Mrs D--I did read your thread, but I guess I missed a link, or something; I'm sorry you feel you cannot offer any direct advice on placing a magnet, because I do value your input, and you seem to have gotten such help from them. My take was you thought my original idea of interfering with the pain impulse as it travelled across the wrist was wrong, and that reading your post I'd figure it out on my own. I think sometimes people over=estimate what even those of us with large funds of knowledge can figure out on our own when our brains are hijacked by our pain or anxiety. I felt a bit insulted by your message, but I don't think you meant to me. It felt as if you thought me stupid or careless. When I was just doing the best I could.

I looked at pictures of thumbs online and it looked to me like a "felon", infection of the tip of the thumb, so I asked my neurologist if he could get me to a hand guy. When I told the hand guy's receptionist I might have a felon, they got me right in.

It isn't. It's a hematoma. He says it's mainly a crush injury, and the pain I'm having is way more than I "should". Do I have pain in other fingers, or other places? I have neuropathy, I said. That explains it. He said I"m having injury like a crush to a nerve, and this is a set=up for RSD. He says it's crucial I take pain meds around the clock (I've not been taking any), and get ahead of the pain. Also, he wants me to move the thumb and do exercises. He's more concerned about nerve pain than anything else, and said that whatever price I pay to get out of pain NOw is worth it to prevent RSD later.

SO I increased my Vit C to 2500mg/day. Added Circumin. Filled a tramadol prescription.

And I'll do anything else anybody can recommend, so this does not continue.

He wants me out of pain by Tuesday, or call him.