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Severe Wrist Pain Followed By Tiny Ball On The Wrist, Difficulty In Moving, Mother Of An Infant. Any Ideas?
Hi, I have a severe pain in my wrist . I m a mommy of a 5 month old baby. I ve done some research and thought it could be mommy wrist but I m not sure it s that. When I had my baby the nurse put an IV in my left wrist close to the thumb . It hurt when moving the wrist. After about 3 weeks my wrist started hurting and I lost some movement of wrist. After a month or so a little tiny pointy ball appeared on the right side of my left wrist and I was not able to move my wrist at all after waking up every morning but within the day it was better (after moving it a lot, even with pain), I was able to move it back and forward not sideways. I keep my baby on the floor (on a blanket) and one day just last week I had not been able to move my wrist to good and I went to change my baby s diaper and I stomped both hands on the floor (bending both wrists). It hurt sooo bad, I almost cried. Since that day I am not able to bend my wrist backwards or sideways and the little tiny pointy ball I had on my wrist disappeared. It really hurts if I try to use my hand so I m not able to use it anymore. It makes m e real mad because it hurts and I need my hand to take care of my baby. Please help me or does my case sound familiar to you? Can you please help me? I went to my doctor about 3 weeks ago but did not pay much attention to me and did not do anything.
Hi, You do seem to be suffering significant pain and stiffness. From your description I suggest it may be a ganglion which is a swelling in the tendon sheath at the wrist. Occasionally these can disappear and reappear. You are rather young to develop osteoarthritis. I suggest you seek advice from a hand specialist who may wish to scan your wrist. If it proves to be a ganglion, these can be removed by a simple operation. Hope his helps you. Regards, Dr K A Pottinger, MBChB. FRCA
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Severe Wrist Pain Followed By Tiny Ball On The Wrist, Difficulty In Moving, Mother Of An Infant. Any Ideas?
Hi, You do seem to be suffering significant pain and stiffness. From your description I suggest it may be a ganglion which is a swelling in the tendon sheath at the wrist. Occasionally these can disappear and reappear. You are rather young to develop osteoarthritis. I suggest you seek advice from a hand specialist who may wish to scan your wrist. If it proves to be a ganglion, these can be removed by a simple operation. Hope his helps you. Regards, Dr K A Pottinger, MBChB. FRCA