I am hoping to get the injection since I have been dealing with the pain and unable to do my hobby’s for 8+ weeks now, but overall I'm have no idea what to expec, I’m in the UK, on the NHS.
a comic i posted on my instagram explaining my de quervain’s. i have been suffering for over 2 years now although i didnt realize it until last october. this condition is ruining my life and it’s hard to see a light at the end of the tunnel. as an artist, I feel like my entire life and career got derailed and I fear I will never be able to do what I used to do again. My case is somewhat more complex as I developed carpal tunnel and de q in my left hand from overcompensation for my right hand which also has pain in the first dorsal compartment. I’ve had 3 steroid injections in my right hand and I am waiting for the recent two to set in to see if they help but I am really not optimistic. I now have to wait 3 months to get surgery. I feel like my life is slipping away from me. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.
Hi there
I am a 34yo Male, got diagnosed with DeQuervains 2 weeks ago, its been huriting for like 4-6 weeks now.
I have been icing, I use topical NSAIDS, I was wearing a thumb spica braise, but developped an allergic reaction to it so I have stopped wearing it.
I am going for a cortisol shot on wednesday,
But man... my wrist and thumb movement just keeps getting worse. My mobility and range is gone, I cannot put any weight on it, i cant flip my wrist. Opening a door hurts, putting down the bed of a truck with my hand kills.
is it normal for the pain to progress so intensely? I got an X-Ray and it showed nothing worth noting...
Has anyone else experienced this?
Im 3 weeks post op and have a lot of tightness still in my wrist where ive marked on the picture. But slightly more concerningly i have a LOT of pain, tightness and discomfort along the length of my thumb and around the marked knuckle.
Anyone else experiemce this? Im seeing my surgeon for a follow up next week so im going to ask him. But ive seen so many people on here say they had surgery and were practically pain free straight away.
I wasnt getting pain like this before the op is the concern. It was mostly wrist and towards the underside of my thumb not along the top side.
I’ve only been doing physical therapy for my hands and wrists for about 3 weeks, but they’ve been hurting so much that I feel like something isn’t right. I have trigger fingers in almost all of my fingers on both hands, and I haven’t had surgery.
The trigger fingers started a while ago and were somewhat improving with steroid injections, hot compresses, massages, and some exercises I was doing on my own. But when it started affecting my thumbs, it felt different, especially because the thumb is such an important part of the hand. Around the same time, I also developed De Quervain’s tendinitis, and later pain on the ulnar side of my wrists especially on the right side, but in both hands.
I’ve been trying to avoid surgery and thought physical therapy would help, but honestly it has felt like the opposite. Since starting therapy, I’ve been waking up with severe wrist pain and pain in the palms of my hands as well.
I’ve done some research, and it seems like many of the exercises I’m doing are more for general wrist tendinitis, while some of the trigger finger exercises like squeezing a ball feel too aggressive for my condition right now. I also haven’t received any ultrasound therapy or treatments focused on reducing inflammation first.
I’m still working and regularly lifting and carrying heavy boxes, so I feel like my hands and wrists are already under a lot of strain. Because of that, I wonder if starting with gentler stretches and inflammation reduction would make more sense before strengthening exercises.
Would it be okay for me to ask them to adjust my therapy program? I’m not sure how to bring it up without sounding like I think I know better than the therapist… I just feel concerned because my symptoms have gotten worse
I have had DQ since last July. I most likely got it from excessive drawing/pc gaming. I have done physical therapy, stretching and strengthening and it did not help much. I used a brace for awhile, and I was still having that pain. The pain was enough to prevent me from doing the things I wanted. I had gone to the doctor to think about surgery or a cortisone shot. I leaned towards surgery as the shot did not sound like the best solution for my chronic problem.
Then I was surprisingly given an opportunity for surgery in only a few days! There was a cancellation and I was able to get in very fast. This is important as I will be moving this summer and the timetable for recovery would not have really worked.
So I scheduled the surgery, and it's in a few days but somehow, the pain is just gone. Not entirely there is a twinge here there, but I was able to do all the activities I was able to do prior the getting DQ. Out of nowhere?! No need for a brace or ice, or ibuprofen or anything. Is my mind playing tricks on me? I don't know if I should get the surgery now. (I'm still leaning towards getting it but now my confidence is a little shook now.) It is at most like a pain scale of 2 or 3 for maybe a second or two.
Has anyone had this experience? Is my mind playing tricks on me?
Hi DQV community. I have this sharp bump at my wrist on my affected side. This (bone I think?) area on my unaffected wrist seems to have a lot more tissue covering it. Does anyone else notice this issue? It’s not painful—it just feels unusual.
Hi!
I had surgery on feb 20th after injection and therapy did nothing. I have already done 12 sessions of therapy and am still in burning and sensitivity pain. I am ordered to do OT one more time but if it doesn't help then the surgeon said its a permanent thing.
I am 34 years old and its my dominant hand. Is there anyone who has had a similar situation? I just can't imagine being stuck with this pain for 50+ years (God willing)
Any recommendations or tests to ask for?
Thank you!
I had it wrapped for 5 days and I elevated it the entire time. No inflammation yet thankfully! I could be wrong but it doesn't look like I have any stitches? It's closed together by a VERY STRONG glue. My surgeon did a fabulous job not fucking up my tattoo and made the incision right along the flower stem. Now my thumb just feels insanely tight. Hopefully that's not a bad sign and just normal healing?
I was sent a few gentle exercises to start after day 2, of which one is touching my thumb to my other four fingers but I can't really do that 🙃
I’m 2 1/2 weeks post op and I have a small painful bump about an inch away from the incision. It‘s longer than it is round and doesn't really feel like a ganglion cyst. Its been there for a while but seems to be worse (bigger, more painful) after a bike ride today.
Anyone deal with this post surgery? I’m planning on asking my surgeon on Monday.
Every time I play Valorant, after a few games my thumb starts to hurt, so much so that I have to stop playing because it is very uncomfortable, what should I do? I play with a logitech g pro superlight, I don't know how to solve it, I try to hold it less tensely but it still hurts. The area I circled is the one that hurts by the way.
hi all. i have bilateral de quervain’s and carpal tunnel syndrome as well as intersection syndrome in my right forearm. i have sought treatment and have already been through OT and 3 steroid injections. The next step is surgery but I can’t do that until August at the earliest. I also have no idea if I will actually be able to fully recover from surgery because it isn’t a guaranteed recovery. I am looking for a tool i could strap to my hand to hold pencils/pens and brushes while braced without having to use my thumb or a tool that could be strapped to my forearm that does the same thing. or a prosthetic thumb that can attach to me even though i have a hand? i have a 3d printer if that helps.
Currently on maternity leave and have had DQ for at least 2mo since baby was born. Started with pain in my wrist while i was pregnant at night- I would wake up with a super sore wrist and just thought I was sleeping on it weird.
After birth it just got worse from constantly picking up newborn all day and night, changing diapers (button onesies are the worst) and also cooking and washing dishes. I googled “pain in wrist I have a newborn” and DQ aka “mommy wrist” popped up.
I started seeing a chiropractor at about a month and she confirmed it’s DQ and started adjusting my wrist. It hurts like a b*tch when she cracks it but feels a lot better after. It definitely helps but If i don’t go every week it just gets worse again. I can’t not pick up my baby or do things around the house, especially since husband went back to work. The thing is insurance doesn’t cover it and I can’t afford to go as much as I need to. I bought a brace that immobilizes my thumb but it’s so bulky and I feel like I’m hurting my baby when I try to hold him so i usually don’t have it on.
I have to go back to work in a month now and I have a work from home job so typing is a big part of it. I can use talk to type but looking to cure DQ for good preferably without surgery.
What worked for you to get rid of it? What kind of doctor should i see to help?
They said it will be general anesthesia but not with a tube in my throat. Does anyone have any experience with that? I don’t know…I’m just a little nervous. 😬 I hope my wrist feels better though! 😁