I went to the doctor this morning (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
adrian_turtle having kindly made the appointment when I was obviously procrastinating), described the ways my left wrist hurt, and she did a little bit of "does this hurt?" and diagnosed tennis elbow, which is a kind of tendonitis.
The doctor had me buy a strap to wear just below the elbow, along with advice on painkillers and icing: Keep taking naproxen twice a day for at least a week, plus tylenol if it still hurts (being cautious about how much, of course), and ice the wrist and/or elbow once or twice a day each. It may take a while to heal even with this, so call back in a couple of weeks--or sooner if it gets worse.
Also consider: a new wrist rest for in front of the computer; a wrist brace to hold it in a neutral position; an NSAID gel instead of the pills. The gel requires a prescription, so the doctor called it in to the pharmacy in case I need it, and they have of course already filled it, and will probably text nagging me until I actually pick it up, or tell them I'm never going to.
And continue trying to rest that hand and arm, which means less typing, including here, and thus less duolingo.
I had tennis elbow once before, many years ago. I don't remember what they did for it, except the part about propping the affected hand up when I sleep, which I am still doing. I know I didn't have this sort of arm strap, and I have a general feeling that I wasn't happy with the specialist my GP sent me to, but that might be about the diagnostic procedure.
ETA: I just reread the blog comments that gave me the idea of the NSAID gel, and left a thank-you, though that's a four-day-old thread and I don't know if the person will see it.
adrian_turtle having kindly made the appointment when I was obviously procrastinating), described the ways my left wrist hurt, and she did a little bit of "does this hurt?" and diagnosed tennis elbow, which is a kind of tendonitis.The doctor had me buy a strap to wear just below the elbow, along with advice on painkillers and icing: Keep taking naproxen twice a day for at least a week, plus tylenol if it still hurts (being cautious about how much, of course), and ice the wrist and/or elbow once or twice a day each. It may take a while to heal even with this, so call back in a couple of weeks--or sooner if it gets worse.
Also consider: a new wrist rest for in front of the computer; a wrist brace to hold it in a neutral position; an NSAID gel instead of the pills. The gel requires a prescription, so the doctor called it in to the pharmacy in case I need it, and they have of course already filled it, and will probably text nagging me until I actually pick it up, or tell them I'm never going to.
And continue trying to rest that hand and arm, which means less typing, including here, and thus less duolingo.
I had tennis elbow once before, many years ago. I don't remember what they did for it, except the part about propping the affected hand up when I sleep, which I am still doing. I know I didn't have this sort of arm strap, and I have a general feeling that I wasn't happy with the specialist my GP sent me to, but that might be about the diagnostic procedure.
ETA: I just reread the blog comments that gave me the idea of the NSAID gel, and left a thank-you, though that's a four-day-old thread and I don't know if the person will see it.
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