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Pain in wrist

gottabreath
gottabreath
Have any of you had pain on the wrists. I have alot if pain in my right wrist my doctor even did Doppler on it yesterday and said ok doesn't really know what it is. I wake up in the morning and I can barely move my wrists.
trinaunz
trinaunz
Not to frighten you, but this is what happened to me as I began to experience symptoms that turned out to be Rheumatoid Arthritis, which I've now had for about 12 years. I remember getting down on the floor to water my Christmas tree and leaning on my left wrist and thinking "hmm...it's sore, and I don't know why."

RA symptoms are often mirrored in the opposite joint - a flare in both hands, wrists, feets, ankles, etc.

If you continue to have odd symptoms of pain, esp if it seems to travel to other joints, ask your doctor to run a rheumatoid factor blood test and/or a C-reactive protein (CRP) test. These tests aren't perfect, but they might help figure out what's going on if you have continued symptoms. Fingers crossed it's nothing to worry about.
gottabreath
gottabreath
That wa what I was thinking and he said he didn't want to start running the tests unless it was at least going on for a while. I don't think he wanted me to have to deal with anything else right now. After the PE scare I am just in a fog all if the time. I am happy to be alive but I am too exhausted to celebrate.
trinaunz
trinaunz
@gotta - understood. It may actually have been the PE that triggered the flare, if that's what it is. I'd already had RA for a decade by the time I had my PE, but that PE brought on the worst flare I'd had in my life up to that point after what had been a temporary remission.

Anyway - for now don't worry, rest up, be watchful - and celebrate when you're feeling up to it!
clarkjulieann
clarkjulieann
I do occasionally get wrist pains but I don't think it's from the warfarin at all. For myself I'm currently breastfeeding my 2month old so from the constant hold/strain on my wrist from positioning it's causing a mild form of carpal tunnel. I try to be careful with trying to avoid poor support of my wrists but it's not always possible. I'm using hot and cold compresses with flare ups plus the occasional use of a wrist splint at night and it's helping ease the pain. Could be something to consider with what may be causing your discomfort?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi, I've had a pain in my wrist the last 4 or 5 days. I am hoping it is just wrist strain. I think it is easy to become paranoid once we have had 1 DVT, I certainly am a little. I've read a lot of stories about 'is that twinge in my calf another clot'. I guess it is something we have to learn to live with but try not to get too upset. I imagine it could be a touch of arthritis. If mine does not get better I will ask my doctor when I see her next Thursday for check up. I hope your wrist is feeling better soon too.