Painful hands

Katjic · #1 (**permalink**) 02-29-2004, 09:54 AM

Oh, I have this pain in my hands, that started few weeks ago. Pain is so terrible and I take Demerol for it . It doesn’t help much. It’s something like arthritis pain. When I wake up my fingers are a little crawled and it takes time until I can move them and straighten them again.
What can this be? Does anyone have those symptoms?
I saw my endo and he wasn’t certain what this is. He just sent me to see a neurologist. I newer had any nerve damage before, so I don’t think I have it now.
Can anybody relate?
Thanks

defibvt · #2 (**permalink**) 02-29-2004, 11:38 AM

Is it carpal tunnel? I had surgery for that back in '93.

Katjic · #3 (**permalink**) 02-29-2004, 11:45 AM

I dont know what carpal tunel is defibvt, I just know my hands hurt like ****. I hoped somebody knew something about it.
Thank you for your reply !

dpav · #4 (**permalink**) 02-29-2004, 02:19 PM

This is just a guess.
If this is carpel tunnel you would not have been prescribed such a strong pain medicine. Or at least it seems like this would have been exceptional. It can be a type of neuropathy. The neurologist will find out with their tests. If it is CP, you could try pulling on your ring finger towards the back of your hand. If it hurts like h@#@ then it could very well be CP. If this does not put you into tears and only hurts a lot, you may have another problem. I have Neuropathy in my hands. I do not hurt in the level 9 and 10's like you are describing. But all patients are different.
I am curious as to what the Neurologist finds out for sure. I'll be reading.
When is your Doctor appointment for your exam?
I truly do hope you find relief. I am a Chronic Pain patient as well as the diabetes. So I understand some pain problems.
Keep us up top date on what they find out.
Don

rzrbks · #5 (**permalink**) 03-01-2004, 02:13 PM

I was having pain in the hands for several months. Any time I did something as type letters(20-30) I couldn't use my hands for several days--spending much time on here (Diabetes Forum) was painful too.

Dr. reccommended Glucosomine and Chondroitin tablets--they helped a great deal--mostly I don't have much pain in the hands any more

HeatherP · #6 (**permalink**) 03-01-2004, 02:33 PM

Just a thought, have your vitamin B levels been checked? Vitamin B is necessary for the nervous system to work properly.

Katjic · #7 (**permalink**) 03-01-2004, 02:48 PM

Hi!

Thank you very much for your reply!
I don’t think I have vitamin B deficiency because I take vit. B supplements every day. I think the pain has something to do with nerves. I’m seeing neurologist in a few weeks so I’ll se if there’s some damage or something.
For now I’m taking Demerol, but there’s not much relief.
I’ll keep you posted…

Shalyndria · #8 (**permalink**) 03-01-2004, 02:51 PM

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Dr. reccommended Glucosomine and Chondroitin tablets

rzr, were you diagnosed with osteoarthritis?

Hmmm kat now I'm wondering if you should ask your doctor about this?

Shy

Katjic · #9 (**permalink**) 03-01-2004, 03:30 PM

No, Shy, no osteoarthritis at all.
And I did ask my doc about it. How do you think i got Demerol????

Did you think I robbed the Pharmacy ??

He sent me to see neurologist because he didn't know what this could be.
I'll let you know what he said !
Kat

Linda57 · #10 (**permalink**) 03-01-2004, 08:01 PM

Kat,
I too suffer from pain in my hands that also graduates up my arms some days, that is one of the reasons that the Diabetes was discovered.

I had pain in both my hands, arms, feet and legs. Which gave a feeling of pain everywhere.

I was thinking Fibromyalgia maybe. Out of the many blood test results came the diagnosis - Diabetes.

As my Diabetes has come closer to 'under control' the pain has subsided a little, but I was refered to a consultant at my local hospital for more tests, and firstly after xrays, Arthritis in my thumbs was diagnosed, and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/Diabetic nerve problems also - (I have to go back for further tests for that one).

Love Linda

HeatherP · #11 (**permalink**) 03-02-2004, 09:38 AM

Katjic, just so you know, if your body isn't absorbing vitamin B, all the supplements in the world won't get it into your system. I have to use an inhaled form of it weekly. Just something to ask the doc.

Deager · #12 (**permalink**) 03-07-2004, 10:09 PM

My husband has had trouble with his hands for years. (He has been T1 for 36 years) and has had surgery for both carpal tunnel and something called Trigger Finger. What you describe sounds very much like his Trigger Finger. His fingers would lock up and he would have to run them under warm water and literally pry them open in the mornings. It was terribly painful.

The surgery for this is a bit more complicated than CT surgery, but still outpatient and the relief is almost instant.

Do you work with your hands a lot? In my husbands case, he worked in construction which, of course, is very 'digit-ally' oriented.