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Carpel tunnel

8 replies

tablelegs · 03/03/2019 03:38

Does anyone have this?

I have it in both hands/wrists. It's painful, my hands are numb and nothing gives me relief from it. I have it all day and all night.

Please tell me it fucks off after the baby is born.

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differentnameforthis · 03/03/2019 04:17

I had this. So bad in one hand that while I was chopping a pepper, the pepper flew out of my hand because I couldn't feel it.

Mostly it has gone, but some prolonged tasks make my wrists ache almost 11yrs on. Sorry!

Pandabandit · 03/03/2019 05:05

I had it quite badly and it has mostly resolved now although my wrists and forearms ache in a different way due to constantly carrying a baby! I used to take an ice pack from the freezer and press my wrists on it - that was the only thing that gave me ant relief

Her0utdoors · 03/03/2019 05:58

Sorry for the loss of your pepper differentnameforthis, several jars of jam met a smashy fate during my first pregnancy, I just couldn't keep ahold. OP, yes, it was sorted after I gave birth. I also had it in my feet and that took a little longer.

Cookit · 03/03/2019 07:37

Never had this in first pregnancy, but 2nd one now I have pins and needles pretty much constantly in one hand or another. It’s horrible because it just won’t go for more than a minute or two.

redmimi · 03/03/2019 07:50

I had this really badly in both pregnancies. It was awful and stopped me sleeping. Wrist splints helped. Thankfully it did go afterwards.

annlee3817 · 03/03/2019 08:54

I had this, had to get DH to dry my hair for me because holding the hairdryer was so painful. It went as soon as DD was born, I get occasional aches in them, but otherwise all fine.

differentnameforthis · 03/03/2019 09:00

Thank you @ Her0utdoors! Smile Same for your jam! At least I didn't have a huge mess to contend with!

tablelegs · 03/03/2019 14:17

Thanks for the replies everyone. I have pins and needles in most of my fingers apart from my pinkies and half of my ring finger.

It's so painful at night/first thing in the morning but I have pins and needles all day every day, it never stops unless I don't move my hands but with school runs/after school clubs/dinners and dogs to walk it's difficult.

I have wrist splints but they don't help, I thought they would make it go away but it's still there.

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