De querveyn syndrome (mother's thumb) help ?

[Dalesgirl16]

I had this when I was in late pregnancy and for several months after giving birth until I saw a rheumatologist who gave me an injection and it went away. It came back a month ago , after six months, as my baby is getting heavy and it’s hard to lift her. I’m wearing the splint I was given (but was told I wouldn’t need as it wouldn’t come back). I’m icing but haven’t used ibuprofen gelato ch as I took so much last time and it didn’t go away. Please can someone tell me how you get rid of this problem. It’s so painful and I don’t want to have a s cons injection.

Second injection, I mean!!

Bump?

Hi Dalesgirl I haven't heard of this before, what is it if you don't mind me asking? And does it only start in pregnancy?

Oh gosh I suffered with this but the GP wouldn't help me out so I bought my own splint.

Luckily I don't suffer with it anymore and unfortunately I don't have any tips or advice on how you can manage it.

Just wanted to say I know they pain you're having :(

Hope somebody comes along with advice x

I had this and it went away as my baby grew. Now they’re bigger it has never returned. Hang in there.

I had this - a distant memory now (DS2 is nearly 9) but it was right sore at the time. In the end I think it just faded away, helped by getting past the 'lifting of babies' stage.

Get fingerless glovesto wear indoors and keep hands/wrists as warm as possible. Take oral ibuprofen - much better than cream. You can safely take a higher dose than on packet - ask Dr or pharmacist. Get some indigestion stuff prescribed if the ibuprofen doesn't agree with you.

Mine was made worse by pushing the buggy too - I could help it if remembered to turn my hands round a different way to push it.

I had this!! I had the steroid injection, and it cleared up. Sorry it didn’t work for you, but the doctor mentioned surgery as the next step.

I've got this in both thumbs and have had it for around 6 to 7 yrs now....sometime's its worse than others and right now its pretty painful and 'clickey'. I had the injections once and they helped but didn't get rid of it completely. Am currently considering the injections again but have been told you can only have 3 lots maximum so have been waiting til it got pretty bad again.

My Dd is 9 months and the pain was excruciating for a time. It's not as bad now though. This post made me give my thumb a bit of a wiggle and there is some pain, still, but nothing compared to what it was. I had the ibuprofen gel and a splint (bought my own) but think it has more or less gone away on its own with time.

I'm unsure if there is varying degrees of this though as my GP never mentioned steriod injections at all.

I had this. Never had injections but did exercises to strengthen

1. Wear splint in bed. I do funny things with my wrist in my sleep
2. Get elastic band and our it around all fingers and use thumb to expand the band - like a resistance band
3. Get squeezy stress balls and uause e to strengthen hands

Eh, that's all I remember for now. Have you been referred for physio? They also did some kind of ultra sound treatment on it.

I had it really badly when DD was little... She was a very heavy velcro baby! I agree with PP saying go back to the doctor for advice on whether physio or another steroid injection is best.

If it's any consolation, mine went quite quickly once DD learnt to walk.

Thank you all

LtGreggs do you mean any old fingerless gloves? I wear a splint but Perry the other thumb is starting to hurt!!!

loraline were you given those exercises?

I knew it would come back as she’s so heavy now

De Quervains Syndrome aka Pipetter's Thumb

Steroids become less efficacious with each injection.

Hi, sorry for delayed reply. Yes, i was referred to physio specifically for this and was given those exercises.

Loraline did it go away with these exercises?

Yes. I never has the injections. Combination of exercises and using splint, plus time probably and also being conscious of how I was holding the baby when feeding etc.

Dalesgirl

Treatment of de Quervain's tenosynovitis -

1. avoiding/modifying the thumb/wrist movements you're doing that are provoking it
2. thumb immobilising splint (called a thumb spica)
3. if above doesn't work, steroid injections
4. if those don't work, decompression surgery which involves slitting the wall of the inflamed tendon sheath causing the problem