Rikki Gill on sat 15 may 04
Hi Cat,
I have triggerfinger, and because it is in six fingers, surgery on all is
not recommended. I go to a physical therapist who does ultra sound, but
sshe also recommended ice. So I keep a deep pot of cold water in my
refrigerator, where I can easily slip my hands in, one at a time, several
times a day. It really helps with the swelling, and the swelling is what
causes the pain, at least in my case.
I hope this helps.
Best from Rikki Gill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cat Jarosz"
To:
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: Pottery related tendonitis
> Dear Allyson,
> I was going to reply off list but thought hmmm I may not be the only one
> suffering with tendon pain and maybe your accupuncture would help for the
> tendons in the thumb area. Next time your being treated would you ask
about the
> thumb? I also wonder how it works ?? needles take the swelling down or
does
> the needle dull the pain ?
>
> My thumb or more likely the tendons in my thumb area swell up and the
> sheath around it gets rubbed the wrong way so to speak. It has
been getting
> progressively worse since last fall. The only thing the doc had to say
is
> take this here Naproxen 2x daily at 500 mgs each time .... yep worked
after a
> month plus of rest but good grief HEART BURN FROM HELL!!!!! For weeks
> after I stopped taking it I still had HEARTBURN FROM HELL!!
>
> Well I found that Naproxen doesnt do a thing for the pain once you get
> into a new pain catagory . Using Glaze tongs and dipping for days can
send
> you into a new catagory of PAIN and nothing works to alleviate it. I am
not
> sure if Morphine would have worked
>
> I have learned to ignore the pain as best I can and most of the time am
> successful but it is very scarey because it gets worse not better each
time it
> acts up .. that last time my fist swelled up to the size of a baseball
mitt
> before I noticed it...( yeah I was hurting but I was also busy and had no
time
> to fuss with it ) It is also limiting as sometimes you just cant get a
> grip...
>
> So any imfo you can shower us with from your accupuncturist (free imfo)
> would be most welcome. Also I'd love to hear from any others who suffer in
> silence or if anyone has an answer... Giving up pottery is not an option
for me...
> its my life , my passion, my blood.. I will not stop even if my arms fall
> off...
> Cat Jarosz and Curly the airedale pup from HELL !!! ps she is a girl
and
> she has a beard I sent pictures to Joyce to prove it LOL and now
I
> gotta get in studio and work on my POD pots.... having great fun!!!
>
>
> V)''(V & >^..^< Chicks with beards rule !!!
> (_o_)
> \||/
>
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claybair on sun 16 may 04
Rikki,
Try going off all dairy... it worked for me!
check out
http://www.allergyconsumerreview.com/rheumatoid-arthritis.html
and
http://www.innerself.com/Health/arthritis_diet.htm
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
http://claybair.com
Megan Baker on mon 17 may 04
Hi!
I have to agree with Gayle. I was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel 5+ years
ago. I always seemed to end up pregnant when I was scheduled for surgery,
so never had it. At the beginning of the year we went vegan (vegetarian -
no dairy) and the pain was TOTALLY gone (that was an incredibly amazing
day when I realized my hands weren't hurting). We have since added dairy
back into our diet (mainly cheese) and I can tell when I've had too much
just by the pain. My mom was at her doctors last week and mentioned this
to her. The doctor said it's the hormones in the dairy products (and meat)
that causes the carpal tunnel (and other problems) to act up. I haven't
worked with clay since I started with the CT problems, I don't do any
repetitive motions, and my CT continued to advance. A simple (yet
difficult) diet change ended years of pain. I'm now getting back into clay
(yipee!) and look forward to learning so much here.
Thanks-
Megan
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