advise on a cortisone jab needed please......
18 August 2005, 05:26 PM
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advise on a cortisone jab needed please......
...just been to the docs for a jab cos ive got carpel tunnel syndrome (CTS). he marked the inside of my wrist with pen then stuck the needle in. i screamed cos i got shooting pains up my thumb and ring finger, he explained that he hit the nerve by mistake....
before i left the surgery my hand was starting to go numb and my index finger was bent. the doc said it should be ok. while i was driving home my whole hand nearly was numb and the gear stick felt a funny shape.it is a bit like going to the dentist when your lips go numb from a jab.
my hand is still numb, is this meant to happen or has the doc done something to my nerve that he shouldnt have done?
my finger is still bent
before i left the surgery my hand was starting to go numb and my index finger was bent. the doc said it should be ok. while i was driving home my whole hand nearly was numb and the gear stick felt a funny shape.it is a bit like going to the dentist when your lips go numb from a jab.
my hand is still numb, is this meant to happen or has the doc done something to my nerve that he shouldnt have done?
my finger is still bent
18 August 2005, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
...just been to the docs for a jab cos ive got carpel tunnel syndrome (CTS). he marked the inside of my wrist with pen then stuck the needle in. i screamed cos i got shooting pains up my thumb and ring finger, he explained that he hit the nerve by mistake....
before i left the surgery my hand was starting to go numb and my index finger was bent. the doc said it should be ok. while i was driving home my whole hand nearly was numb and the gear stick felt a funny shape.it is a bit like going to the dentist when your lips go numb from a jab.
my hand is still numb, is this meant to happen or has the doc done something to my nerve that he shouldnt have done?
my finger is still bent
before i left the surgery my hand was starting to go numb and my index finger was bent. the doc said it should be ok. while i was driving home my whole hand nearly was numb and the gear stick felt a funny shape.it is a bit like going to the dentist when your lips go numb from a jab.
my hand is still numb, is this meant to happen or has the doc done something to my nerve that he shouldnt have done?
my finger is still bent
18 August 2005, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
true
but phones are old fashioned now
but phones are old fashioned now
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18 August 2005, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
lol, i know
can you find the bit specific to my question to make it easier as i am having to do this one handed? ta
can you find the bit specific to my question to make it easier as i am having to do this one handed?
taHave fun. Sit on your other hand - at least then they'll feel the same
HTH
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18 August 2005, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
thanks for the advise doc 
is your surgery open later
is your surgery open later
It's not supposed to be open now.
I'll have to charge you overtime & a call out fee after 6.00 pm.
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18 August 2005, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
...just been to the docs for a jab cos ive got carpel tunnel syndrome (CTS). he marked the inside of my wrist with pen then stuck the needle in. i screamed cos i got shooting pains up my thumb and ring finger, he explained that he hit the nerve by mistake....
before i left the surgery my hand was starting to go numb and my index finger was bent. the doc said it should be ok. while i was driving home my whole hand nearly was numb and the gear stick felt a funny shape.it is a bit like going to the dentist when your lips go numb from a jab.
my hand is still numb, is this meant to happen or has the doc done something to my nerve that he shouldnt have done?
my finger is still bent
before i left the surgery my hand was starting to go numb and my index finger was bent. the doc said it should be ok. while i was driving home my whole hand nearly was numb and the gear stick felt a funny shape.it is a bit like going to the dentist when your lips go numb from a jab.
my hand is still numb, is this meant to happen or has the doc done something to my nerve that he shouldnt have done?
my finger is still bent
In my experience injections for CTS are not always successful, and usually the cure is surgery.
DISCLAIMER - this is only my opinion, if I'm wrong, and your hand falls off, it's nothing to do with me.
18 August 2005, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
it wasnt after 6pm 
can i have a refund
just been to the loo and i cant do my jeans up cos my other hand is useless
i thought you was going out
can i have a refund
just been to the loo and i cant do my jeans up cos my other hand is useless
i thought you was going out
Refunds are possible - call NHS direct and they'll take you through the process.
See ya - I'm going home now
18 August 2005, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by kend
Most docs use a mixture of local anaesthetic and cortisone. The local can paralyse the nerve for a couple of hours, then should start to wear off. Movement in hand should come back after that, but pain will last a bit longer.
In my experience injections for CTS are not always successful, and usually the cure is surgery.
DISCLAIMER - this is only my opinion, if I'm wrong, and your hand falls off, it's nothing to do with me.
In my experience injections for CTS are not always successful, and usually the cure is surgery.
DISCLAIMER - this is only my opinion, if I'm wrong, and your hand falls off, it's nothing to do with me.
pheeeeeeeew i was worried that by sticking the needle in th nerve by mistake that it had been perfectly damaged. it doesnt explain why my finger is bent though
are you a doc?
18 August 2005, 06:09 PM
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Yes it was - I was waiting for you to finish in the loo to make sure all was OK and that took you over the 6.00pm watershed (in more ways than one).
Refunds are possible - call NHS direct and they'll take you through the process.
See ya - I'm going home now
Refunds are possible - call NHS direct and they'll take you through the process.
See ya - I'm going home now
shall i tell 'em that reality told me to phone
18 August 2005, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
pheeeeeeeew i was worried that by sticking the needle in th nerve by mistake that it had been perfectly damaged. it doesnt explain why my finger is bent though
are you a doc?
are you a doc?
The median nerve is the one in the carpal tunnel - and powers the muscles of your thumb and index finger, and provides the sensation to the thumb, index, miidle, and half of ring finger. So if you anaesthetise the nerve likely to get weakness of thumb and index finger, and loss of sensation.
Yes, am a quack, would like to point out I'm still at work.
18 August 2005, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by kend
The median nerve is the one in the carpal tunnel - and powers the muscles of your thumb and index finger, and provides the sensation to the thumb, index, miidle, and half of ring finger. So if you anaesthetise the nerve likely to get weakness of thumb and index finger, and loss of sensation.
Yes, am a quack, would like to point out I'm still at work.
Yes, am a quack, would like to point out I'm still at work.
are you sitting in the surgery now or did you mean you still practice?
deffo got no sensation in the fingers and palm ATM, i am walking around with my jeans undone cos i cant use my hand to do them up lol
are you a good-looking GP
.shall i lift my top up so you can look at my handisnt a quack a head doc
.........shall i lay down
18 August 2005, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
ive got RA so thats prolly why i got this in the first place
are you sitting in the surgery now or did you mean you still practice?
deffo got no sensation in the fingers and palm ATM, i am walking around with my jeans undone cos i cant use my hand to do them up lol
are you a goodlooking GP.shall i lift my top up so you can look at my hand
are you sitting in the surgery now or did you mean you still practice?
deffo got no sensation in the fingers and palm ATM, i am walking around with my jeans undone cos i cant use my hand to do them up lol
are you a goodlooking GP
.shall i lift my top up so you can look at my handAm a GP, and work with the ambulance service.
Short and a bit tubby am afraid- too much beer and too many pies.
18 August 2005, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by kend
Still in surgery, but only for another 15 minutes, last patient ( I hope) been and gone.
Am a GP, and work with the ambulance service.
Short and a bit tubby am afraid- too much beer and too many pies.
Am a GP, and work with the ambulance service.
Short and a bit tubby am afraid- too much beer and too many pies.
......*puts clothes back on*only joking
i used to want to be a paramedic, great job.are you one of those
i like pies too, but thats not why my jeans are un-done
18 August 2005, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
i used to want to be a paramedic, great job.are you one of those
Surgery doors now locked, going to play rugby,then to the pub
18 August 2005, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by kend
Am a GP most of the time, but get called to road accidents for the ambulance service, usually if people are severely injured, or trapped, as I'm allowed to do a lot of stuff the paramedics can't do. Went to about 300 RTAs last year, along with a few shootings, several stabbings, two people run over by trains, and a smattering of industrial accidents - limbs trapped in machinery and so on.
Surgery doors now locked, going to play rugby,then to the pub
Surgery doors now locked, going to play rugby,then to the pub
if i need a call out i will pm you
is it normal for the numb fingers to feel very hot?.....last question, promise
thanks for the advise, much appreciated
