• peopleproblems@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I had bad carpal tunnel. I still do, but it was worse.

    They do a test where they use some crazy BDSM shit and shock your arms to measure the response in your nerves (which indicates compression) and then they do a needle thing to measure the movement of your muscles.

    The sick fucks said that second one would be “unpleasant” but it was like my hand was on fire the whole time.

    If your fingers get tingly, get wrist splints for sleeping. That’s it

    • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      I got my hand issues checked out way too late. Turns out I had REALLY bad carpal tunnel. My only treatment option at that point was surgery. I could hardly use my hands for 5 months before the surgery. Both hands got the ligament in the palms snipped and now everything is pretty good.

      If your hands hurt and/or feel weird and/or don’t work right, see a fuckin doctor. Don’t wait like my dumb ass did lmao.

    • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 months ago

      I didn’t find nerve conduction studies too bad but by that time I’d spent 18 months feeling like I was holding my arms over a fire so a different unpleasant sensation was basically like a cool towel on sunburn :p

      Also I’m a like please-skin-me-a-little masochist, so maybe it is bdsm shit :p