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DeQuervain's versus rheumatoid arthritis
Posted: Jun 28, 2012
A good friend of mine believes she has DeQuervain syndrome or it could possibly be also rheumatoid arthritis but more likely DeQuervan. She has made an appointment to see a rheumatologist but can't in until August. She has her wrists tightly bounf with adhesive tape and it feels a little better. Has anybody ever that this and what did you do for it?
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I had DeQuervain's - ....and this is how I was treated (SM)
[ In Reply To ..]I had DeQuervain tendinitis from overuse of the toggle motion of Tab+Alt keys to go back and forth between screens. Had it in that left wrist/thumb area. My manager had me go to the occupational health doc, and he did cortisone injections on 2 occasions and had me wear an immobilizing splint for a while. Can't remember how long, but it eventually went away. Seems like he also had me take Aleve (or maybe Advil) during that time, too. At any rate, no surgery, not even any physical therapy....just cortisone and resting that movement.
I had to develop a new habit of using a different finger for that keystroke combo, to give my thumb a rest. Every once in a while, I can feel that familiar ache start up again, and I have to be careful to stop whatever repetitive motion is causing it.
My pain was mostly right at the very base of the thumb, where it meets the wrist. I also had some pain-like numbness(?--hard to describe) going up that ulnar part of my forearm.
I've never had RA, though, so I can't speak to that possibility. Good luck to your friend!
She should try to get an appt with an orthopaedic - orthogirl
[ In Reply To ..]as she can probably get in much sooner and if it is Dequervain's, she does not need to see a rheumatologist and also the ortho can also order the blood work for an arthritis work up and she can keep the appt with the rheumatologist in case the blood work comes back positive, but in the meantime, the ortho can do the injections for her if it is DeQuervain's. Good luck to her.
De Quervain's - Christine
[ In Reply To ..]I had this condition in November of last year, and in January got a steroid injection by an orthopedic specialist. Since then the pain is gone. It is a very painful condition that made it literally impossible for me to write, as I am righthanded. Thankfully, one injection did it for me. I also wore a brace for several weeks and tried other conservative measures like applying ice, etc. I was also put on a course of oral prednisone, which really did nothing for it. Good luck to your friend.
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