Thumb/wrist tendonitis

So sorry because I know that pain is deep and painful. Elevate it and wear the brace. Sometimes I had steriods pills given for the swelling and irritation. Do you use that arm repetively?

I'm like Joy.  I get occasional bouts in various places (shoulder, elbow, etc.).

I found icing helps, temporarily.  But more than anything, using it as little as possible and letting some time pass has been the answer.

Hope you're better soon!  I know it's not fun to deal with ANYthing that's not working properly.  

I had an issue with my thumb about 7 years ago. I barely could move it and I developed a bump on the side of my wrist that was red and warm. It was very tender. I thought it was arthritis and it could have been. I used ibuprofen, Tylenol, and would ice it and that helped. I babied that thumb and actually was teaching myself how to write with my left hand because I could hardly hold a pen. Then it started getting better and now is totally gone. I find if I wait long enough, things go away but other things crop up.

I'm sorry you are dealing with this since it's very painful. You don't realize how much you use your thumb until you can't!

Sherrine

Hi all

I haven't been ranting here for a while since I learned to manage my de Quervain's Tendinitis much better. I used to be screaming in pain in the middle of the night then finally getting the steroid jabs that works like a miracle. I could be in remission for 3 to 6 months but during that time I was in a less demanding job.

I got into a new job due to retrenchment six months ago and this job sucks! Work is too much that my wrist pain reacted very often despite taking prednisone and codeine together. Everytime the pain start it will last at least for a week. This time round it has already been more than a week being on prednisone and the pain is still there especially the mornings when I wake up.

The agony of the pain at work can't be described when nobody sees it at all. When I use the splint some think its a sports aid. I accidentally drag a folder to an inaccessible folder due to the tightness of the splint and was reprimanded for doing it intentionally. Due to the meds, I can't sleep at night that brings much exhaustion during the day. coupled with the heavy workload, been very edgy and my mood has been unstable lately.

I work in an office and been using this ergonomic mouse for the last 6 months:

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-sg/p/sculpt-ergonomic-mouse

Has anyone any suggestions?[url]

Post Edited (dor1813) : 9/17/2014 10:39:21 AM (GMT-6)

I am constantly in pain with swelling, red and hot on my right wrist, starts from base of thumb then radiates to the whole wrist. Every few days, the swelling is so bad I cannot function doing simple task like holding a toothbrush, shower or getting dressed.

I have tried taking omega 3, B12, D3, magnesium, rub deep heat, votaren gel, rumalaya gel, arcosia, diclofenac, tramadol, nothing seems to remove the pain. The only meds that helps is Prednisone but if I stop taking, the swelling will be back to square one.

Is this some auto-immune disease and not just simply tendinosis?