carpal tunnel

[wally]

My neurologist says I have carpal tunnel in both hands but does not think it is related to sjs. How many of you have it? I cannot figure out why he thinks that. Wally

[cat]

My reumatologist says I have carpal tunnel in both hands also.

I know someone who has had the surgery in both wrists three times now. Doesn't seem to me the surgery worked.

Have a good day.

Cat

[eyeamdry]

I have carpal tunnel and did way before SJS was diagnosed.  I was a secretary prior to retiring.  I had surgery on one wrist and it worked somewhat and will not bother with the other one since I'm retired.  I've found wearing wrist braces at night a big help with carpal tunnel.  Lucy

[Patze]

Yep, me too...have had it before SJS too.

Haven't had the surgery, but wear braces at night and sometimes during the day.


Patze

[Prairie Gal]

Dr. Nancy Carteron, a SjS specialist in San Francisco, said in a presentation I heard at a conference that carpal tunnel is not uncommon for SjS patients.  Kind of makes you wonder which came first -- as in the chicken or the egg argument.

[Linda49er]

Hi there, I've had carpal tunnel in both my wrists, my right side twice.  Surgery was the final treatment after six weeks
in the brace.  Soaking in warm water also helped for a while.  I did alot of medical transcription, scrubbing my floor on
my hands and knees and repetitious movement with hands causs it.  I made one mistake and that was getting both hands
fixed at same time lol.  Never again.  Poor hubby had to do everything!  But I can truly say it was the best thing I did.  Just
get an EMG done thru a neurologist and they can diagnose it.  Here in Phoenix they have a Dr. Brown do it endoscopically thru
a scope which is kinda different.  I too had carpal tunnel long before any of my other diagnoses.

Take care, hugs Linda.

[voiceteacher]

I have carpal tunnel and have had it for 10 years - - only dx with sjogrens for a little over a year.  In August I had my left hand done - it's healing wonderfully.  November 19th is the second surgery - - not really up for it but want it done now while I"ve met my out of pocket deductible for insurance - - I thought I read somewhere that many sjogies have carpal tunnel - - who knows if it's related or not.

Voiceteacher

[susanr]

I have carpal tunnel, both hands, too. Also Dequervains tendonitis in both wrists and arthritis. All diagnosed within a year of each other and around when Sjogrens was diagnosed.

[ynevar]

I have had carpal tunnel in both wrists.  The right was far worse and I got the release done in 2009.  So far so good!  I am glad I did it because I hated having my hands fall asleep when I was driving!!!  Of interest, the guy who did my nerve conduction tests or whatever they are called, said I had the most abnormal readings he has ever seen.  He couldn't believe I wasn't in a lot of pain, I said nah just my hands fall asleep LOL...

-Y