Evelyn

In Reply to: Elane posted by Evelyn on February 10, 2004 at 01:17:26:

: : : Today I saw a doctor who told me there was probably a typing error in my records and it should actually say Carpal instead of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. Turned out she had never heard of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome! OK maybe it's not as common as Carpal & a GP can't be expected to know everything but a typo in my records? ROTFLMAO :-D

: : : The Flextend saga came to mind from a while back. Someone said they worked with doctors & none of them have heard of Flextend so the product couldn't be any good. If that doc today is an example to go by, is it any wonder they never heard of Flextend? LOL

: : : The way I see it is, doctors are like car mechanics, except they fix humans. Sometimes we expect them to have all the answers but the reality is that it's unreasonable to expect them to know everything.

: : : My trip to the doc made me laugh though. Just hope the surgeon has more knowledge!! LOL
: : : Evelyn

: : As you all know, I am new on here and I am not trying to offend anyone. I have yet to find a M.D. that recommends an alternative to surgery. We are all different ages and have different problems and what works for one might not work for someone else. After Melani's experience, I will go a long way before I give into surgery. The options that my doctor has given me is Cortisone or surgery. I am allergic to Cortisone so that is out. I am waiting for Melani's evaluation before I spend the money for Flextend, but I am not going to rule them out.

: Very wise Elane. I think you're best to do as much research as you can & try out different ways to help your hand, if you're trying to avoid surgery. Melani is right in what she says about not knowing if something works until you've tried it.

: I don't remember all the details of your injury but I wonder if this would perhaps be something which would resolve itself in time?
: What did the doctors say? My friend who had his arm severely injured was told that damaged nerves grow at the rate of 1mm per day so depending on the nature of the injury it can be a year or 2 before it heals. I had nerves damaged when they were removing lymph nodes from deep in my armpit & it was more than a year before I regained normal feeling down the back of my arm.

: i hope you find something which will help you.
: Evelyn

Thanks Evelyn. I will appreciate any info about Tendonitis. That is my major problem.