Wrist fx

March 8, 2005

Hi folks ...

Sigh. Any tips for a wrist fx? Its been seen & splinted by an MD, but it

hurts like heck b/c I have a very active, nursing & teething 9m/o DD (thank god

for my sling!). I'm using homeopathics but can anyone else recommend stuff I

may be able to find at my local HFS?

Thanks for everything,

Melissa

March 9, 2005

Dear Melissa,

About 21 years ago give or take a few months, I had the same problem

as you had except I had it in both wrists. I went to every Orthapedic doctor

in Dallas, Texas and was told to take drugs (even though I was nursing a

young baby) and that they would have to operate on both wrists when my son

became a little older. Also, they told me that I was NEVER going to be able

to write or do anything with my wrists and hands again. A couple of days

later I happened to be at my favorite health food/herb store for vitamins

and asked the herbalist who owned the place if he could help. He marched me

over to the shelf and took out three different things: 1) for pain, 2) for

getting rid of the inflamation and swelling and returning my wrists back to

normal, and 3) something for me to sleep with. Three days later I had NO

PAIN, three weeks later I had USE of BOTH of MY Wrists. However I stayed on

his suggested herbs for a year just to be safe. I later asked him what was

the main herb that helped me to get use of my wrists and he told me that it

was the OATSTRAW and that the other two were to give me relief. To this day

I still make my own oatstraw tinctures and creams for problems such as what

you have. You find you some oatstraw tea and make your own tincture. I used

about 15 to 20 drops three times per day and more if I needed it.

Good luck! I've been where you have been and it is no fun but

remember that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Rhavda Emison

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>Hi folks ...

>Sigh. Any tips for a wrist fx? Its been seen & splinted by an MD, but it

>hurts like heck b/c I have a very active, nursing & teething 9m/o DD

(thank god

>for my sling!). I'm using homeopathics but can anyone else recommend stuff I

>may be able to find at my local HFS?

>Thanks for everything,

>Melissa

>

March 9, 2005

fx? What is that? Seriously--I'm interested because I read the

other post - in answer to this - where it was suggested that you use

oatstraw. I have had an ongoing pain in my wrist, and the anti-

inflammatories are gone, but the pain remains.....just wondering if

we have the same ailment and I've been too stubborn to go back to the

doc....

And about this oatstraw....any good online source for it? I live in a

hfs-challenged part of the world (NJ - lol), and I doubt very much my

little county hfs has this stuff.

Thanks!

Cindy

, Mafeb@a... wrote:

> Hi folks ...

> Sigh. Any tips for a wrist fx? Its been seen & splinted by an MD,

but it hurts like heck b/c I have a very active, nursing & teething

9m/o DD (thank god for my sling!). I'm using homeopathics but can

anyone else recommend stuff I may be able to find at my local HFS?

> Thanks for everything,

> Melissa

March 9, 2005

Sorry - that's shorthand for wrist fracture!

Melissa

In a message dated 3/9/2005 2:39:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

writes:

fx? What is that?

March 9, 2005

Ah! So what my wrist pain is not is that.

Thanks for the clarification.

Cindy

-

Sorry - that's shorthand for wrist fracture!

Melissa

March 10, 2005

I had no idea oat straw could be that potent!

Great.

How about poultices of comfrey?

Poultices of Pascalite?

From my rainforest pantry, Recovazon both

as gel and in capsules has speeded up healing

for many folks.

Ien in the Kootenays

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March 13, 2005

A while back Cindy wrote:

Ah! So what my wrist pain is not is that. (fracture)>

Cindy, could it be carpal tunnel

syndrome?

Have you tried Vitamin B6 and magnesium?

The Chinese acupressure points can

also be very helpful.

A friend of mine cured her own carpal

tunnel syndrome with it.

This book should be in every house:

Acupressure's Potent Points

Michael Reed Gach, publ.Bantam.

Aimed at people who know nothing.

Clear, no nonsense illustrations.

Ien in the Kootenays

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March 13, 2005

Hi there-

I'm not an ortho, but that sounds like either a bone spur or a misdiagnosed

ganglion cyst or neuroma. Its worth seeing an ortho MD (specifically a hand

surgeon) to get a firm diagnosis b/c neuromas & ganglions can be treated

homeopathically. I recommend a hand surgeon b/c they are the only ones who

REALLY

know the hand/wrist ... you cn just go in for diagnosis, you don't need to

agree to anything they recommend - injections etc - if you aren't comfortable

w/it. I worked w/orthos for years & wrist ganglions & neuromas were

***extremely*** common but often misdiagnosed. Also, a bone spur would be

causing

internal inflammation & irritation. I'd get a firm ortho diagnosis and then

take

that to a naturopath.

Best wishes,

Melissa

In a message dated 3/13/2005 7:33:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

writes:

Nope - the doc already ruled out carpel tunnel. This is on the outside of

my wrist - where that little bone sticks out, ya know? Well it seems to be

" growing " another little bone sticking out, and I never injured it (as far as

I know - who knows WHAT I do in my sleep--lol).

March 13, 2005

Nope - the doc already ruled out carpel tunnel. This is on the outside of my

wrist - where that little bone sticks out, ya know? Well it seems to be

" growing " another little bone sticking out, and I never injured it (as far as I

know - who knows WHAT I do in my sleep--lol).

I bought the oatstraw tea and the lady in the HFS recommended MSM. We'll see.

Perhaps I'll go back and get the magnesium and B6, too - can't hurt, right? I'd

really rather NOT go back to the doc. Actually, it wasn't even the doc - it was

a PA.

Thanks!

Cindy

-

Cindy, could it be carpal tunnel syndrome?

Have you tried Vitamin B6 and magnesium?

The Chinese acupressure points can

also be very helpful.

A friend of mine cured her own carpal

tunnel syndrome with it.

This book should be in every house:

Acupressure's Potent Points

Michael Reed Gach, publ.Bantam.

Aimed at people who know nothing.

Clear, no nonsense illustrations.

Ien in the Kootenays

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Good planets are hard to find.

Let's look after this one!

One way to sustainable activism

http://theforestpath.com

***************************

March 13, 2005

My son just had a ganglion cyst surgically removed this past Thursday. It was

located on his outside ankle. The dr was surprised after he got in there and

found it to be HUGE and was also growing down between his bones on his foot.

This is what has been causing my son so much discomfort. Immediately after

surgery, even though he had a 4 " incision, he said his foot felt better. He

could

already tell the difference...So, better be safe than sorry and have your

wrist checked out by someone more qualified than a PA. An orthopedic surgeon did

the surgery on my son.

Linda

March 13, 2005

I don't like the sounds of that - lol. I guess I'll have to call tomorrow

morning and insist on a referral. I think you're probably right about the

mis-diagnosis - she wasn't even a doctor! That's why I'm reluctant to go back.

I'm not afraid of doctors, but I've found that they rarely have the doctor look

in on you unless you're practically dying - guess that's what insurance does.

: (

Thanks, and I'll take your advice. I'm still going to drink that tea - it was

pretty expensive for something that tastes like nothing! lol

[wondering if I could take the tea out of the little baggies and make

soap....hmmmmm]

Cindy

-

I'm not an ortho, but that sounds like either a bone spur or a misdiagnosed

ganglion cyst or neuroma. Its worth seeing an ortho MD (specifically a hand

surgeon) to get a firm diagnosis b/c neuromas & ganglions can be treated

homeopathically. I recommend a hand surgeon b/c they are the only ones who

REALLY

know the hand/wrist ... you cn just go in for diagnosis, you don't need to

agree to anything they recommend - injections etc - if you aren't comfortable

w/it. I worked w/orthos for years & wrist ganglions & neuromas were

***extremely*** common but often misdiagnosed. Also, a bone spur would be

causing

internal inflammation & irritation. I'd get a firm ortho diagnosis and then

take

that to a naturopath.

Best wishes,

Melissa

March 13, 2005

I don't post much but this sounds to me like a ganglion cyst (sp??) I've

had them and my son had one when he was little from playing with Legos

too much. When he cut back on his Legos, the cyst would go away.

Actually, a good hard bump (painful) will make it go away, too. Usually

they go away with time, sometimes, they do surgery. I had one on the

inside of my thumb right at the base that required surgery (it was like

trigger finger on my thumb).

HTH

JanG

Pittstown Soapworks, LLC wrote:

> I don't like the sounds of that - lol. I guess I'll have to call

> tomorrow morning and insist on a referral. I think you're probably

> right about the mis-diagnosis - she wasn't even a doctor! That's why

> I'm reluctant to go back. I'm not afraid of doctors, but I've found

> that they rarely have the doctor look in on you unless you're

> practically dying - guess that's what insurance does.

> that to a naturopath.

>

> Best wishes,

> Melissa

>

March 13, 2005

That really sounds nasty. I hope it's not, but if it's that easy to fix -

where's my danged hammer? LOL

Cindy

(yes, it's VERY painful, and I'm also left-handed, making it even worse, since

it's my left wrist)

: (

-

I don't post much but this sounds to me like a ganglion cyst (sp??) I've

had them and my son had one when he was little from playing with Legos

too much. When he cut back on his Legos, the cyst would go away.

Actually, a good hard bump (painful) will make it go away, too. Usually

they go away with time, sometimes, they do surgery. I had one on the

inside of my thumb right at the base that required surgery (it was like

trigger finger on my thumb).

HTH

JanG

March 14, 2005

I had forgotten about that ... we had a PA in our ortho office who was as

good if not better than an MD. He had a pt w/a ganglion who refused any kind of

invasive treatment ...went home and had his wife whack it with a heavy book.

It worked for him, but the PA asked him to please not repeat it in the future

as he didn't feel like treating a wrist fx or tendon damage if his wife

missed or got over zealous ;-) DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!

melissa

In a message dated 3/14/2005 7:35:07 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

writes:

Actually, a good hard bump (painful) will make it go away, too. Usually

they go away with time, sometimes, they do surgery. I

March 14, 2005

First off, haven't been at my computer, so sorry if this has been

covered beforehand.

Pittstown Soapworks, LLC wrote:

>Nope - the doc already ruled out carpel tunnel. This is on the outside of my

wrist - where that little bone sticks out, ya know? Well it seems to be

" growing " another little bone sticking out, and I never injured it (as far as I

know - who knows WHAT I do in my sleep--lol).

>

sounds like

http://www.medformation.com/ac/crssma.nsf/file/crs-sma-sma_triangular.fibrocarti\

lage.complex

which is what I've got as a cashier.... sometimes things like that can

happen even doing just one small movement repetitively.

Physio helped, but I've found that alternating therapy really

helped...... things I do are:

parafin baths

comfrey root poultices

wrist splints at night or when my wrists are sore

wrist stretch exercises and strengthening exercises.

Now, if you are dealing with a major tear in the triangular cartilage

area, or there is boney growth there, you may HAVE to have surgery to

fix it... and it will be something you have to deal with for the rest of

your life (I've been dealing with it for over 4 years now). The good

thing about it is that you get to know the warning signs so much

better.... I can feel when my wrists are going to act up, and know when

I have to wear my splints as a preventative at work. Four years later, I

can say that I have had months of almost feeling normal :-) I just have

to be careful about how I do things, and try to not do too many things

to aggravate my wrists (type vs write .... for me; careful on how I lift

things etc). The great thing is that you have the ability to make such

great stuff for yourself, esp with the help of the group..... herbal

balms, compresses etc. I'm hoping that you find the best thing for your

condition too!!! Don't dispair (I know I hated not being able to do the

things I used to)... things do get better!

Shelley

March 14, 2005

Pittstown Soapworks, LLC wrote:

>Thanks, Shelley - I'm actually waiting for the blasted $($ & )%(* & % " doctor " to

call me back. I called early this morning and they said they'd have to call me

back to see " if " they would give me a referral. I don't see the point in going

back to the same " doctor " when they misdiagnosed me the FIRST time.

>: (

>

>Cindy

>

Up here, it takes 6 months to a year to get into see the specialist...

my injury was work related, so it only took three months, then approx 6

months to get the surgery. Be aware that a specialist will probably want

to get an mri (I couldn't due to having previous operations on my ears

and metal implants), this is one way they will know what exactly is the

cause of your pain. Do try comfrey root poultices... I found that helped

with the inflammation as much as the gadgets my physiotherapist used

(forget the gadgets names :-) Rest those wrists in the meantime! Take

good care, and if you want to vent at anyone who knows what you're going

through, feel free to email me offlist ;-)

Shelley

March 14, 2005

Pardon my ignorance, but what are comfrey root poultices? Would I find that in

the HFS?

I am now waiting the referral to the specialist - could take up 'til Wednesday,

but I'm optimistic because I told them if I don't hear back soon I would call

the ins-co myself. lol