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Anyone ever get pain in your hand on that bony knob othat rests on the wrist rest. nm

Posted By: PAMT on 2007-06-18
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I did have one surgically removed from my wrist by a hand surgeon years ago.

He did a real good job and has never recurred.  He showed it to me when he took it out and it basically just looked like a little balloon with a long skinny taiI.  I had it done on a Friday and I believe by Monday I was back at work again and in a week or so had the stitches removed.  The incision is not even a 1/2-inch long.  I took pain pills for the day of surgery and probably the next day and that was it.   Mine wasn't that large and was given the choice of leaving it alone or have it excised.  I thought that I might as well take care of the problem when it was minor before it got much larger.



Wrist splints. I worked for a hand surgeon and started having the same problem and he put me in
wrist splints. I, of course, got a better quality one from his suppliers but you can still get them at any pharmacy or medical supply store.
Wrist pain, any suggestions
I have typed for the past years and my wrists while resting them now are aching. Has anyone noticed any difference with using the arm rests or what has helped you? Want to get something today to relieve this ongoing pain now. Thanks.
I've had a ganglion cyst on wrist and also had cyst on tendon in hand.
Back in 1980 when I was attending a huge university with medical school attached, we had a clinic on the main campus staffed by residents from the university hospital. I went in and asked, "What's this thing on my hand?" It was a cyst, but back in those days, a very old-timey "cure" was suggested. The doc wanted to thwack it with a big book and smash it away. What can I say? The guy was sooo cute, and he took me out to dinner later, too! He smashed my hand with a book and it hurt like crazy! Then the darn cyst came back a year or two later, and a different doctor suggested the same thing. Smashed that, too. It came back again, and another doctor tried a needle aspiration thing and it seemed to go away for good at that point.
Now here's where it just gets sooo interesting. I do a lot of outdoor stuff, including winter camping, paddling sports, etc. Over the years I've gotten mild frostbite on the hand, smashed it between two canoes, had some pretty awful blood draws by inept nurses. Well, now I have lymphedema in the hand. It swells like crazy and I have to do manual decompression, exercises, stretches, wrapping and I wear a compression garment most of the time. It sucks. Does the cyst smashing have anything to do with it? Was it the frostbite? Other injuries? Who knows. I have it and it doesn't go away. Now I have to be on guard for infection at all times.
Whatever you do, don't let anyone tell you to just smash the thing! LOL Tho, I doubt anyone still says that these days!
I have a lot of pain on the fatty part of my hand just below the thumb. Anyone have that? nm
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Brother found out he had nerve transposition in his elbows causing wrist pain. Had elbows done &
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Jewlery making kits/supplies? Can you teach them to knit or crochet? Hand sewing? Hand-made
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Rest. doing bad, Chef comes in sets things right, rest. does okay,
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pain and not wanting pain is understandable cuz of medical reason
I mean come on, when he has pain somewhere, does he not want to do something? Seriously, is this a true medical pain problem? If it is, then anyone could understand.
Sorry...should be paint store not pain (maybe pain...hehe)
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Near the wrist. nm
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Five wrist surgeries
Don't takes your wrists for granted.  I have an unusual history, but it can happen to you.  I had bilateral wrist pain for a couple of years so went to a regular orthopedist as that is who my insurance approved.  He said it was carpal tunnel, but my electrodiagnostic tests showed right worse than left, but my left hand ached more.  I had bilateral carpal tunnel release (don't recommend doing both at once like me), and then had a re-do on the left because the pain was worse there.  After a long fight with my insurance company, I finally got in to see a hand specialist who found I had stage IIIB Keinboch syndrome, which is supposed to happen in burly male masonry workers in their dominant hand, or someone with a previous fracture, not this little female in her nondominant hand with no previous trauma. Well, he unsuccessfully tried a revascularization with external fixator in the left wrist.  Then I had a partial wrist fusion, which made it worse, and finally a total left wrist fusion, which finally was a success and I no longer have that dull achy pain that woke me up at night.  Your wrists and hands are your livelihood.  Don't take them for granted or you won't have them for long in this job.  I still need a tight wrist strap (Velcro tennis style with magnets) that works best when I overuse my hand like from cleaning house, gardening, etc., but I can still type and I still love my job.
sprained wrist

Do you have any advice on working with a sprained wrist? I sprained it 2 months ago. It's not improving. I've been using ice/Advil but it still hurts hurts hurts hurts.


Thank you.


Wrist braces

My right wrist has recently been getting quite tired and sore before I am done working and I was considering ordering a wrist brace/splint. If anyone has used one, please let me know what kind you used, whether you liked it or not, etc. I would like to get something that will be comfortable but work as well. Thanks!


wrist brace
I recently developed some carpal tunnel in my left wrist and I have been using a brace I bought from Walmart for about $20. I can't remember the brand but it's white and gray and has a mesh on it to let your arm breath. It's specifically for carpal tunnel/tendinitis and it's worked great for me!

Also, sleeping in it has done wonders for me!
Try sleeping with a wrist split first.
It might just do the trick and it's cheaper than paying a doctor.
Wrist bands sound great
I'm going to look into those.
this is funny *lol*.......el....ya know the rest
           
LOL - no, the rest were a partial
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Good. She is no better than the rest
of us, but she thinks she is. Isn't she 26 years old??? GROW UP. GEEZ. She is just getting too much attention and SHAME ON HER PARENTS. They are enalbing her. 45 days. GREAT. She better not get out again.

Her visitors can bring her magazines and books, or maybe she cannot read. LOL
Me too! But I cook, he does all the rest : )
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Rest in Peace,
Oh NO! I didn't know. I am devastated!
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God help the rest of you if you're ever in need!! sm
I can't believe nobody could possibly believe maybe this man just has a kind heart and saw a woman about to give birth ALONE, who's maybe not in the best of situations, and he was able to help.
There are kind people in the world, and really they have known this woman for a decade, there is a friendship there.
My husband doesn't consult me on purchases, nor do I consult him, we have separate accounts, we make our own money to use as we wish. I can assume this couple is the same way, since the OP had to check HIS checkbook to even know what he spent.
The stylist was lucky to have a customer with a heart.
The rest of the story . . .

I took him the stuff as a thank you for his time and because he looked like death warmed over (found out later he'd pulled 16 hours, off for five, and called back to that intersection).  Actually, when he came back with flowers I was shocked.  I figured his main agenda was to talk me out my panties since his girlfriend was on a cruise or something.  I had just come out of a 14-year marriage that went from good to bad to downright ugly.  The last thing I wanted (or felt I deserved) was attention from a decent man.  I said thank you for the flowers but I can't accept them.  I would put water out for a dog on a day like that.  No big deal.  I declined his offer to go out and he persisted.  I figured he was turned on by a challenge and I would stop this right quick.  I told him I was fresh out of a bad marriage and that I like my men like my cats--neutered.  Well, he had a thing or two to say to me.  He said he simply wanted to take me to dinner for my kindness in giving a snack, he wasn't trying to get in my pants, and he sure as hell wasn't asking to marry me (God help the poor SOB who ever did ask me is what he said).  Well, then I felt like a hateful shrew so I apologized and agreed to meet him that Saturday in a public restaurant.  We had a very nice time.  He gave me his number and said call when you feel like it and I hope you will share your number with me if you feel comfortable.  No pressure.  He became my best friend and true partner. 


Thank you for sharing the rest of
the story.  It just proves there are really decent people out there, but sometimes it is difficult to trust.  I am the same way.  I am so glad things worked out the way they did for you! 
Do not know much what is going on in the rest of the world, outside US........nm
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there is really no bed rest anymore -
I went home from the hospital 12 hours after my son was born and had no problems whatsoever. I was at Wal-Mart shopping that night because the doctor told me it was good to start walking and just not to overdo it.

I don't remember there being any pain after he was born, just soreness all over really.
Because the rest of the thread was compromised & only the OP

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It's a really nice foot rest ...
because most of the time you are not going to want to lift it down. If they still have pictures of the tablets, that was a handy feature in case you ever find an unpackaged tablet in your house and can't identify it. :oD
Strippers work for $ just like the rest of us.
What is the big deal?
The rest of the Sweet Adelines
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Time to finally put the Sox to rest...
and move on the World Series. GO TRIBE!
My stepmom, rest her soul
used to love to have my child visit (we are talking in 60s/70s and so) as did her mother who visited them quite a bit. She always talked about how my son loved to be around her mother, her mother quilted, broke the beans in the summer as did my son right along with them. The stepmom only in say 14 years or so (they first took him home with them, my dad and his wife when my son less than 6 months old) that my son acted out on her- at a grocery when she had bought him something and he wanted more. She was mortified that he would have done this. She said he never did this again as he got his privilges taken away. The kids now are certainly in a different place then when mine growing up and I think the Man above for allowing me to raise my children then, not now.
So why has most of the rest of world abolished
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Blessed, Stressed, and Need More Rest
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While the rest of the country prospers, it sure seems like
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Rest in peace, Fred!
We just put our 22-year-old cat, Fred, to sleep this evening. He had wasted away from 17 pounds to 5 pounds and was too weak to stand or eat. He was a loving companion for the past 22 years and will be missed dearly.

Rest in peace, Fred. Benny, Gus, and Lily will be waiting in heaven to greet you with open arms!
Yes this is getting out of hand....
it is getting out of hand by some of the posters who are disagreeing with others. I am the OP and I was only looking for opinion's from others. No fights, no trash talking...just honest opinions. I have received lots of comments and I have thanked everyone for their comments. Each and every comment gave me new insght to consider. It is really sad how posts from others makes me look like I am looking for a fight here! I have said in an earlier post that I appreciate all the comments and I am just going to write this one off as an extra-personable customer service experience! I do have a sense of humor, ya know! I am not looking to sue anyone! I was simply asking for input from others as to whether or not this was a big deal or not! I got mixed answers, but I am shocked at how out of hand that this has gotten! Please read all of the posts from the OP only if you would like to make an assumption on what my intentions are, which I think that you will see that I was only looking for opinions.

Thanks for your input.
On the Other Hand

If you never let up and the pictures don't work, she will do anything in her power to hide it from you.  My mom has nagged me since the day she found out and that made me go to great lengths to keep it from her.  My brother's wife did the same thing to him and he would smoke at work and not at home.  Then, when he came to visit, he would take me to the store so he could smoke on the way there. 


I know she is only 16, but if she doesn't want to hear what you have to say about it, she'll just keep hiding it and keep smoking unless you two come to an agreement.


Good luck.  I do hope she quits.


Off hand
I can only think of Susan Lucci, Barbara Walters, Suzanne Sommers ... many who are getting up there have better looking arms than I would expect. Of course, they probably have other tricks too.

I think the surgeries are a bit touchy ... it seems often certain things will look better because of it and others worse. I had my nose done (for instance), and my profile looks better, but I liked my old nose from the frontal view.

Another thing that scares me is it seems there are so many infections from hospitals nowadays. I think one has to really think it over for sure.

Thanks for the info! : )
secluded from the rest of the inmate population

They may be citizens and are paying taxes like the rest of us.
What difference does it make?
Agree with that! Looking down from her high horse on the rest of us?!!!
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Ex-husband had it. Same thing..out of nowhere, even at rest, his heart would just take off, up
over 200 beats a minutes. It was very scary. I think his was caused by congenitally having an extra vein or artery on his heart on the underside to which electrical currents travels and no way to slow it down. Evidently, he went to a cardiac electrophysiologist who did an ablation. Basically, put an electric wire up through the femoral artery to the problem and zapping it with an electrical current which shorted it out, much like if you would stick a wire or key into an electrical outlet. It cured him, but up until that point, he was having to stay on medication to control his heart beat so they wouldnt go out of control.
Hey Board Nazi, give it a rest already!
I just took 10 minutes to write a supportive response to this lady for nothing apparently.  Just because a topic leads to a heated discussion, we do not need you to quickly take it down.  We are all adults here.  At least make it clear to all those on the board that we are going talk about what the moderator wants to and that is it.
Rest easy. Aborting is not murder.
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tooo funny - God rest their souls!...

+RIP


By the 4th day, I would be too sore to continue the rest of the week...
LOL
Hopefully this child can finally rest in peace....
You know it has to be the Anthony girl.
Oh sweetheart, give it a rest already..we know how perfect you are..
we heard your opinion honey, go back to work now.