I went to see an orthopedic specialist on Thursday about the wrist pain I've been having. Good news is that it's not Carpal Tunnel. Bad news is that it's mechanical.
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She didn't give a name to it, but if anyone knows it would be great so I can research it a little more. Basically, it's a hereditary bone thing. The Ulna (lone, pinkie side arm bone, which has the protruding part on the wrist) is too long, and over the years has hammered away at the piece of cartilage separating the ulna from the wrist bones. She said at this point she thinks that the cartilage has torn in the thinnest part (the middle), which is causing the bones to come into direct contact and thus the sometimes excruciating pain and swelling.
Has anyone here had experience with this? What did you do that helped? Did you have the surgery to fix it (the option she prefers is to actually take a slice of the ulna out instead of just shaving off the tip of the protruding bone)? Did it fix it?
She is sending me to physical therapy for a nerve issue I'm also having on the same arm, and hopes they might be able to help with something that will help with this issue. I'm also on Celebrex to try to keep the pain and swelling under control.
Here's my visual aid.
She didn't give a name to it, but if anyone knows it would be great so I can research it a little more. Basically, it's a hereditary bone thing. The Ulna (lone, pinkie side arm bone, which has the protruding part on the wrist) is too long, and over the years has hammered away at the piece of cartilage separating the ulna from the wrist bones. She said at this point she thinks that the cartilage has torn in the thinnest part (the middle), which is causing the bones to come into direct contact and thus the sometimes excruciating pain and swelling.
Has anyone here had experience with this? What did you do that helped? Did you have the surgery to fix it (the option she prefers is to actually take a slice of the ulna out instead of just shaving off the tip of the protruding bone)? Did it fix it?
She is sending me to physical therapy for a nerve issue I'm also having on the same arm, and hopes they might be able to help with something that will help with this issue. I'm also on Celebrex to try to keep the pain and swelling under control.