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Posted 7/30/2015 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
I don't have to write things out very often, but yesterday I had to fill out some papers and it was super hard to write! My hand hurt terribly afterwards and it was only about four paragraphs long. Cursive seems to bother me less which is strange, but I was wondering if anyone else had this happen? I'm going to try doing it again once my hand is less sore to see if it was just a bad day or if it's going to be like that every time.
Posted 7/30/2015 5:07 PM (GMT 0)
My hands hurt terribly if I have to write very much. I haven't noticed a difference between writing in cursive versus printing, though. They both seem to hurt equally. As far as I know, I don't have arthritis in my hands, so I chalk it up to the fibro. I type instead of write whenever possible as it doesn't seem to cause as much pain.
Posted 7/30/2015 5:42 PM (GMT 0)
My rt. hand has been hurting for years. It's also difficult for me to write. Thank goodness for computers. It could be that I have arthritis in my hand, but yes maybe it's fibro.
Posted 7/31/2015 12:15 AM (GMT 0)
I should have said "hand" not "hands" lol. I'm not ambidextrous. smilewinkgrin But both hands will hurt if I do crafts or anything that uses both. I do tend to grip my pencil pretty tightly, though, so I have to consciously relax my hand when I do write. It helps a bit.
Posted 7/31/2015 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
I am ambidextrous and have RA in my hands. Writing gets very tiresome and painful for me.
Posted 7/31/2015 1:28 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone. I'm glad it's not just me. I get very paranoid about carpal tunnel even though I've been tested many times for it and they say I don't have it. I managed to finish an entire sketch yesterday without any pain in my hand. :D
Posted 7/31/2015 1:36 PM (GMT 0)
Yep. After writing a lot or typing a lot, my hands do hurt.

But 'normal' people have this problem, too. Perhaps the pain for them doesn't appear so quickly,or maybe it is the same. Who knows? I would be careful applying this to fibro using anecdotal evidence, personally.

However, if our pain centers fire more often, then it might make sense.

In our world/culture, we spend a lot of time with gadgets, writing, typing, poking. I think this complaint is only going to get worse, not better.
Posted 7/31/2015 8:49 PM (GMT 0)
Myself, what you said is very true. We do have to be careful about not attributing everything to fibro. I think my concern with my hands is that it just happens so darn quickly. I can write out a couple of checks or a grocery list, and I already have pain. Since I don't seem to have arthritis or carpal tunnel, I can only attribute it to fibro. My dh, who is older than I :-), can work with his hands for quite awhile without any pain. And my dd, who is in grad school, takes pages and pages of notes with no trouble. I used to could do the same. It's quite the source of frustration for me.
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