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    Nov 27, 2008, 07:00 AM
    Swelling in rists
    Hi I'm emma I'm 25 years of age and my question is... I have had swelling in both my rists for about 6 months now.I have trouble holding things for a long time and they ache at night leaving me with sleepless nights... I have been told it could be carpel tunnel... what do you think?
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    Nov 27, 2008, 08:53 AM

    Are you doing activities that work out your forearms. This is what causes carpal tunnel.

    You should go to a doctor. If this is the issue, if left untreated you may never be able to use a computer again or do other things that you could do before.

    Here is a link to the symptoms and causes.

    Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment on MedicineNet.com

    God bless ;)
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    Nov 28, 2008, 09:32 AM

    If your wrists are swelling that is not a good sign. I had carpal tunnel several years ago in both wrists from doing too much transcription and typing too much. I type 80 WPM and would type at least 8 hours a day sometimes straight. I did that for years and years. No wonder my wrists finally rebelled. My doctor told me the best thing that I could do was to stop typing for at least a year. Long story, but I stopped typing for about 2 years and both wrists got much better. Only nonuse of your wrists and total rest are really the answer. I'm not a doctor person and hate to go to them and don't have any insurance anyway so I just "make do" and rest my wrists if they hurt now. I don't keep pushing myself. Fortunately I have a job now where I don't do much typing so that has helped keep the symptoms away.
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    Nov 28, 2008, 01:43 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by twinkiedooter View Post
    If your wrists are swelling that is not a good sign. I had carpal tunnel several years ago in both wrists from doing too much transcription and typing too much. I type 80 WPM and would type at least 8 hours a day sometimes straight. I did that for years and years. No wonder my wrists finally rebelled. My doctor told me the best thing that I could do was to stop typing for at least a year. Long story, but I stopped typing for about 2 years and both wrists got much better. Only nonuse of your wrists and total rest are really the answer. I'm not a doctor person and hate to go to them and don't have any insurance anyway so I just "make do" and rest my wrists if they hurt now. I don't keep pushing myself. Fortunately I have a job now where I don't do much typing so that has helped keep the symptoms away.
    I know how that goes.

    I am a certified shorthand reporter (court reporter, depo reporter).

    Haven't had any problems yet. I type 200 words a minute on the steno machine. It has only been four years. I have a long way ahead of me.

    I hear now that there is a simple laser surgery now that can take care of carpal tunnel. It is probably expensive though.
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