I will try tonight. I have splints from CTS before and this pain and swelling is very different. I have never had surgury for this but use to wear the splints. I will have my Dr, Check this out. Thank you for you explainations, very imformative.

There is another thing that can cause swelling with pain.

It is called angioedema.

Here are some very informative links. The information on this is quite new and many doctors have not been trained to recognize or treat it properly.

http://www.haea.org/
Somewhere on this link are photos of the swollen hands and other body parts that can occur.
http://www.haea.org/patients/what-is-hae/

more here too:
http://www.hcplive.com/publications/...-04/2005-04_02

The splints are helpful... to take the pressure off that compression point.

I had a huge angioedema attack from a common drug..lisinopril, for blood pressure. Now I am recovering, and soon will get the testing for angioedema, which my doctor thinks I have had all along! My hands will swell up sometimes, for "no reason" as well. It was finally attributed to hypothyroidism, but even with the levothyroxine I now use, my hands (esp the right) will swell some days.

Mrs. D no my hands are not like this. The swelling starts just after the knuckle. I have like lumps on my fingers and red and swelling . The numbness some days are fromelbow to end of finger tips all ofmy fingers both hands.

I see the nero surgeon this Tuesday. I wish he did a full emg test..oh well at least he did the left leg, thats the injured leg. No meds are working.I still have numbness in my fingers and feet, and all down the left leg.

I was diagnosed with Diabetes a little over a year ago, and when i began studying it, i learned about peripheral neuropathy. I too have a herniated disk, but did not experience any stabbing pains or numbness from that, that i remember. However, now I am beginning to have stabbing pains all over my body, not just my feet! It was so bad last night that i began a search and found this site and this thread.

My cousin had it for no known reason, so badly she could not put her feet on the ground. I researched natural cures for her and found one listed on *edit*, called "Nerve Support Formula for Relief of Peripheral, Diabetic & Poly Neuropathy Nerve Pain", by WSN. We researched the ingredients, which are all natural, and she made her own tea and did gain great relief. I am considering buying it, if i can find the $$ (it's about $44/mo).

I am reducing my weight and monitoring my blood sugars and taking my meds with rarely a miss. I have lost over 40 pounds in the past year, and hope to continue with that. Ultimately i hope to go off the diabetic meds and reverse the effects which include peripheral neuropathy. Please, wish me well.

Well done! Amazing 40 pounds thats a lot of weight to lose. You most certainly have taken your life back by taking such a control of your health situation. I know you will have the tenacity and strength to get off the medication.You have proved that by slimming down.That must have been so hard at times - especially when you are in pain, you feel like giving up. Hey - you will soon be running a marathon by the sounds of it. I pray that your PN will soon be gone- lots of reversal stories on here which are sso encouraging. Keep going. Stay strong. Ive sent you a friend link so you can let me know how you get on. ((((((((Big hug))))))))). God bless x

Wow thats awesome the weight loss. I am losing now to. I am on green coffee bean extract.
Got my EMG test back that they did on 1 leg. No abnormalities. So no surgery and he cant fix my hands or feet. What a waste of time. Now I don't know what to do.

Back to the pain clinic. To mask my pain again with nerve block I jections.