Carpal tunnel

[aussienic]

no one knows anything about this?

[dee73]

I'm certainly no expert on this, just had it through 1st preg and touches of it this time... However I do know a few women who have developed it, often from pregnancies or when going through menopause. There seems to be a lot of doctors who rush straight to the surgery option when there is another school of thought suggesting there might be a less-invasive hormonal approach. The surgery can be quite painful and doesn't seem seem to have a very high success rate, so perhaps you'd consider seeking some alternative methods first? Maybe talk to a naturopath or even an accupuncturist first?

In my 1st pregnancy it didn't go away immediately, but I started taking a product called 30+ from the chemist which claims to rebalance your hormones (it's produced by Lisa Curry-Kenny) and that worked for me.

Anyway, whatever you decide, just make sure you do lots of research. I know 2 musicians who cannot play anymore after undergoing the surgery...

[ajm mum]

Hello i suffered this during my third pregnancy and it got worse after delivery. They gave me splints to wear but with a new born this wasn't practical so i ended up having cortasone injections into my wrist and this was painful but after a couple of days i was no longer in any pain not sure if this helps but its one way of treating this condition.

[aussienic]

Thanks for the replies. I am quite keen to avoid surgery as it would be impossible with 4 kids and still feeding my youngest .

I spoke with a chemist about splints but they also agreed that splints and infants don't mix. I am going to try support bandages at night just hve to go and get some.

the pain has eased off a bit today which is good.. Yesterday i was taking panadol for the ache.

My appointment for the nerve conduction test is the 31st March..