Living With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

It's been a couple of months since I stopped working as a hairstylist. My doctor says my injuries are too severe to continue cutting hair.

Surgeries are on hold because of my emotional state.

The swelling between my index and middle fingers continue to hurt my hands. It seems like this will be a permanent condition I must learn to live with.

 Is this a Strange Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptom?

I've looked online to see if I can find other people who have the same swelling between the knuckles but I have yet to find anyone else with the same problem. 

The doctor told me the muscle that lies between the the fingers have intrinsic inflammation and that it will probably never go way no matter how much I rest my hands.  There is no remedy for this condition either. 

These are recent MRI's taken of my hands.

May of 2010, thumb on my left hand was stiff and very painful.

July, 2010, first EMG, I was diagnosed with bi-lateral CTS.
Wearing splints on both hands and physical therapy did not help condition.

November, 2010, CTS surgery on left hand and trigger finger release of left thumb.

January, 2011, CTS surgery of right hand.

March, 2011, I returned to work as a hairstylist. First signs of swelling in knuckle area appear after cutting and blow drying hair.

June, 2011, second EMG, results show no CTS, but I’m feeling pain and locking in my left ring finger.

August, 2011, cortisone shot in left ring finger. It helped but the locking came back after three months

December, 2011, Doctor prescribes a Medrol Dose Pack, to help with severe inflammation of knuckle area in both hands.

January, 2012, left ring finger surgery. Also, cortisone shots on both hands in the knuckle area.

I worked as a stylist for 10 months after my CTS surgeries. My work load was only 1/3 of what it was before. The consequences for returning to my job of cutting hair, was to injure my hands with knuckle swelling.

March of 2012, Doctor suggests that I make a career change because of knuckle inflammation.

May, 2012, third EMG test shows that CTS has returned. My hands are weak and in pain with the slightest tasks.

July 30, 2012, CTS surgery scheduled for right hand.

                             July 4th, 2012.  Begining to get swelling and pain in right ring finger.

                                            

July-2012.  Where the arrow is pointing is where it hurts the most.

                                                                       July 1, 2012

January, 2012

November, 2011.  Swelling on left ring finger, where trigger finger developed.

                                                              November, 2011

November, 2011

 

November 2012

 

The swelling in the knucle area between my index and middle finger continues.