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Re: Fingers getting numb From: mary (anonymous@obgyn.net) Fri, 30 Apr 1999 21:45:18 -0500 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Christine: "40.5 wks and no sign of labor" Previous message: Beth: "Fingers getting numb" Maybe in reply to: Beth: "Fingers getting numb" > I am about 25 weeks LMP with my 3rd child. I notice that when I hold a > phone to my ear or drive the car my fingers go numb. What can be > causing this? Is it all your fingers or from your thumb to the inside of your ring finger? If the latter, it is probably carpal tunnel syndrome, which is a repetitive strain injury and is very common in pregnancy (due to normal swelling while pregnant). See your doctor to get a definitive diagnosis. The numbness during the day can be helped by wearing special wrist guards at night. There are other less bulky wrist guards you can wear during the day as well. If you are on the phone a lot at home you can purchase a telephone headset at Radio Shack for under $100 which will free up your hands so they aren't in the phone-holding, finger-numbing position. Here are some good links about carpal tunnel syndrome: http://www.healthanswers.com/database/ami/converted/000433.html http://www.sechrest.com/mmg/cts/ctsintro.html#intro Best of luck to you. I know how annoying this can be. :) Sincerely, -- Mary Shoup Pregnancy & Birth Coordinator mary.shoup@obgyn.net Next message: Christine: "40.5 wks and no sign of labor" Previous message: Beth: "Fingers getting numb" Maybe in reply to: Beth: "Fingers getting numb"

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