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From: rene@nlm-mcs.ARPA (Rene Steiner)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: tendonitus topic
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Date: Tue, 5-Jun-84 20:48:49 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun  5 20:48:49 1984
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I also have something my doctor says is probably tendonitis. My right
thumb is sore when I move it (it hurts in the thick muscle below the
thumb), and is tender to the touch between the thumb and forefinger.
It's been this way since late February. So far I've waited a couple
of weeks, taken anti-inflamatory drugs, had my hand wrapped in an
ace-bandage for 3 weeks, gotten a shot of cortisone, and now I have a
fiberglass cast for 3 weeks (it still aches sometimes, though). What
I'm wondering is, is my doctor just guessing at what to do? He's a
sports doctor, so I assumed he knew what he was doing, but this is
getting really inconvenient (I'm right handed). It's hard to tell now
(I've had the cast for 1 1/2 weeks now), but it was getting worse,
especially after the cortisone shot. Could this be any other problem?
Does tendonitis usually take 3+ months to get rid of? Does exercise
help (he recommended exercise by sqeezing playdo, but it hurt too
much)? Will I ever be able to play the piano?

				- rene
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