Been told I shouldn't ride for a while..

pete · 05-21-2013, 09:33 PM

Went to the doc 2day... As I have been getting
pain in my right wrist/forearm for about 3 months..
Seems I have carpal tunnel... need a op to sort it..
Vibration from the XT has been turning my right hand
numb after a 30 mins...

What a bastard...

FastDoc · 05-21-2013, 10:44 PM

Doctor's suck ;-)

Weldangrind · 05-22-2013, 12:07 AM

That stinks, Pete.

Are you going to have the procedure?

SpudRider · 05-22-2013, 01:38 AM

I'm sorry to hear the bad news, Pete.

zingshoen · 05-22-2013, 09:33 AM

bugger indeed. can you reduce the vibration and wear a wristband, one of those leather things u see people wear to give the wrist support? may not work for your wrist or the riding you do...

keith217 · 05-23-2013, 02:00 PM

Carpal Tunnel? May I ask how old you are and how long you've been riding?
I'm on the computer a lot, so its one of the things I'm pretty afraid of is getting carpal tunnel too. How serious is the procedure? :X
best of luck though..

pete · 05-24-2013, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by keith217

Carpal Tunnel? May I ask how old you are and how long you've been riding?
I'm on the computer a lot, so its one of the things I'm pretty afraid of is getting carpal tunnel too. How serious is the procedure? :X
best of luck though..

I have been rideing for 35+ years...
The op... theres a nerve that runs though a hole in a bone in the wrist..
the hole closes up and puts pressure on the nerve... the op is to open
up the hole in the bone...

fast Doc.....is that correct?

FastDoc · 05-24-2013, 12:37 PM

Sort of. It's not a hole as much as a groove between bones thats bridged with a ligament, and some tendons and the nerve run through this groove. If the tendons swell there is no room to expand and they compress the nerve. Cutting into the ligament bridge, the flexor retininaculum, can fix it.

keith217 · 05-24-2013, 02:56 PM

Doesn't seem like too easy of a operation. Best of luck with it, and hopefully you'll be ridin again soon.

FastDoc · 05-24-2013, 03:02 PM

Technically it is simple enough and recovery is fast. Frequently, however, a cortisone injection will give long term relief without surgery.

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05-22-2013, 12:07 AM	#3
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That stinks, Pete. Are you going to have the procedure? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	I'm sorry to hear the bad news, Pete. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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05-22-2013, 09:33 AM	#5
zingshoen Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 648	bugger indeed. can you reduce the vibration and wear a wristband, one of those leather things u see people wear to give the wrist support? may not work for your wrist or the riding you do... __________________ 1971 Garelli Gulp 50cc with open ports and 16 mm Bing Carbie + 1980 Honda XL 223 ZS + 2007 Zongshen LZX200G + DR400SM
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05-23-2013, 02:00 PM	#6
keith217 Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 13	Carpal Tunnel? May I ask how old you are and how long you've been riding? I'm on the computer a lot, so its one of the things I'm pretty afraid of is getting carpal tunnel too. How serious is the procedure? :X best of luck though..
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05-24-2013, 12:37 PM	#8
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Sort of. It's not a hole as much as a groove between bones thats bridged with a ligament, and some tendons and the nerve run through this groove. If the tendons swell there is no room to expand and they compress the nerve. Cutting into the ligament bridge, the flexor retininaculum, can fix it. __________________ Happy to serve.
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05-24-2013, 02:56 PM	#9
keith217 Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 13	Doesn't seem like too easy of a operation. Best of luck with it, and hopefully you'll be ridin again soon.
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05-24-2013, 03:02 PM	#10
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Technically it is simple enough and recovery is fast. Frequently, however, a cortisone injection will give long term relief without surgery. __________________ Happy to serve.
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