"Tim" wrote in message
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On Mar 26, 2:08 pm, wrote:
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:26:12 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Oh man, my arm hurts. I thought I'd slept on it wrong a couple weeks
ago, but that usually clears up in a day . The problem I'm having is
pain from the outside of the elbow on my right arm and it travels up
to my middle fingers. I know of a few people who have experienced this
and say there is a bad that one can wear around the fore-arm that can
help to get rid of the pain and possible put all back in order, but I
haven't explored the idea yet. It's starting to become difficult to
grip hand tools.

Anybody had any experience with this?

Yup, started with a wrist and now it is both wrists and a knee.

Mine turned out to be some kind of arthritis similar to Rheumatoid but
with a normal RH blood count. Essentially they are baffled.
The place to start is a sport medicine guy tho. They will find all the
easy stuff.
BTW the physical therapist was the real shining star in the whole
miserable, 11 month, 4 different specialist, foray through the medical
establishment.

Bad typing, i did mean to say a "band" instead of a "bad" But this
pain isn't like what one would normally consider as carpal tunnel,
it's on the top side of my arm, instead of deep inside . But anyhow.
More to the story. Like what Don was describing. about 16 years ago I
crushed my right wrist, and I can use my hand fine, but I have limited
use fo my wrist and ever since, it's had a dull pain that you can't
get away from. you just learn that this is the way it is and isn't
going to change.

i use a lot of pheumatic tools like butterfly wrenches and half inch
drive air guns. I'm right handed so it gets used the most and I feel
that because of my work routine over the years, it's catching up to
me. PLUS, I think that hanging around on a computer keyboard isn't
really helping either. so I'm investigating getting a more "egronomic"
keyboard, and chaning the position of the angle of my arm so it's not
in the same place as it was.

I apreciate what harry suggested abotu going to a dr. but I don't
think it's anything serious, but it is worth getting some professional
advice.

About 35 mi. away is an excellent hand specialist who has had a
fantastic practice for over 30 years, and I'm going to call to see
about getting an apointment with him, probably tomorrow.


My wife had a similar feeling and the Emergency room doc said it was tennis
elbow. Couple days later and the blisters showed up. Shingles. Do get a
shingles vacination if you ever had chicken pox.

On Mar 26, 8:24*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

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On Mar 26, 2:08 pm, wrote:



On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:26:12 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Oh man, my arm hurts. I thought I'd slept on it wrong a couple weeks
ago, but that usually clears up in a day . The problem I'm having is
pain from the outside of the elbow on my right arm and it travels up
to my middle fingers. I know of a few people who have experienced this
and say there is a bad that one can wear around the fore-arm that can
help to get rid of the pain and possible put all back in order, but I
haven't explored the idea yet. It's starting to become difficult to
grip hand tools.

Anybody had any experience with this?

Yup, started with a wrist and now it is both wrists and a knee.

Mine turned out to be some kind of arthritis similar to Rheumatoid but
with a normal RH blood count. Essentially they are baffled.
The place to start is a sport medicine guy tho. They will find all the
easy stuff.
BTW the physical therapist was the real shining star in the whole
miserable, 11 month, 4 different specialist, foray through the medical
establishment.

Bad typing, i did mean to say a "band" instead of a "bad" But this
pain isn't like what one would normally consider as carpal tunnel,
it's on the top side of my arm, instead of deep inside . But anyhow.
More to the story. Like what Don was describing. about 16 years ago I
crushed my right wrist, and I can use my hand fine, but I have limited
use fo my wrist and ever since, it's had a dull pain that you can't
get away from. you just learn that this is the way it is and isn't
going to change.

i use a lot of pheumatic tools like butterfly wrenches and half inch
drive air guns. I'm right handed so it gets used the most and I feel
that because of my work routine over the years, it's catching up to
me. PLUS, I think that hanging around on a computer keyboard isn't
really helping either. so I'm investigating getting a more "egronomic"
keyboard, and chaning the position of the angle of my arm so it's not
in the same place as it was.

I apreciate what harry suggested abotu going to a dr. but I don't
think it's anything serious, but it is worth getting some professional
advice.

About 35 mi. away is an excellent hand specialist who has had a
fantastic practice for over 30 years, and I'm going to call to see
about getting an apointment with him, probably tomorrow.

My wife had a similar feeling and the Emergency room doc said it was tennis
elbow. *Couple days later and the blisters showed up. *Shingles. *Do get a
shingles vacination if you ever had chicken pox.

Ewwwww. Shingles.

My mom had them. I dont' wish those on anyone.

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On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:25:09 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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PLUS, I think that hanging around on a computer keyboard isn't
really helping either.

I had that problem when I first started spending a lot of time on
terminals. I got one of those foam cuffs that broke me of the bad
habit of rocking my hands back away from the keyboard while I was
"waiting". Try to keep your wrist straight when you type and get away
from the keyboard when you are waiting.

I can't use anything but a wing shaped keyboard. Keeping my wrists straight
or using a laptop feels like I'm typing with my hands duct taped together.

STeve

On Mar 27, 7:02*am, "SteveB" wrote:
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On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:25:09 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

PLUS, I think that hanging around on a computer keyboard isn't
really helping either.

I had that problem when I first started spending a lot of time on
terminals. I got one of those foam cuffs that broke me of the bad
habit of rocking my hands back away from the keyboard while I was
"waiting". Try to keep your wrist straight when you type and get away
from the keyboard when you are waiting.

I can't use anything but a wing shaped keyboard. *Keeping my wrists straight
or using a laptop feels like I'm typing with my hands duct taped together..

STeve

Well, I sacked out with the wrist brace last night,a nd yeah it
s a PITA but I think it helped a bit. My arm felt better this morning,
but I had to take it off for work, but I'll strap it back on when I
get home.

I'm still going to keep the apointment though.....

On Mar 27, 9:33*pm, wrote:
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:33:04 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I can't use anything but a wing shaped keyboard. *Keeping my wrists straight
or using a laptop feels like I'm typing with my hands duct taped together.

STeve

Well, I sacked out with the wrist brace last night,a nd yeah it
s a PITA but I think it helped a bit. My arm felt better this morning,
but I had to take it off for work, but I'll strap it back on when I
get home.

Why can't you wear the brace at work. That may be where you are
getting injured.

it is, but it's kind of hard to hold a hammer or other hand tools
with the wrist brace on.

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On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:43:03 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Mar 27, 9:33 pm, wrote:
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:33:04 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I can't use anything but a wing shaped keyboard. Keeping my wrists
straight
or using a laptop feels like I'm typing with my hands duct taped
together.

STeve

Well, I sacked out with the wrist brace last night,a nd yeah it
s a PITA but I think it helped a bit. My arm felt better this morning,
but I had to take it off for work, but I'll strap it back on when I
get home.

Why can't you wear the brace at work. That may be where you are
getting injured.

it is, but it's kind of hard to hold a hammer or other hand tools
with the wrist brace on.

Get a less restrictive brace, like the wrap around cuff. That may
point out a bad habit you have that is making your problem worse.

The one I had that worked the best was a wrap around with velcro closure.
It had a plastic D ring where you'd pass the end through, cinch it up, then
go backward to get the velcro to attach. Wear it on the thickest part of
your forearm. The explanation I got was that the tendons in there "twang"
like guitar strings, and putting it there cut the twang the most.

Steve

On Mar 28, 12:20*pm, wrote:
On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:43:03 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:



On Mar 27, 9:33*pm, wrote:
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:33:04 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I can't use anything but a wing shaped keyboard. *Keeping my wrists straight
or using a laptop feels like I'm typing with my hands duct taped together.

STeve

Well, I sacked out with the wrist brace last night,a nd yeah it
s a PITA but I think it helped a bit. My arm felt better this morning,
but I had to take it off for work, but I'll strap it back on when I
get home.

Why can't you wear the brace at work. That may be where you are
getting injured.

it is, but it's kind of hard to hold a hammer or other hand tools
with the wrist brace on.

Get a less restrictive brace, like the wrap around cuff. That may
point out a bad habit you have that is making your problem worse.

I've thougt of that too. by the time I'm done with braces, i might be
armor plated from fist to shoulder.

?;^ Q

Oh man, my arm hurts. I thought I'd slept on it wrong a couple weeks
ago, but that usually clears up in a day . The problem I'm having is
pain from the outside of the elbow on my right arm and it travels up
to my middle fingers. I know of a few people who have experienced this
and say there is a bad that one can wear around the fore-arm that can
help to get rid of the pain and possible put all back in order, but I
haven't explored the idea yet. It's starting to become difficult to
grip hand tools.

Anybody had any experience with this?

Mine has been a twenty year experience. Diagnosed as tennis elbow. Wore
the band around my arm, which helps when it acts up. It comes and goes.
Sometimes a nuisance, sometimes nearly unbearable. Took two cortisone shots
in it. Those hurt more than the tennis elbow. The first did nothing. The
second helped a little. Doc said only thing after that was surgery. That
knot that one hits on the outside edge of the frontal part of the elbow has
grown over the years. Still brings me to tears when I whack that.

What to do? Avoid all things that send a shock up your arm, like tennis,
hammering, slapping your puppy, things like that. But then, sometimes
everything bothers it. And some little nothing sets it off.

Probably feel better when it quits hurting.

Steve

On Mar 26, 6:56*pm, "SteveB" wrote:


Mine has been a twenty year experience. *Diagnosed as tennis elbow. *Wore
the band around my arm, which helps when it acts up. *It comes and goes..
Sometimes a nuisance, sometimes nearly unbearable.

That's the way it is with me. It either "hurts" or it "hurts worse"


*Took two cortisone shots
in it. *Those hurt more than the tennis elbow. *The first did nothing.. *The
second helped a little. *Doc said only thing after that was surgery. *

I haven't gotten to that juncture yet. I have an appointment in two
weeks.


That
knot that one hits on the outside edge of the frontal part of the elbow has
grown over the years. *Still brings me to tears when I whack that.


i can imagine. I try to avoid that....

What to do? *Avoid all things that send a shock up your arm, like tennis,
hammering, slapping your puppy, things like that.

i don't have a dog, but hammering on an impact etc is part of the
occupation.

*But then, sometimes
everything bothers it. *And some little nothing sets it off.

EXACTLY!

Probably feel better when it quits hurting.

Steve

you're quite right Steve.