, I will be very tired all day. As I am typing this my hands are falling asleep. I don't want my hands to be cut off or anything, because then a whole new set of problems will arise from it, but just something temporary would be nice.:>~E.

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