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My right hand and wrist are achy . . . throbbing pain off and on for the last month or so. I also have noticed a small bump on top of the wrist bone.
After about a month of this, I called my sports doc, Dr. K, on Tuesday and got an appointment booked for this past Friday afternoon.
Get there a few minutes early, find they have now updated to several check in kiosks in the waiting area (my gynocologist office has a similar setup) I check in, scan in my newest insurance card, go take a seat.
Get called to the counter, take a clipboard and fill out the paperwork and turn it in. More waiting. It's just after 3 (my appointment time was 3 pm) and finally about 10 after I'm called to go to the back.
I tell the PA what's going on, she jots down everything. No, I didn't injure it, it came on suddenly. It really bothers me when I'm trying to lift something and turn my wrist, though (I demonstrated by trying to pickup my handbag) She got the hint, left the room and came back a couple of minutes later.
Went down the hall and had some X-Rays taken to see what could be found. Go back to the exam room and wait for an eternity for Dr. K to finally come in and tell me what he's seen on the pics.
Turns out, he's found out it was some type of tendinitis (some fancy name that start's with a Q) that affects the tendon that connects the thumb to the hand. I also have a cyst on the bone. So we decide to go with a cortosteroid injection to help w/inflammation but first he wants an ultrasound, which we set up for Thursday afternoon (it's too hard for me to get away from work during the morning hours) and from there we'll get the shot done and go from there. He left and then the PA came back w/a thumb/wrist brace for me to wear in the meanwhile. And he wrote a new script for my pain meds that I've been taking for my back . . . we'll keep the meds I'm on the same (tramadol and the etodolac for the inflammation that I've been on for 3 years now.)
The brace itself isn't too bad . . . it actually feels like it's helping. I've even slept in it for the past 2 nights and it's not uncomfortable . . . just a little bulky when trying to do certain things. I still have to take it off to wash dishes or clean up after the kitties, though (don't want the brace getting dirty or stinky) but otherwise I"m noticing now that if I have it off for more than a few minutes, my wrist starts to throb again.
Gonna be fund tomorrow trying to work with this thing on. At least I can sign my name w/my left hand still . . . .of course I'm having to take the thing off so I can type, other wise I'd still be pecking on this post.
After about a month of this, I called my sports doc, Dr. K, on Tuesday and got an appointment booked for this past Friday afternoon.
Get there a few minutes early, find they have now updated to several check in kiosks in the waiting area (my gynocologist office has a similar setup) I check in, scan in my newest insurance card, go take a seat.
Get called to the counter, take a clipboard and fill out the paperwork and turn it in. More waiting. It's just after 3 (my appointment time was 3 pm) and finally about 10 after I'm called to go to the back.
I tell the PA what's going on, she jots down everything. No, I didn't injure it, it came on suddenly. It really bothers me when I'm trying to lift something and turn my wrist, though (I demonstrated by trying to pickup my handbag) She got the hint, left the room and came back a couple of minutes later.
Went down the hall and had some X-Rays taken to see what could be found. Go back to the exam room and wait for an eternity for Dr. K to finally come in and tell me what he's seen on the pics.
Turns out, he's found out it was some type of tendinitis (some fancy name that start's with a Q) that affects the tendon that connects the thumb to the hand. I also have a cyst on the bone. So we decide to go with a cortosteroid injection to help w/inflammation but first he wants an ultrasound, which we set up for Thursday afternoon (it's too hard for me to get away from work during the morning hours) and from there we'll get the shot done and go from there. He left and then the PA came back w/a thumb/wrist brace for me to wear in the meanwhile. And he wrote a new script for my pain meds that I've been taking for my back . . . we'll keep the meds I'm on the same (tramadol and the etodolac for the inflammation that I've been on for 3 years now.)
The brace itself isn't too bad . . . it actually feels like it's helping. I've even slept in it for the past 2 nights and it's not uncomfortable . . . just a little bulky when trying to do certain things. I still have to take it off to wash dishes or clean up after the kitties, though (don't want the brace getting dirty or stinky) but otherwise I"m noticing now that if I have it off for more than a few minutes, my wrist starts to throb again.
Gonna be fund tomorrow trying to work with this thing on. At least I can sign my name w/my left hand still . . . .of course I'm having to take the thing off so I can type, other wise I'd still be pecking on this post.
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