Aaaahhh

[vickster]

Thanks for the advice

I've had acupuncture already via physio (privately), didn't help (which unfortunately has been my general experience on various hurty bits, only the Western direct type, rather than the Oriental variant)

I've not noticed it cycling, but then I've cycled very little recently!

Hand is rather ouchy and a bit swollen from the steroid, hopefully that'll get better as it disturbed my sleep last night (knees helpfully joined the party too)! If things don't improve, I might seek help from a specialist hand physio.

The surgery did sound extraordinarily unappeaing and the surgeon advised against, said she wouldn't do it unless things get worse (which was good of her given it would be done privately)!

 

[vickster]

Have you checked crossing fingers is safe? :-)

Hope this all works out for you, I'm really looking forward to hearing some 'I went out on my bike today' posts.

Hopefully Sunday for coffee and cake ... @jefmcg

 

[vickster]

26 fairly leisurely miles on the flatbar today. Legs not too bad but hand rather sore to lean on around the injection site despite padded gloves

 

[Katherine]

26 fairly leisurely miles on the flatbar today. Legs not too bad but hand rather sore around the injection site

Well done. I hope you had the same glorious sunshine as I was out in.
Out In!!??
You know what I mean.

 

[vickster]

Yep sunny, with little wind. Coll to start, then warmer, then cooler...a very pootly run involving coffee, cake, shopping

 

[vickster]

Gah the hand pain has come back, 2 months after the steroid jab, coinciding I guess with quite a big increase in cycling

The physio I'm seeing for my shoulder suggested I see the hand therapist which I did today. Weakness in left hand, full movement in hand (albeit with some pain in palm and outside of wrist), she thinks it could also be down to ulnar nerve irritation in the elbow (the same side that was operated on a couple of years ago for tennis elbow) . So I'm to think about what I do with my elbow and hand, got a few exercises (more, I spend my life doing bloody physio) and another appointment in 3 weeks. I've also got bursitis in the elbow after falling off the bike a month or so ago and whacking it on the pavement so at least I'm not resting on it because it hurts!

Pretty pissed off with all these ails right now, so I went out and battered 17.5 miles on the bike at 15.4mph average bollocks to it all I say (probably not the right attitude )

Rant over

 

[Tojo]

Gah the hand pain has come back, 2 months after the steroid jab, coinciding I guess with quite a big increase in cycling

The physio I'm seeing for my shoulder suggested I see the hand therapist which I did today. Weakness in left hand, full movement in hand (albeit with some pain in palm and outside of wrist), she thinks it could also be down to ulnar nerve irritation in the elbow (the same side that was operated on a couple of years ago for tennis elbow) . So I'm to think about what I do with my elbow and hand, got a few exercises (more, I spend my life doing bloody physio) and another appointment in 3 weeks. I've also got bursitis in the elbow after falling off the bike a month or so ago and whacking it on the pavement so at least I'm not resting on it because it hurts!

Pretty pissed off with all these ails right now, so I went out and battered 17.5 miles on the bike at 15.4mph average bollocks to it all I say (probably not the right attitude )

Rant over

I'm in the same situation, I had an ulnar nerve decompression operation about two years ago which was two and a half years after the injury, needless to say because the diagnosis was delayed, now, I am on this coming Monday having another conduction test which the surgeon has already said to me will probably show the same result, great... after all that I still have the same symptoms which you mention, but also major muscle depletion in my left arm because of the nerve basically not talking/connecting with my wrist, by the way when I went for the first nerve conduction test the prof said no amount of physiology would help...Sorry

Don't let them palm you off and leave it too late as in my case, badger them and get it sorted sooner rather than later...

 

[vickster]

Sorry to hear that. I've seen a specialist but the surgery to the wrist and hand and resulting scar sounded awful and to be avoided at all costs. I shall continue with physio for now The guy I'm seeing for the shoulder, is the same surgeon who fixed the tennis elbow so if there's no improvement and the elbow is felt to be the culprit, I'll speak to him I guess
It's nerve irritation rather than gross compression right now so hopefully with a close eye and physio it'll not get worse and hopefully get better