Anybody here have carpal tunnel?

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Originally Posted by pianogirl04

I've been fighting with something that resembles carpal tunnel for the past four years on and off... it acts up when I'm playing, my fingers and my wrist ache deep down, I shake my hand out a lot, and then it might not act up for a week or more (or until I sleep on it, whichever comes first). I've had a couple fingers lock up one time and it hasn't happened since... but yesterday, my whole wrist just started to ache... like hitting your funny bone really hard kind of pain that seems like it's not pain at all. I've had some shooting pains up my arm, my first three fingers tingle just a little bit... but what really has me worried is I feel like I'm losing my strength. I can make a loose fist and I can grip things, but I feel this need to look at my hand and make sure it's actually doing that because the feeling isn't... totally there. I'm scared, to say the least.

If it's not any better by Monday, I'm going in to get it looked at -- and I hope like hell my insurance covers diagnostic tests and specialists... and that I don't have to have surgery.

I do get a pain in my wrist if I type a lot and use shortcut keys. I hope your wrist feels better soon. Maybe put some ice on it in the evening when you're no longer playing. This would take care of any swelling. Maybe there's a different way to hold your hands while playing that will help? I think this would have to do with the height of your stool and the angle of your wrists. I used to really get uncomfortable using a laptop a lot so when in the office I used a real keyboard and monitor plugged into it and that helped with my discomfort alot. I hope you get some relief!