I can hardly hold anything in my left hand due to weakness and pain in my wrist!!

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I can hardly hold anything in my left hand due to weakness and pain in my wrist!!

by Maria arteaga
(Hayward, California )

Hello..well first of all I should start with saying that my name is Maria and I am 21 years old..

I just had a baby 2 and a half months ago.

About a month before giving birth (approximately July) I started to develop some pain in my left arm..the part right above my Wrist. As time went by the pain got worse and started traveling down to my wrist and thumb.

It hurts so bad I can't even do my daily activities.

I ended up going to the emergency room about 3weeks ago due to the fact that I woke up with the same horrible pain in my wrist but this time the bone in my thumb was popping back and forth a few times.

So after waiting 4 long hours in the E.R. the doctor then decide to give me a splint and diagnosed me with tendinitis. The ibuprofen he gave me did nothing for me. I then proceeded on to seeing another doctor. She diagnosed me with tendinitis as well.

I should mention that neither doctors performed an xray on me to rule anything else Out. So 4 months later I still have this horrendous pain and nothing seems to help. I go back to work December 2nd and would love to have some improvement by then because I work in a fast paced restaurant.

Also I must mention that I can't hold a lot of things with my hand such as a plate or my phone.

Thank you so much and I hope to hear from you soon!

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Joshua Answers:

Hello Maria.

Congrats on the new baby.

Bummer on the wrist tendonitis and pain.

Question is, is it really Tendonitis?

I doubt it, but maybe.

I have a lot to say, but answer these questions first just to make sure my first impression is correct.

QUESTIONS:

1. What have you historically done with your hands? Have you had a hand intensive job? Sports?

2. Did the pain come on fast or slow? Did you do anything that started it?

3. What did the doctors do that had them diagnose you with Tendonitis?

4. Are you the stereotypical 21 year old, as far as exercise and diet? (Meaning, no exercise and crappy but normal american diet?)

5. Overall health?

6. Where do you fall in the weight range? Asking this both for nutritional clues and posture clues.

7. How was the pregnancy, other than the onset of arm/wrist pain?

8. Please describe symptoms in more detail. Numbness when and where? Weakness how and when? Say more about the bone popping thing.

9. Are you very flexible? Can you touch your thumb to your forearm? If you straighten your arm, does it bend past straight?

Answer those and we'll go from there.

Joshua Tucker, B.A., C.M.T.
The Tendonitis Expert
www.TendonitisExpert.com

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Nov 16, 2009
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PART 2 - responding to Joshua's questions - I can hardly hold anything in my left hand due to weakness and pain in my wrist!!
by: Maria Arteaga

Thank u for responding to what I wrote.

Now to answer your questions.

I don't have an intensive job to where I have to use my hands a lot. especially not my left hand.

I'm right handed. the pain came quite fast. it traveled down to my hand and at the same time the pain got worse.

I didn't fall or anything like that, but I should mention that postpartum I had to support myself get out of bed with my left hand, and I did notice the pain got worse after that.

so when the doctors diagnosed me with tendinitis all they did was have me move my hand in different positions..THATS IT!!

So yes I am a stereotypical 21yr old..no exercise and crappy Diet.

My overall health is great but I am overweight. especially after I gained 40pounds during pregnancy which makes me tip the scale at over 240lbs.

my pregnancy was great though..nothing I had to worry about. so my hand actually hurts a lot more when I wake up and that's usually when my bone in my thumb pops.

it feels like it pops out of its socket. It also hurts tremendously when I stretch my arms straight out. also my wrist looks somewhat swollen compared to my other one.

I have no numbness at all though.the pain is so bad I can't do my normal things such as comb my hair, open my baby's bottle. .etc. bending my thumb is impossible..and I won't even try to press on my wrist because of how bad it hurts. but my arm is straight when I straighten it. please if you have any more questions let me know.

Thank you for your time!

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Hi Maria.

One possibility is that you have overstretched the ligaments in your hand/wrist. When you are pregnant the body releases a hormone called Relaxin. This hormone causes your ligaments to relax, loosen, for various having a baby reasons.

It's possible that when you were pushing yourself up to get out of bed, or any other weightbearing activities, that the ligaments in the hand literally became permanently longer.

This could explain why your thumb pops out of joint, or gets close enough to feel like that.

And the body is going to respond with pain, and ongoing pain as long as it thinks that there is a problem.

Let's cover the bases.

1. Ice dip and ice massage as described on the How To Reduce Inflammation page.

2. Get your Vitamin D levels up. This is vital, both at possibly reducing pain and the health of you and your child (if you are breastfeeding).

3. Supplement with Magnesium and Vit B6 and B12.

4. Learn how to make, and start eating regularly, Bone Broth as the best Tendon Supplements.

Let's start with that, lets see the results, and then we can talk about other self care measures.

But absolutely start with the options above.

And, more questions, more answers.

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Nov 16, 2009
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Thank u for responding to what I wrote. Now to answer your questions. I don't have an intensive job to where I have to use my hands a lot. especially not my left hand. I'm right handed. the pain came quite fast. it traveled down to my hand and at the same time the pain got worse. I didn't fall or anything like that, but I should mention that postpartum I had to support myself get out of bed with my left hand, and I did notice the pain got worse after that. so when the doctors diagnosed me with tendinitis all they did was have me move my hand in different positions..THATS IT!! So yes I am a stereotypical 21yr old..no exercise and crappy Diet. My overall health is great but I am overweight. especially after I gained 40pounds during pregnancy which makes me tip the scale at over 240lbs. my pregnancy was great though..nothing I had to worry about. so my hand actually hurts a lot more when I wake up and that's usually when my bone in my thumb pops. it feels like it pops out of its socket. It also hurts tremendously when I stretch my arms straight out. also my wrist looks somewhat swollen compared to my other one. I have no numbness at all though.the pain is so bad I can't do my normal things such as comb my hair, open my baby's bottle. .etc. bending my thumb is impossible..and I won't even try to press on my wrist because of how bad it hurts. but my arm is straight when I straighten it. please if you have any more questions let me know. Thank you for your time! ---- Hi Maria. One possibility is that you have overstretched the ligaments in your hand/wrist. When you are pregnant the body releases a hormone called Relaxin. This hormone causes your ligaments to relax, loosen, for various having a baby reasons. It's possible that when you were pushing yourself up to get out of bed, or any other weightbearing activities, that the ligaments in the hand literally became permanently longer. This could explain why your thumb pops out of joint, or gets close enough to feel like that. And the body is going to respond with pain, and ongoing pain as long as it thinks that there is a problem. Let's cover the bases. 1. Ice dip and ice massage as described on the <a href="http://www.TendonitisExpert.com/how-to-reduce-inflammation.html">How To Reduce Inflammation</a> page. 2. Get your Vitamin D levels up. This is vital, both at possibly reducing pain and the health of you and your child (if you are breastfeeding). 3. Supplement with <a href="http://www.tendonitisexpert.com/magnesium-for-tendonitis.html">Magnesium</a> and Vit B6 and B12. 4. Learn how to make, and start eating regularly, <a href="http://www.tendonitisexpert.com/tendon-supplements.html">Bone Broth as the best Tendon Supplements</a>. Let's start with that, lets see the results, and then we can talk about other self care measures. But absolutely start with the options above. And, more questions, more answers. <br>

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PART 3 - still painful - I can hardly hold anything in my left hand due to weakness and pain in my wrist!!
by: Maria Arteaga

Hey Joshua..so I don't know what to do..I have tried EVERYTHING you recommended for my tendinitis, nothing works. Its been over a year that ive been suffering from this.

I'm really starting to think its something with my bones. My thumb bone feels like it pops out of the socket..and I have to push it so it can pop back in. And its hurts horribly!

What should I do??

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Joshua Comments:

Hi Maria.

Ok, let's take a look.

What -exactly- have you done, just so we're on the same page.

The answer to this questions includes: How much Vit D do you take, and what is your Vitamin D level.

How much Magnesium are you taking? Are you taking your tolerance level?

How much are you ice dipping?

(What else have I told you to do.....)

Let's see what exactly you are doing, and then go from there.

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