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Has anyone here ever suffered from this - DeQuervian's tenosynovitis - basically just super painful when you move your thumbs/wrists?

Posted by kelly Apr 24 '12, 13:02

It's not carpal tunnel. It's commonly called "mommy thumb" because a good number of new moms complain of it after months of picking up their babies.

Holy crap, it hurts so much. The simplest of tasks (washing a dish, putting on clothes, grabbing steering wheel, and of course lifting the baby) make me want to yell out in pain.

I'm wearing thumb splints as much as I can, but it's not doing much. Wondering if this is something anyone here has suffered and if it's gotten better without cortisone shots, surgery, etc. I *really* don't want to have to do that if at all possible.

I have a doctor's appt later this week but I'm sure my GP is just going to refer me to someone else.

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- heh -- nm - Don Homer Apr 24, 13:12
never heard of it. ouch. -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 13:06
link -- (link) - kelly Apr 24, 13:03 4
- Sorta. Certain amounts of ibuprofen should be able to help, I think. - con_carne Apr 24, 13:11 3
  - Hmm, okay. I'll try that too. Thanks. -- nm - kelly Apr 24, 13:26 2
    - Ibu is good for inflammation as well. I'm sorry. Tendons do not heal as fast as muscle or bone... -- nm - con_carne Apr 24, 13:30 1
      - I'm kinda kicking myself now for not looking into this sooner - I thought it was part of carpal tunnel, kept wearing my wrist braces, which of course - kelly Apr 24, 13:36

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Has anyone here ever suffered from this - DeQuervian's tenosynovitis - basically just super painful when you move your thumbs/wrists?

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