Comments on: Blogging will be light today http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: corwin http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801/comment-page-1#comment-17101 corwin Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:03:31 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801#comment-17101 meryl, Your non dominant hand can develop carpal tunnel syndrome.And remember,it's really a subset of a median nerve neuropathy.Sleeping on your arm can cause an impingement.I've had patients who flex their arm enough during the night to cause an impingement.Sometimes making a 'pillow splint' by removing the stiching from the closed end of a pillowcase and slleping with your arm kept extended is helpful.I am happy you've had a negative MRI though.That rules out demyelinating problems.Good luck. Corwin meryl,
Your non dominant hand can develop carpal tunnel syndrome.And remember,it’s really a subset of a median nerve neuropathy.Sleeping on your arm can cause an impingement.I’ve had patients who flex their arm enough during the night to cause an impingement.Sometimes making a ‘pillow splint’ by removing the stiching from the closed end of a pillowcase and slleping with your arm kept extended is helpful.I am happy you’ve had a negative MRI though.That rules out demyelinating problems.Good luck.
Corwin

]]> By: chsw http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801/comment-page-1#comment-17028 chsw Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:43:19 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801#comment-17028 Take good care of yourself and have a thorough recovery. chsw Take good care of yourself and have a thorough recovery.

chsw

]]> By: Michael Lonie http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801/comment-page-1#comment-16965 Michael Lonie Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:48:04 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801#comment-16965 There is nothing but your own pleasure in the task that requires you to blog. If it is causing you problems remember that you don't owe any of us the free ice cream. If you want to continue blogging you might take a rest from current affairs. Have Lair pick up that side of it if you still want it covered. Do some more catblogging. You might consider writing about what you teach the kids at religious school, if that is not too close to what gives you anxiety attacks. Also if it is not too close to what gives you trouble you might consider writing more about Iseema bin Laden. Maybe the humor would help. And you need not try matching Glenn Reynolds in numbers of posts. Health, and good luck with the job hunting. There is nothing but your own pleasure in the task that requires you to blog. If it is causing you problems remember that you don’t owe any of us the free ice cream.

If you want to continue blogging you might take a rest from current affairs. Have Lair pick up that side of it if you still want it covered. Do some more catblogging. You might consider writing about what you teach the kids at religious school, if that is not too close to what gives you anxiety attacks. Also if it is not too close to what gives you trouble you might consider writing more about Iseema bin Laden. Maybe the humor would help. And you need not try matching Glenn Reynolds in numbers of posts.

Health, and good luck with the job hunting.

]]> By: Meryl Yourish http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801/comment-page-1#comment-16961 Meryl Yourish Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:18:09 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801#comment-16961 Corwin, I'm right-handed. My left side keeps getting numb. Already got an MRI in the hospital last week. And an EKG, and a carotid ultrasound, and every other major test on my heart and brain. The good news is they didn't find any cause. The bad news is they didn't find any cause. Anyway. I'm better tonight, but not yet best. Corwin,

I’m right-handed.

My left side keeps getting numb.

Already got an MRI in the hospital last week. And an EKG, and a carotid ultrasound, and every other major test on my heart and brain.

The good news is they didn’t find any cause. The bad news is they didn’t find any cause.

Anyway. I’m better tonight, but not yet best.

]]> By: wretchard http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801/comment-page-1#comment-16933 wretchard Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:11:05 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801#comment-16933 If there's a possibility it is carpal tunnel syndrome consider getting yourself a trackball. It worked for me. If there’s a possibility it is carpal tunnel syndrome consider getting yourself a trackball. It worked for me.

]]> By: corwin http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801/comment-page-1#comment-16914 corwin Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:24:06 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801#comment-16914 Meryl, You're probably having an impingemnt/overuse syndrome.The best known is carpal tunnel,targeting the median nerve of your arm/hand.The distribution of numbness is your first three fingers and part of your ring finger.The impingement may be at your wrist,at the base of your neck,or points in between.It doesn't sound like it's your neck,since it's not bi lateral.Things you can do without seeing a dr:get a cock-up splint at the drug store to keep your hand extended at night;try Alleve i-2 pills twice/day,with food.Also,you may be slleping with too many pillows.try to use only one.If it doesn't remit,you may need to have a mixture of anesthetic,corticosteroid and bicarbonte placed in your wrist/carpal tunnel area.It is not a painful proceedure,and is ccost effective.By that I mean,it should cost about 100 bucks and will probably fix the problem .Don't get an EMG,MRI prior to having this done.They cos about $1,000 and tell what we(drs.) already know in this type of problem.I hope you find this helpful. Caveat:please be certain you have no naproxyn/alleve allergies aand don't have ulcer like symptoms. Meryl,
You’re probably having an impingemnt/overuse syndrome.The best known is carpal tunnel,targeting the median nerve of your arm/hand.The distribution of numbness is your first three fingers and part of your ring finger.The impingement may be at your wrist,at the base of your neck,or points in between.It doesn’t sound like it’s your neck,since it’s not bi lateral.Things you can do without seeing a dr:get a cock-up splint at the drug store to keep your hand extended at night;try Alleve i-2 pills twice/day,with food.Also,you may be slleping with too many pillows.try to use only one.If it doesn’t remit,you may need to have a mixture of anesthetic,corticosteroid and bicarbonte placed in your wrist/carpal tunnel area.It is not a painful proceedure,and is ccost effective.By that I mean,it should cost about 100 bucks and will probably fix the problem .Don’t get an EMG,MRI prior to having this done.They cos about $1,000 and tell what we(drs.) already know in this type of problem.I hope you find this helpful.
Caveat:please be certain you have no naproxyn/alleve allergies aand don’t have ulcer like symptoms.

]]> By: Hugh http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801/comment-page-1#comment-16907 Hugh Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:07:58 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801#comment-16907 Get better soon. I see that you still can't resist Gillerman. :) Get better soon. I see that you still can’t resist Gillerman. :)

]]> By: seawitch http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801/comment-page-1#comment-16901 seawitch Sun, 30 Jul 2006 18:31:09 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801#comment-16901 Take care of yourself. Shalom! Take care of yourself. Shalom!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801/comment-page-1#comment-16891 Anonymous Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:27:58 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/07/30/1801#comment-16891 May God bless you! Take care ! Shalom. May God bless you! Take care ! Shalom.

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