Last night about 9.30 I was asleep, (this is normal for me!) and I suddenly woke up in extreme pain - I actually screamed in my sleep - and found my wrist was out of place. It was as though I had lain on it in a funny way, perhaps, what it felt like in my mind was that there were two parts of it laterally, and they had somehow separated - like one half had fallen away from the other. I think that was just my weird visualisation in my dream, but anyway it was agonising if I tried to move it and I was totally panicked.
I tried to ring NHS direct but they were very busy and I gave up. Within about 10 minutes it seemed to ease itself back to its usual position so I went back to bed.
I was really shaking and scared at the time as it seemed so weird to have managed that in my sleep. It's fine this morning, just a bit sore, but I'm worried in case it indicates some pathological problem. I did have borderline osteoporosis a few years back after I was anorexic for several years, but never broke anything and was told that my bones ought to re-thicken with my menstrual cycles returning. So haven't been too worried.
Looked on google and there are lots of hits about rheumatoid arthrisits - but I never have pain normally. I think the term for what happened is 'subluxation' not dislocation as it wasn't fully out iyswim.
Any thoughts appreciated.