Wrist pain

Sounds like an arthritis flare.

Hi Brian,
Sorry about the pain. I am also limited in how I can use my hands. Understand I am not a dr. I don't even play one on TV, but I need more info to even hazard a guess:
where in your hands? how do you describe the pain: achy, burning, tingly, pressure etc? constant/intermittent? have you injured your hands? do you do repetitive work? any neck/shoulder injury?
does pain increase decrease with activity? rest? have you found anything that relieves the pain even for a moment?

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Daesin
“I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.” Alfred Lord Tennyson

Okay, so wrists....constant pain, weakness/cramps in hands at times. if they put you on Neurontin then its nerve? Nerve pain can be very hard to treat. I have nerve damage left side from neck to fingers. Its no fun.

What imaging/nerve testing have they done?
Have you tried hot packs/ice packs....2o mins hot, 20 cold and repeat.
Does compression make it better?

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Daesin
“I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.” Alfred Lord Tennyson

I have the exact same pain in both wrists & it has invaded other joints now too. I have a type of inflammatory arthritis. Flares can last days, weeks, months, years.................. I am experimenting with various meds to attempt to control it without much luck so far. There are many types of inflammatory arthritis, perhaps check out the RA forum.

Arthritis does not show up on x-rays unless & until there is actual damage to the joint.
Mine does not show up. Its so painful at times it feels like it must surely light up the x-ray like a spot light.

I'd go to a rheumatologist. There are lots of good new treatments in this field.

Hope this helps.

god bless honey I have the same problem with mine sometimes I cant even touch the steering wheel to drive my car. I also have ganglian cysts arthritis and a positive carpal tunnel emg test I use my forearms to push myself along the hallways going up the stairs I use braces sometimes and ace banages whatever I can find when I get desparate. my meds would knock down an elephant and I just cant get out from under the pain some days I had regular xrays in the beginning that showed nothing. Cleveland clinic looked at xrays once and said our equipment is ancient and the person reading them is not very knowledgeable. so if you don't get answers go somewhere else until you get an answer

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I used to say my pain was an 8 or a 10. then I found out it can get worse. muscle spasms caused hypolordosis 2 failed rotator cuff surgeries OA DDD stenosis 2 slipped discs cervical and lumbar impingment extrusion/protrusion endplate edema hypertrophic flavum annular tears vasculitus ,cyroglobulinemea and all the * that comes with it raynauds etc carpal tunnel both hands

Brian, so glad the drs are paying attention. I sure hope they can get you squared away soon. Pain is no fun.
Good luck and keep us updated.

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Daesin
“I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.” Alfred Lord Tennyson