Problem with hands

Joined: 01 May 2004 Location: dandenong vic

Went to the doc's yesterday and was told i got carpel tunnel in my right hand and an inflamed Ulnar nerve in my left.

Right hand gets bad cramps in it when doing constant repeditive actions and also gets pins and needles alot when sleeping.

Left hand- both little finger and ring finger has reduced feeling and is slightly numb. also lost some strength.

Has anyone else has these symptons and what have they done to fix it?

B4T

Joined: 27 Nov 2002 Location: Lost in Melbourne.

mate had CT that bad he couldnt ride his bike to work..

had the operation and was fine for 12 mths.... then it started to shit itself on other arm...

Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Location: Surfers Paradise

Yup, got the same problem in my left hand.
Pinky and ring finger are slightly numb, kinda like pins & needles.

It started after a weekend of dirt bike riding in January, and has been there ever since.

I've been told it's either surgery, or live with it!

Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Location: S/E QLD

Had CT in my right hand. Operated on abt 7yrs ago, still get a slight numbness if using mower or riding a motorbike but thats abt it. Apparently the Doc who did mine was very good at this sorta stuff... Cool

From what I've heard it's an op or live with it choice. If you leave it, it's not uncommon for it to get worse..

Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne

Davidh wrote:

Yup, got the same problem in my left hand.
Pinky and ring finger are slightly numb, kinda like pins & needles.

It started after a weekend of dirt bike riding in January, and has been there ever since.

I've been told it's either surgery, or live with it!

you play with plier's all day too yea??

I've got another sparky mate that has exactly the same problem Confused

Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Location: Check your six.

Hmmm, you'd think most 13year boys would be suffering from it. Must manifest itself later on in life. armsup

errrr

Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Location: Acting the goat.

built4thrashing wrote:

Went to the doc's yesterday and was told i got carpel tunnel in my right hand and an inflamed Ulnar nerve in my left.

Right hand gets bad cramps in it when doing constant repeditive actions and also gets pins and needles alot when sleeping.

Left hand- both little finger and ring finger has reduced feeling and is slightly numb. also lost some strength.

Has anyone else has these symptons and what have they done to fix it?

B4T

I masturbate less.

Joined: 08 May 2005 Location: www.waynecounty.com

BowTieGQ wrote:

built4thrashing wrote:

Went to the doc's yesterday and was told i got carpel tunnel in my right hand and an inflamed Ulnar nerve in my left.

Right hand gets bad cramps in it when doing constant repeditive actions and also gets pins and needles alot when sleeping.

Left hand- both little finger and ring finger has reduced feeling and is slightly numb. also lost some strength.

Has anyone else has these symptons and what have they done to fix it?

B4T

I masturbate less.

But if your hands are numb it would feel like somebody else is doing it for you. Wink

Joined: 29 Nov 2004 Location: Townsville

fool_injected wrote:

BowTieGQ wrote:

built4thrashing wrote:

Went to the doc's yesterday and was told i got carpel tunnel in my right hand and an inflamed Ulnar nerve in my left.

Right hand gets bad cramps in it when doing constant repeditive actions and also gets pins and needles alot when sleeping.

Left hand- both little finger and ring finger has reduced feeling and is slightly numb. also lost some strength.

Has anyone else has these symptons and what have they done to fix it?

B4T

I masturbate less.

But if your hands are numb it would feel like somebody else is doing it for you. Wink

You like man hands that dont feel like your own on ya rod?? #Fadeing color

Joined: 08 May 2005 Location: www.waynecounty.com

"CANADA" wrote:

fool_injected wrote:

BowTieGQ wrote:

built4thrashing wrote:

Went to the doc's yesterday and was told i got carpel tunnel in my right hand and an inflamed Ulnar nerve in my left.

Right hand gets bad cramps in it when doing constant repeditive actions and also gets pins and needles alot when sleeping.

Left hand- both little finger and ring finger has reduced feeling and is slightly numb. also lost some strength.

Has anyone else has these symptons and what have they done to fix it?

B4T

I masturbate less.

But if your hands are numb it would feel like somebody else is doing it for you. Wink

You like man hands that dont feel like your own on ya rod?? #Fadeing color

is being Canadian

Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Location: Acting the goat.

It's all good................

Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Location: nsw maitland

i have the beginings of ct in both hands and arthritis in my left wrist

and most of my knuckles have had most of my life
my father is bad has had the op on one hand and is going to have to have his wrist fused because he left it for too long i am only 25
dad is 48 and has retired early due to having only 20% mobility in his hands has worked this way for almost 10 years
Shocked

i find the cramping to be the worst part especially unscrewing bolts in awkward spots by hand gets me every time

i have found mechanics gloves to work well to reduce the cramps and a wheat pillow warmed up at night plus nurofen emulgel (spelling?)
helps you sleep better

and masturbation well hit the misses up instead Wink

Joined: 12 Jan 2004 Location: Maryborough

My missus has pregnancy related CT at the moment and she has had some wrist splints made b a physio for her, although she has to take them off to do basic things like make a cuppa, she has noticed a huge difference when she is wearing them. No pins & needles etc...

Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Location: Melbourne Australia

Basically, as far as I know, you will need to kinda retrain yourself on how you use your hands and wrists.

Joined: 01 May 2004 Location: dandenong vic

The CT in my right hand is under control as ive learnt to do things differently. Rather than twist the wrist i move my entire arm ( kinda like flapping )

My big problem is the Ulnar nerve problem i have in the left hand. Its caused by the forearm muscles squashing the nerve and causing the reduced sensation. You still get full movement from the 2 fingers it affects but you slowly loose strengths and feeling.

Example. hold little finger straight and push against its end. You cannot hold it straight like you normally could.

Gotta go for an EMG to see where the problem is and from there they can dicide how to fix it.. Surgery is a last option.

Joined: 29 Nov 2004 Location: sydney

built4thrashing wrote:

Went to the doc's yesterday and was told i got carpel tunnel in my right hand and an inflamed Ulnar nerve in my left.

Right hand gets bad cramps in it when doing constant repeditive actions and also gets pins and needles alot when sleeping.

Left hand- both little finger and ring finger has reduced feeling and is slightly numb. also lost some strength.

Has anyone else has these symptons and what have they done to fix it?

B4T

Wow this post caught my eye.

I have been seeing a specialist for about 6 months now for severe pain in my right ankle.

I now know for sure I have gout.(Im 30yrs old and dont drink)

I have severe attacks every month or so and now allmost every joint in the right side of my body is affected.

More recently I am having severe pins and needles in all my fingers at night. One night a few weeks ago in bed all my fingers cramped up so bad it felt like I had electric current running through my fingers.(It really scared me)

I now need to do a nerve test and go from there.

Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Location: Found

I get something similar mate, unfortunately mine is not CT. I suffer from a muscle condition in my hands which results in pain when gripping anything for more than a few minutes or when doing repetitive tasks.

I have yet to find a way to stop this, but I havn't really spoken to a doctor past diagnosis on it either.

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:41 pm

froon, soak your hands in warm moving water, helps the blood circulation (hands must be submerged, not just under a tap)

Joined: 01 May 2004 Location: dandenong vic

Froon

If i was you id get a second oppinion as thats what used to get and it has since become CT.

info on the ulnar nerve
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulnar_nerve

and info on Carpal tunnel syndrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome

Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Location: Melbourne Australia

hienuf wrote:

I now know for sure I have gout.(Im 30yrs old and dont drink)

There is a drug for gout these days that just straight up works, afaik.

Failing that there's some natural remedies that have a bit of evidence behind them; try celery seed.

Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Location: Found

built4thrashing wrote:

Froon

If i was you id get a second oppinion as thats what used to get and it has since become CT.

info on the ulnar nerve
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulnar_nerve

and info on Carpal tunnel syndrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome

Hrmm food for thought,the symptoms are all aligned but I've suffered for this for as long as I can remember... I remember struggling to hold a pen because of pain as a child.

Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Location: Adelaide

I've got slight nimbness in my left hand little & ring fingers. Sometimes its hard top grip a spanner or cable tightly. I some tests done and they cleared me of ulnar nerve damage. Has slowly got better (over 12months), now I hardly notice it.

As others have said (as has my doc), live with it or surgery. Surgery won't guarantee a 100% or permanent fix. I chose to leave mine.