wow i agree that is a problem.... i wish i could help -- but i just wanted to reach out and say ouch..... mabey a motorized wheelchair to at least minimize the wheel chair useage for your hand??? cortisone shots will either work or not and i have heard of them lasting for a long time or not working at all or only for a short time.... But make sure the person doing the shot really really knows what they are doing... do you ice your hand or take a antiinflamatory like ibuprofin??? kind of like a band aid i know but its all i can offer. nancyl

Thanks Nancy I appreciate your response - If anyone else reads this Im wanting to know if anybody out here has experienced anything like this also

Here is my story, I have carpal tunnel in my good hand! Some mornings I have to shake it vigorously to get the feeling back! I try to exercise it all I can still it hurts so I use the Icy Hot with the rub on ball applicator top! where I can't reach my wife gets to that area! Then I take gabapentin and tramadol for pain and sometimes arthritis pills too!

I got a pain pad with heat and vibrates too to get the feelings back! I get the cortisone shots in my knees every three months by my arthritis doctor but never had them in the hand! I had a crazy nurse one time wanting to put an IV in my good hand I told her no way, how am I going to use the toilet myself? She said Oh, I hadn't thought about that! I'm a one handed guy and could never use a wheelchair or walker so I got a scooter and I drive! That's how I get by when my right hand hurts. I got a little use in my left hand and fingers but if I take my eye off it what ever I'm holding will drop out of my grip!

I have heard of people dipping their hand in melted paraffin is a crock pot at 120 degree temps. I've tried it and it seemed to help, but, you have to find what works best for you. I hope this helps.

-Will

Thanks for all your tips... i think you will all agree that surgery is not an option when its all you have left........they been doing the paraffin bathes at therapy ...feels good at the time they do it but comes right back...i hate to take more pills but if its what it takes i will,,,,and fking ive been on gabapentin(neurontin) since before my stroke ...i had something going on with my neck n dr. had me on it n they kept me on it cause i was having extreme pain in my right arm...guess im gonna have to consult a ortho dr, now and get him in the mix of drs i already see(((heavy sigh)))...thank you guys for your suggestions