Is wrist pain synonymous with carpal tunnel syndrome?
For the past two weeks I was experiencing significant pain in my right wrist. Several people commented that it might be carpal tunnel syndrome. Due to my lifestyle I would assume I would be at high risk for such a condition: I've been a gamer since I elementary school and a programmer since middle school. I work in the computer industry spending my weekdays at the keyboard. I also work at a grocery store (weekends) where I do a lot of repetitive motions (register) and also some heavy lifting (breaking pallets).
Obviously it would suck if I couldn't use my right wrist... would make things like typing and gaming rather difficult (as well as picking up 6-gallon cases of water). However, I kept putting off going to see a doctor (I'm a busy person, I have two additional jobs beyond what I just described) and my wrist seems to be fine now.
How would I know if I have carpal tunnel or not? If it goes away, it's probably not a big deal, right?