Surgery to relieve pressure is usually a last resort, and the condition sometimes resolves without it. It would be sensible for your GP to check that your thyroid gland is not underactive and that you do not have diabetes, as these can both cause the syndrome. If you are OK, I strongly suggest that you get a special wrist splint to wear at night. This often cures the problem without surgery.Please mail your questions for Dr Fred to health independent.co.uk. The nerve, which is called the median nerve, passes through a narrow stretch of tissue called the carpal tunnel, and this is where the condition gets its name Your symptoms are absolutely typical. The pain and numbness is always worse at night, and it affects the thumb, index and middle fingers, and half of the ring finger.
My daughter had the same problem, and it was dealt with by surgery of the wrist. Is this the only option? What causes this, and why do I get it at night? Dr Fred Kavalier answers your health question: Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by physical pressure on a nerve that runs just below the inner surface of the wrist. I either massage the hands or hang them out of the bed, but the condition keeps returning Sleep disturbance is a problem My GP offers no solution. She got it needlessly," she said, adding: "I remember sitting at the hospital wondering if anyone else in Britain knows there's a lethal bug other than MRSA."She was aggrieved that "old age" was written as the main cause of death on her mother's death certificate, while C.
difficile had been a "contributing factor"."I remember thinking it was C difficile and not old age that killed her. I am not blaming anyone - neither the hospital nor the GPs, who very compassionate and kind - they were fantastic," she said.Arifa Akbar. I have been bothered for several years by carpal tunnel syndrome. An ambulance was called and she was taken to hospital where she was kept in isolation, so someone they must have known she had C. difficile," she said.Ms Klumpers recovered a little but after two relapses, she died on 4 May last year, four weeks after being re-admitted to hospital.Sandra said she bore no grudge against the medical teams or hospital as her mother had received good care, but felt she would have acted differently if C. difficile had been confirmed at an early stage."With what I know now, I would have done things differently I would have got my mum into hospital much quicker She need not have died from this.
