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fms@sw.stratus.com (Faith Senie) writes:

>What should we have expected from our doctors?  Does it look like either 
>of us got it?  And why do I feel like my husband's doctor has more of a
>clue on this than mine does?  :-)

General doctors seem to only know the basics: ibuprofen as an anti-inflamatory,
and wrist-braces, to help prevent more injury.  I went to an occupational
therapy clinic at a local hospital, and they did all sorts of strange things:
they measured my grip strength, my nerve sensitivity (with a little pokey 
thing -- they touch, then you say where they touched...), and all this
other fun stuff.  They made me custom-fitting wrist-braces (in which I
had far more use from my hands than the generic off-the-shelf version),
proscribed me a better anti-inflamatory when the ibuprofen was messing
up my stomach, etc.  Probably most important, I was given regular exercises,
and I had regular appointments with an occupational therapist.

Of course, your mileage may vary...

I suppose it's generally good advice to seek out second opinions, and
to make sure you find a doctor who seems to be clued in to your problem.
Your wrists are worth it!

--
Dan Wallach              "One of the most attractive features of a Connection
dwallach@nas.nasa.gov    Machine is the array of blinking lights on the faces
                         of its cabinet." -- CM Paris Ref. Manual, v6.0, p48.