Diagnosed w/deQuervain's
Posted By: Rachael on 2005-09-01
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I've just been diagnosed this week with deQuervain's tenosynovitis. I've gotten a splint (very awkward!) and have been prescribed anti-inflammatories. Are there any exercises to do to help w/this? My doctor mentioned PT, but I wasn't ready to go just yet. Surely don't want to have to undergo surgery--thanks very much for any information or personal experiences!
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DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis
In August I had surgery for DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis. This was after having 3 rounds of cortisone injections, 6 weeks of rehab, being in a hard cast for 6 weeks (that was great fun! couldn't even tie my own shoes), and then 6 more weeks of rehab.
After I FINALLY had the surgery I had 6 MORE weeks of rehab. That time around it was better though, because I actually felt that I was working towards getting better instead of just "running in place."
Since my surgery and rehab I have done very well. I do my stretches every day and I have not really been bothered by much pain or irritation. Unitl now. I have noticed over the last couple of weeks that I am becoming increasingly sore as the days go by. I'm not really sure why this is, as I haven't changed any of my habits or routines. I am still working out my wrist and stretching that thumb on a regular basis and I make sure to take breaks during the day.
I am just so afraid for this to come back again. I went through a year of constant pain before finally getting relief and I don't want to go back there again. I was looking online the other day and I saw that the Smart Gloves have a new version out that have a thumb support that will hold your thumb still when you are wearing them. The regular Smart Gloves don't seem to really help much with DeQuervain’s. I was wondering if anyone has tried these, and if so, how they work.
I would also appreciate any other suggestions any of you may have that might help me out.
TIA!!!
Have you been diagnosed with occipital neuralgia?
I have been diagnosed with every headache there is. I have had 7 surgeries this last 1 1/2 years plus am on multiple medications. I even went so far as to have a C2 neurectomy, which was unsuccessful. My next surgery is hopefully my last. I have an occipital stimulator placed, which works wonders for the headaches and pain in the back of my head. I have to have it hooked up agan, as they removed the wires due to an 8-month long postop infection when I had the wire revised. For frontal ones, I get Botox injections every few months. Not only am I a sufferer but I transcribe for a headache and pain clinic. Feel free to post to me.
You can get rebound headaches, especially if you are using Excedrin Migraine or more than two Fioricet a day. For other people like me, it is a combination of things that are causing them.
Good luck!
Just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes...sm
I would really love to hear from others who have diabetes and any tips on how to live with it. I just got my testing supplies, a diet guidelines, but now have no idea what to do from here. Of course my health insurance as of tonight at midnight ends for two months, as I had to switch companies, so hope that does not cause any problems, but we will have to see. Please feel free to email me or post here. Thanks. 
Thanks for the article. I was recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia and have been...sm
having trouble adjusting and trouble finding a doctor who understands. If others with fibromyalgia wish to correspond, I will post my email address. There are no fibromyalgia support groups in my area and corresponding with someone who understands would be great!
Coffee is a stimulant. My oldest was diagnosed with
severe ADHD. Meds didn't work and made his heart race to the point that he was very uncomfortable. He is now 16 and learned coping skills, but he has been off meds since he was 8. I always tells parents of newly diagnosed children to try giving their child coffee or Mountain Dew on a weekend when they have nothing else going on. Sometimes it works, sometimes it makes the kids bouncing balls, which is why you don't want to have any other plans that day.
The drugs are so bad if you can come up with an alternative it would be so much better. The nurse at our doctor's office told me to take a pill one time to see what my child was experiencing and it was not pleasant.
In time past my child was diagnosed
with a disease that is catastrophic. He was in college and quit that day. I was employed in hospital setting and immediately sat up Cobra, and carried it for about 4 months I think until which time he got a job and got his own medical insurance. My insurance covered as long as the child was in college. I knew with the disease if no insurance bridge would never be able to be covered again and with the cost of the medications needed just an overwhelming thought and even though I have money, would never be able to cover the costs of thousands every month to be paid out.
I have diagnosed myself with motivation necrosis, possibly secondary to DQS. SM
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Has anyone noticed lately that there has been a lot of people diagnosed with breast cancer?
or is it just my imagination?
I'm wondering how you came to the conclusion that she has manic depression. Was she diagnosed
with this? From what I read, it doesn't sound like manic depression to me. Sure, she has some issues going on there, major depression would be a pretty good guess, but does she have any manic episodes?
My ex-husband and ex-mother-in-law were both bipolar which is the new and improved way to say manic depressive and they were the exact opposite of hypochondria. During the manic phase, they felt like they ruled the world. According to them, they had never felt better, thought more clearly, or got more done, but the exact opposite was true. They never slept. They never finished anything they started. They were incoherent at times, basically jumping from one subject to the next so you could not carry on any kind of coherent conversation with them. Sometimes they were even delusional - my mother-in-law thought she was in love with a televangelist and divorced her husband and moved to be closer to the televangelist. My ex-husband thought he was the victim racism when he got a speeding ticket. He claimed the officer had something against Hispanics. Nevermind that my husband was maybe one-eight Mexican on his mother's side and has a German last name.
Those are just a couple of examples of manic behavior. It can even be more bizarre. I could write a book based on what I've seen first hand and it can be very scary.
My son was diagnosed as an infant. Prevacid helped tremendously! Hope she gets better. nm
Cold fingers often - diagnosed with Raynaud syndrome many years ago.
I usually try warm water first - if that doesn't help, I have these little packets, normally found in the camping section of stores called hand warmers. One is called Hothands-2(up to 10 hrs of heat), another one called MEGA warmer(12+ hours). One you shake to activate, the other just expose to air - then place them in a pocket or glove. I wear sweats with pockets - put them in my pockets and warm up my hands.
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