Hi All,

I have RSD in both my hands, and both hand are swollen all the time. Well for the past week I have been dropping things from both my hands unexpectedly. Is this part of the RSD process to drops things unexpectedly from both my RSD hands?

Thanks,

Kate

Is RSD the only cause or diagnosis for your hands?

Any possibility of some sort of repetitive strain injury?
Any cervical spine issues?

Besides RSD, I was diagnosed with TOS or Thoracic Outlet Syndrome which is a compression of nerves in the rib area that made me drop things like silverware and pens all the time. May be something like that.

Hi Kate..
I have RSD in my lower limb(s) and when my foot is swollen I can't move my toes and I have limited range of motion...I am wondering if you're dropping things from the swelling itself, in not being able to manipulate your fingers , and having limited range of motion and grasping ability... because of the swelling..
I hope you're doin better these days!!
hope4thebest

Hi Kate,
I have rsd, and tos, ulnar nerve and carpel tunnel, which kind of go hand in hand excuse the pun.
I find myself dropping thing all the time, my handwriting is terrible, so is my typing.
I have a new iMac, and it alerts me to misspellings systemwide. (any application), which is great.
Something a little heavier though, like a cup of tea, or a soda and I seem to hold it stronger, other wise I'd be a total mess! Weird, I find the lighter the object is, the easier it is to drop...?

Hope you're doing well Kate!

Pete

Hi Kate. I also have CRSD in my left hand. I drop things all the time with this hand. Most to the time I will not know that the item was dropped until I go to use it again. I have a less feeling in my hand, so I have to be careful. I have burned my fingers, changing a light bulb, because it takes time for the sensation to register to my brain. My pain Dr. thinks that the lower sensation is related to my pain med. being a high dose. I have not had this hand/arm tested for any other problems however, maybe I should look into this more.

Hi All

Thanks for responding to my thread all your thoughts where helpful. I just have RSD in both my hands to answer one question somebody had, but they are always swollen and they are weak. I do drop things a lot.

I am very blessed to have such a great husband, but since I drop things so much I am only allowed to use plastic cups to drink from that we have in the cupboard so I do not break any glasses.



Kate

Agree Thoracic Outlet sundrome has very similiar symptoms as RSD plus RSD. Go to **and look at their site. Many people have both but you need to get to a specialist to dx and if you ever decide on surgery there are only a handful of great surgeons to do this. Look on the site for that too. I hope this helps.