Posted by NikkiT2 on April 10, 2005, at 4:53:04
In reply to Not carpal tunnel. Still going to assume nerves., posted by Dinah on April 6, 2005, at 19:38:50
Did they test your elbow??
I went through *years* of them saying "hmmm, no real carpul tunnel" yet I was still hvaing all the same problems and pain.. until someone (the tech tat did the nerve conduction studies) decided to test my elbow.. and viola, there was the problem!
Had the cortisone injection on Tuesday evening btw.. Hardly hurt at all, and they injected a local aneasthetic with it so it didn't hurt that evening at all.. Had to keep it in a sling and not use at all for 2 days.. unfortunately there has been a little bleeding in the area which has caused some problems, but I've been told that will clear up pretty soon..
So, no improvement yet, but I need to give it some time!
The problem could also be in your shoulder.. That can cause the same problems too.. When they tested my shoulder they discovered that some of my problems were being caused there as my nerves were shortened.. physio really helped with that, and I do some little exercises and massage (do it myself) a few times a week..
Nikki
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