Pregnancy-Induced Carpal Tunnel So much pain

Aimee1003 · Mar 18th, 2012, 22:10 PM

I just need to get this out!! Anyone else experiencing this?

This started about 3 weeks ago with just my fingers going numb. Now they are numb 24/7 but what is worse is the bone-chilling pain that radiates from my thumb all the way up to my elbow. It wakes me up 3-4 times a night almost in tears. In the mornings I cannot grip or hold anything, not even a fork.

The doctor said it is normal in pregnancy and there is nothing they can do. I am wearing a wrist brace but that sometimes makes it worse. I started going to the chiropractor last week to see if they could help but no luck yet. I am no sure I can make it 9 more weeks!!!!!

AngelUK · Mar 18th, 2012, 22:32 PM

You and me both! I have been trawling the net to find some sort of exercise that could help and I have come across this lil video. I don't know if it well help or make things worse but at this point I am willing to try anything. The splint I am wearing only helps a lil cause I am convinced that lying on my arm is what is causing the most pain. I have it in both hands but it is much worse in the left. Usually lying on my right side with my left arm propped up in front of me on a soft pillow (OH's

) is the only way I can bear it and I can get some sleep. Of course my hip then starts hurting and I am forced to turn to the left but that is another problem. I am glad I am going to get a csection soon cause I do hope it will go away soon after. If not I will get that injection. It is unbearable as is and I don't think I want to be brave much longer! I hope you get some relief from your chiro after all and that you feel better soon. xxx

Bumpywilliams · Mar 19th, 2012, 01:40 AM

I've had this for about 5 weeks now. My fingers in both hands are totally numb, to the point where last week I couldn't hold a knife and fork. The only thing I can say is I've kind of got used to it. I'd wake up really stressed With the sensations in my hands but I've kind of just accepted it now. Nothing I do makes any difference...just got to wait for baby to come out so it will go away.

maysiemoo · Mar 19th, 2012, 03:01 AM

I usually get this and i did have some symptoms numbs hands in the morning and annoying tingling for ages. Then i saw a consultant about previous pre-eclamsia and they put me on a small dose Asprin as a preventative. Its fairly new treatment i believe I dunno if this is why but as a side note the numbness has gone from my hands. I just get the odd tingle now. I guess if it thins the blood slightly it would make sense. Talk to your doctor you never know they might think it worth a try. I will be mentioning it to consultant next time i see them i think its a great side effect.

Kristabella · Mar 19th, 2012, 03:27 AM

I feel your pain, it started off with just numbness and tingling - worse after a good nights sleep, seems the more times i get up in the night for a wee the better it is, i assume because i wake and have to move/shake out my hands and was unable to grip anything. my hands are very swollen, cant cross my fingers or form a tight fist. Now i have pain and tenderness on the wrist bone near the thumb, my midwife has advised me not to lift anything heavy or hot cos my wrists are quite weak and can give way.... get this baby out of me lol!!!

Bundle hopes · Mar 19th, 2012, 05:40 AM

OMG THE PAIN IS HORRIFIC!! I've had this for over a month now. I can't use my right hand almost at all, and my left one is slowly getting worse. I would really be enjoying my pregnancy without this horrible side effect. I use an icepack to sooth the pain and a splint but nothing really helps... xx

Aimee1003 · Mar 20th, 2012, 04:45 AM

It's nice to know I am not the only one. Thank you. Today has been the worst. I cannot hold a pencil and write or type with my right hand which is awful because there is a lot of typing with my job. Right now I am slowly typing with my left hand!

It is 4:30am and I cannot sleep. The pain is constant tonight. I called the dr today. She said there is nothing she can do.

AngelUK · Mar 20th, 2012, 04:54 AM

Have you had a look at the link I posted with the video of the exercises? Maybe try and see if some of the stretching could give some relief? I really feel for you! I have hardly any feeling in my right hand now too and in my left only my pinky has any feeling at all. Oh and I also have trigger finger in my right hand for both middle fingers. It is a joy- not! Anyone else get that too?

MrsBump1 · Mar 20th, 2012, 04:56 AM

I got it in my first pregnancy just as u describe. I got sent for ultrasound treatment on it but that didnt work, splints but like u said seemed to make it more painful so i tried reflexology. It didnt make it go away but it did make it 80% less painful. I was really scared about getting it again this time but so far so good!

bumpycat · Mar 20th, 2012, 06:39 AM

Oh dear, I've just started getting numbness in my hands sometimes at night, and tingling a little during the day. Reading this has me very worried that it will get worse!

Mar 18th, 2012, 22:10 PM	#1
Aimee1003 Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Texas Country: Posts: 587 Thanked others: 164 Thanked 315 times in 195 posts Currently Feeling:	Pregnancy-Induced Carpal Tunnel...So much pain I just need to get this out!! Anyone else experiencing this? This started about 3 weeks ago with just my fingers going numb. Now they are numb 24/7 but what is worse is the bone-chilling pain that radiates from my thumb all the way up to my elbow. It wakes me up 3-4 times a night almost in tears. In the mornings I cannot grip or hold anything, not even a fork. The doctor said it is normal in pregnancy and there is nothing they can do. I am wearing a wrist brace but that sometimes makes it worse. I started going to the chiropractor last week to see if they could help but no luck yet. I am no sure I can make it 9 more weeks!!!!! __________________
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Mar 18th, 2012, 22:32 PM	#2
AngelUK BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: London Country: Posts: 4,387 Thanked others: 787 Thanked 2,438 times in 1,799 posts Currently Feeling:	You and me both! I have been trawling the net to find some sort of exercise that could help and I have come across this lil video. I don't know if it well help or make things worse but at this point I am willing to try anything. The splint I am wearing only helps a lil cause I am convinced that lying on my arm is what is causing the most pain. I have it in both hands but it is much worse in the left. Usually lying on my right side with my left arm propped up in front of me on a soft pillow (OH's ) is the only way I can bear it and I can get some sleep. Of course my hip then starts hurting and I am forced to turn to the left but that is another problem. I am glad I am going to get a csection soon cause I do hope it will go away soon after. If not I will get that injection. It is unbearable as is and I don't think I want to be brave much longer! I hope you get some relief from your chiro after all and that you feel better soon. xxx __________________ Last edited by AngelUK; Mar 18th, 2012 at 22:34 PM..
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Mar 19th, 2012, 01:40 AM	#3
Bumpywilliams Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cardiff Country: Posts: 175 Thanked others: 85 Thanked 45 times in 43 posts	I've had this for about 5 weeks now. My fingers in both hands are totally numb, to the point where last week I couldn't hold a knife and fork. The only thing I can say is I've kind of got used to it. I'd wake up really stressed With the sensations in my hands but I've kind of just accepted it now. Nothing I do makes any difference...just got to wait for baby to come out so it will go away. __________________
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Mar 19th, 2012, 03:01 AM	#4
maysiemoo Chat Happy BnB Member Mother of 3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: oxfordshire uk Country: Posts: 1,338 Thanked others: 192 Thanked 456 times in 401 posts	I usually get this and i did have some symptoms numbs hands in the morning and annoying tingling for ages. Then i saw a consultant about previous pre-eclamsia and they put me on a small dose Asprin as a preventative. Its fairly new treatment i believe I dunno if this is why but as a side note the numbness has gone from my hands. I just get the odd tingle now. I guess if it thins the blood slightly it would make sense. Talk to your doctor you never know they might think it worth a try. I will be mentioning it to consultant next time i see them i think its a great side effect. __________________
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Mar 19th, 2012, 03:27 AM	#5
Kristabella Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Isle of Wight Country: Posts: 60 Thanked others: 2 Thanked 8 times in 8 posts Currently Feeling:	I feel your pain, it started off with just numbness and tingling - worse after a good nights sleep, seems the more times i get up in the night for a wee the better it is, i assume because i wake and have to move/shake out my hands and was unable to grip anything. my hands are very swollen, cant cross my fingers or form a tight fist. Now i have pain and tenderness on the wrist bone near the thumb, my midwife has advised me not to lift anything heavy or hot cos my wrists are quite weak and can give way.... get this baby out of me lol!!! __________________
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Mar 19th, 2012, 05:40 AM	#6
Bundle hopes Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Cannes, France Country: Posts: 86 Thanked others: 75 Thanked 18 times in 15 posts Currently Feeling:	OMG THE PAIN IS HORRIFIC!! I've had this for over a month now. I can't use my right hand almost at all, and my left one is slowly getting worse. I would really be enjoying my pregnancy without this horrible side effect. I use an icepack to sooth the pain and a splint but nothing really helps... xx __________________
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Mar 20th, 2012, 04:45 AM	#7
Aimee1003 Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Texas Country: Posts: 587 Thanked others: 164 Thanked 315 times in 195 posts Currently Feeling:	It's nice to know I am not the only one. Thank you. Today has been the worst. I cannot hold a pencil and write or type with my right hand which is awful because there is a lot of typing with my job. Right now I am slowly typing with my left hand! It is 4:30am and I cannot sleep. The pain is constant tonight. I called the dr today. She said there is nothing she can do.
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Mar 20th, 2012, 04:54 AM	#8
AngelUK BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: London Country: Posts: 4,387 Thanked others: 787 Thanked 2,438 times in 1,799 posts Currently Feeling:	Have you had a look at the link I posted with the video of the exercises? Maybe try and see if some of the stretching could give some relief? I really feel for you! I have hardly any feeling in my right hand now too and in my left only my pinky has any feeling at all. Oh and I also have trigger finger in my right hand for both middle fingers. It is a joy- not! Anyone else get that too?
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Mar 20th, 2012, 04:56 AM	#9
MrsBump1 Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Country: Posts: 525 Thanked others: 225 Thanked 190 times in 133 posts	I got it in my first pregnancy just as u describe. I got sent for ultrasound treatment on it but that didnt work, splints but like u said seemed to make it more painful so i tried reflexology. It didnt make it go away but it did make it 80% less painful. I was really scared about getting it again this time but so far so good! __________________
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Mar 20th, 2012, 06:39 AM	#10
bumpycat Chat Happy BnB Member Mum of one Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Country: Posts: 1,687 Thanked others: 516 Thanked 832 times in 650 posts Currently Feeling:	Oh dear, I've just started getting numbness in my hands sometimes at night, and tingling a little during the day. Reading this has me very worried that it will get worse! __________________
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