houstontexas
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EDIT: I'm freaking out lol I think I have hypothyroidism!! I'm also a hypochondriac...
Problem: I have had on and off pain for the last month or so in my forearm, hand, and fingers. It is mostly my left side that is giving me the constant trouble. I have always had what I considered weak hands. My grip strength in the gym seems to be ok, but not very good. The more noticeable problem areas are actually felt when I'm writing, stirring batches of food, etc. I mean I can stir a bowl of something for 30 seconds and my hands become so cramped I could swear I'm going to drop the spoon, bowl, whatever. Lately I have been having constant pain in my fingers, lingering pain near my wrist, and occasional pain in my forearm. I'm starting to have the pain from the time I wake up and throughout the entire day it seems. I have also felt more cracking, popping, stiffness in my joints overall more than usual.
Background Info: I sit at my desk for 60-70hrs a week. Typing, writing, messing with papers, etc. I've been doing this for about 5yrs with no real sign of pain. The weakness I described has been there the entire time, but it was there before my desk job. About a month and a half ago I joined an MMA gym and proceeded to go full steam ahead. Kickboxing for an hour and BJJ for an hour 4 nights a week. Within about 2wks of going to all of these classes I developed tennis elbow to the point where I could barely move after class and was in extreme pain. The pain started at the outside of the elbow, but within the next few days/week I noticed the pain in my forearm, hand, and fingers. I took some time off and went to the ortho who put me on 10 days of Naproxen (NSAID). He told me he thought I was just overworked etc. I took it easy and actually have only gone to a few classes since then and didn't go as hard as I wanted. I've been back in the gym lifting more and when I'm there everything seems fine for the most part. There is a little pain in my elbows when I do certain exercises, but for the most part they feel good. I don't notice much hand pain in the gym either.
I've scheduled another appointment with my ortho on Wednesday to look into it further. I also have a physical coming up on the 30th of March which is about a month after getting done with PCT from a cycle. Let me know what you guys think about my situation. I'm hoping between the ortho visit and the physical with bloodwork etc I'll be able to get this taken care of. I know there are a lot of knowledgeable guys in here so please chime in.
Problem: I have had on and off pain for the last month or so in my forearm, hand, and fingers. It is mostly my left side that is giving me the constant trouble. I have always had what I considered weak hands. My grip strength in the gym seems to be ok, but not very good. The more noticeable problem areas are actually felt when I'm writing, stirring batches of food, etc. I mean I can stir a bowl of something for 30 seconds and my hands become so cramped I could swear I'm going to drop the spoon, bowl, whatever. Lately I have been having constant pain in my fingers, lingering pain near my wrist, and occasional pain in my forearm. I'm starting to have the pain from the time I wake up and throughout the entire day it seems. I have also felt more cracking, popping, stiffness in my joints overall more than usual.
Background Info: I sit at my desk for 60-70hrs a week. Typing, writing, messing with papers, etc. I've been doing this for about 5yrs with no real sign of pain. The weakness I described has been there the entire time, but it was there before my desk job. About a month and a half ago I joined an MMA gym and proceeded to go full steam ahead. Kickboxing for an hour and BJJ for an hour 4 nights a week. Within about 2wks of going to all of these classes I developed tennis elbow to the point where I could barely move after class and was in extreme pain. The pain started at the outside of the elbow, but within the next few days/week I noticed the pain in my forearm, hand, and fingers. I took some time off and went to the ortho who put me on 10 days of Naproxen (NSAID). He told me he thought I was just overworked etc. I took it easy and actually have only gone to a few classes since then and didn't go as hard as I wanted. I've been back in the gym lifting more and when I'm there everything seems fine for the most part. There is a little pain in my elbows when I do certain exercises, but for the most part they feel good. I don't notice much hand pain in the gym either.
I've scheduled another appointment with my ortho on Wednesday to look into it further. I also have a physical coming up on the 30th of March which is about a month after getting done with PCT from a cycle. Let me know what you guys think about my situation. I'm hoping between the ortho visit and the physical with bloodwork etc I'll be able to get this taken care of. I know there are a lot of knowledgeable guys in here so please chime in.
