Hi!
I work a lot on the computer, and hang out on it some in my spare time. Last Sunday, I noticed that my right wrist was sore on the outside (the pinkie finger side, where that little bumpy bone is). I figured it was from mousing too much, and that it would go away with some rest and time away from the computer. However, it's now almost a week later, and it's still bothering me. So my first thought was "carpal tunnel syndrome". However, when I read up on the symptoms, it seems like this is the exact opposite of carpal.
Carpal tunnel: Affects the palm and the first three fingers. Doesn't affect the little finger.
Me: Fingers and palm fine. The little finger is a little tingly, and slightly colder-feeling than the others. Sore/tingly around that little bumpy bone on the wrist pinkie-side. Tingly feeling radiating up the outside of the arm to the elbow. Bending the wrist in certain directions causes sharp pain to go with the tingles, and it hurts to carry heavy things in that hand. And rubbing the outside of the arm from wrist to elbow will decrease the amount of tingling for as long as I do it.
So, is this carpal with really aberrant symptoms, or some other problem? I'm going on vacation starting next Friday, so my current plan is to baby it through next week (pain killers, limiting the mousing, etc.) and then see if a week away from the computer does any good. If it doesn't, then I am going to get in touch with a doctor and see what they say, but I'd like some thoughts on what I conditons I should be considering.