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Susan_Montgomery
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Susan_Montgomery
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02/05/2021 12:10 pm

My hand will live to see another day, for now. The nerve test was normal which is great but all the physical tests and signs point to carpal tunnel, especially in my thumb area which feels dislocated at times. According to dr, the carpal tunnel is probably only obvious via MRI so I'm working on getting that and have a PT assessment next week and rheumatologist checking things out in a couple weeks in case it's another auto immune disease like rheumatoid arthritis.

So for now, dr's orders are to not play when it's really having a bad day, but otherwise I can continue to play as long as I vastly cut down the amount of time spent playing. I can do that.. :) The ukulele will probably get more time since it's much better on my hands than the guitar.


“Often, what seems like an impossible climb is just a staircase without the steps drawn in.” Robert Brault, American Operatic Tenor