wrist

[redbird]

Mostly for my reference: When I woke up this morning my right wrist was hurting, before and while I took off the brace that I've been sleeping in for almost three weeks.

I am going to try a few days sleeping without the brace, while trying to rest the wrist, use NSAIDs, and apply heat and probably ice, before calling and asking for a referral to an orthopedist or occupational therapy.

Comments

[readerjane]

Hope it feels much better soon.

[minoanmiss]

*takes notes*

[joseph_teller]

Wishing you the best. I understand the kind of pain and limitations you're dealing with from it.

I've had some problems over time with one of my own wrists, it took some damage years ago on the job and had a piece of machinery dropped on it that did some permanent damage (all I got was a weeks workman's comp and the company paying for the doctor visit and the brace I wore for a couple of weeks until I could write with it again).

Arthritis has set into the joint over the past 20 years and so I keep a light brace to immobilize it when it acts up. I was lucky I didn't break any bones at the time.