Klarinet Archive - Posting 000555.txt from 2003/01

From: Audrey Travis <vsofan@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Thumb Pain
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 19:02:26 -0500

Hey there N. yourself!
Good to hear from you. I go to see my doctor on Monday and will discuss
this with him. I sure hope you're wrong about it being arthritis
(though it is in my family). In the meantime I'm wearing a splint when
I do things that involve gripping with my thumb. It's only taken 3
tries to get a splint shape which doesn't exacerbate the problem! Not
allowed to practice until the major swelling goes down - it's now in my
thumb and back to the wrist and from the bottom of my index finger
towards the wrist (most of this because of a poorly fitted splint in the
first place).
Audrey

"Buckman, Nancy" wrote:
>
> Hey there A.,
>
> More than likely it's arthritis. I have had it for years in both thumbs,
> although the left is worse than the right (I'm left-handed). The only way
> to know for sure is to have an x-ray and let the doctor decide. Best of
> luck.
>

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