Dropping things...

Could be carpal tunnel. Dropping things is one of the symptoms that a lot of people have. Do you have hand/wrist pain or numbness in any of your fingers?

Hi Celey I drop things alot too,and have a wrist support. I don't know if it's a sideeffect of the pred. though I am not on it anymore. I find it just happens and can be a bit annoying at times.lol gail

I too am super clumsy. I blame the pain meds I take or could even be the BP meds I take. I know you have been taking more lately because of how bad your joint pain has been, so I really think you don't are clumsy because of your Crohns, but more likely from your pain meds.

I'd love to blame it on steroids or carpal tunnel---I start dropping things when I'm really stressed or have lots on my mind. Brain just can't sort it all out.

Weird that this post would be here today! I just droped a quart of "American Cheese" paint in the parking lot of the paint store. You can imagine the color and the mess. All over my sandals, feet, legs, shorts, and hands. I had just a few napkins to wipe it up with. My husband just kept telling me that I'm dangerous, I just kept telling him its the fact that I have no strength in my hands. I have carpel tunnel and its acting up. Its the last time I don't ask for a bag. (I had one quart in each hand)

I've been dropping things for years before being diagnosed.  I don't have carpal tunnel, I'm sure, and my hands and fingers are pretty strong.  I feel it's something else, like my coordination is just challenged, like the signals to my hands just don't always work to tell them to hold on and let go when they're supposed to.   The reason I say this is I also sometimes type backwards, the right hand finger before the left, when I mean to do the other, it's like I don't control my fingers that well.  Glad to find out that I'm not the only one, whatever the reason!

I have thought of arthritis, actually... especially considering that it runs in my family.... *Hip, back, and knee problems also run in my family.... My Grandma has had back surgery several times...*

I don't want to rule anything out... but... I'm trying not to get myself too worked up. I won't know anything for sure until I find out the results of my blood tests and X-rays....

I have a little bit of pain in my neck, sometimes.... but it's not very frequent... and it's usually always in the morning when it does occur... which makes me think it's probably that I slept on it wrong or somethin'...


Anyway.... I haven't been diagnosed with arthritis or anything... so I don't know if I have arthritis... or if it could be something else.... or... what.... *It's why I've been feeling pretty impatient about Friday... Friday is when the doctor will discuss the results of my tests with me... I really want to know what's going on and want to get treated as soon as possible...*


And yeah... as I said... I have been taking my pain medication more often... :(... Another reason why I want to get to feeling better.... I know pain medicine has bad side effects, too... especially if you take it frequently and for a long period of time... If I were feeling good, I wouldn't have to take pain medicine for pain... because I wouldn't be in pain...


:(.... Had to take some pain medicine this morning.... I woke up in such horrible pain.... My tummy felt like it was on fire....


And man... I couldn't move for the longest time.... I felt so stiff... and my back and knees and ankles were throbbing... and my hips ached so bad... :(

I don't feel bad about taking pain medicine, anymore (I used to because I was worried I would get addicted... and end up a drug user like a lot of people in my family are *most of them don't have chronic illnesses and don't usually have regular access to pain medication or anything, they're just your ordinary regular run-of-the-mill, get their drugs on the street drug users... with the exception of one of my aunts who begs for pain pills from my Grandmother (who does not abuse her pain medicine, either)*) But I have more confidence in myself, now. I know I won't end up like them because I have strong goals (I want to finish college, major in Biochemistry (maybe double-major or minor in Nutrition and Dietetics) and possibly contribute to finding answers about Crohn's and getting people some more relief from this disease... or at least, develop a better, easy digestible, alternative chocolate) I know I take pain medicine only when I'm in pain... when I'm not in pain... I don't take it... I don't feel any need to take it...

:)... Yes, please do post if you notice not dropping things as much when you're off the prednisone....


And.... soon as I get to feeling better.... and am not taking as much pain medicine... and am hopefully off the prednisone, too... I'll be sure to let you guys know how I am about dropping things...


*Could be a while before that happens, though.... :(....*