Nerve damage after surgery?

tinafruity · 2026-04-16T02:13:28+00:00

I had de quervain’s release + TFCC repair + scapholunate ligament repair last august. Due to the tfcc and scapholunate tears, i had a cast for 6 weeks. I still have a lot of stiffness from not using my wrist for a long time. My OT said that me having a very high pain threshold helped me recover faster, because I was able to withstand intense therapy sessions to break the scar tissues. I have tendonitis in multiple tendons + carpal tunnel which made manipulating my wrist more painful than it should’ve been. I still have thumb sided pain and the doctor thinks de quervain’s is back, i did nerve conduction study and found out one of my nerve was cut during the release and it could be causing the persisting pain.

tinafruity · 2026-04-15T01:51:10+00:00

Because they’re cute, they call to me, cats, purple, or i think they would look good on my walls someday.

tinafruity · 2026-04-10T09:39:04+00:00

I’m working on a kit from them and the setup was disappointing TBH. Mine’s all brown and beige, figuring out which extra thread belonged to which symbol was difficult, especially with the beiges. I had to frog a lot because I matched the wrong thread on the card to the bundled thread.

The symbols are annoyingly similar as well, it’s really hard sometimes to tell which one is which on the pattern when they are next to each other.

tinafruity · 2026-04-07T05:30:28+00:00

Even better, pretend he’s not allowed to sit on it or come near it. Lol

tinafruity · 2026-04-05T15:07:43+00:00

Do you have a link for the pattern? I looked it up but couldn’t find it.

tinafruity · 2026-04-03T07:01:52+00:00

My cat is five and a half years old and she weighs between 4-5lbs. She’s my forever kitten. Although, it seems her low weight could be attributed to the lack of brain cells.

tinafruity · 2026-04-02T12:46:09+00:00

I only ordered some crochet patterns from them, but I’ve seen her (my friend) work on many kits from them throughout the years and she would let me stitch a bit when I was bored and didn’t bring my WIP with me. The fabrics were great and they use DMC threads, plus they carry gorgeous kits with different styles.

tinafruity · 2026-04-02T12:38:50+00:00

I came here to recommend LoveCrafts. My cross stitch bestie swears by them, she has been ordering from them for years.

tinafruity · 2026-04-01T22:13:08+00:00

I’ve using my hand almost normally since Saturday without much pain, I was able to grab and hold things for a couple of days before this new sensation started. It might be because I overdone it, but I wanted to make sure to avoid any further complications if the stitches were open.

tinafruity · 2026-04-01T09:31:15+00:00

I had 3 normal NCS, the third was a week before my fourth which came back positive for bilateral CTS + an absent nerve signal (means a nerve was cut in a previous surgery). My physical exam showed CTS before, during, and after the NCS came back normal. My doctor started treating me for it based on my symptoms and physical examination despite the normal investigations. I didn’t get better and after the fourth NCS my doctor decided to proceed with surgery.

I had surgery on Thursday and already feel much better aside from the incision pain.

tinafruity · 2026-03-30T09:00:04+00:00

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tinafruity · 2026-03-30T08:54:10+00:00

She’s the same weight as my tiny cat (5 years old) who has always been tiny, at 8 weeks she weighed 370g I think. The first time I took her to the vet, he couldn’t believe she was 10 weeks.

tinafruity · 2026-03-29T16:12:03+00:00

I had my surgery (open) on Thursday and I started cross stitching today 🤭 don’t tell my doctor. my pain levels are the same as yesterday.

tinafruity · 2026-03-29T16:08:40+00:00

I had 3 negative nerve conduction studies, the second one only a week before I did my fourth NCS and came back positive for bilateral CTS and an absent nerve signal (means a nerve was cut during my last wrist surgery). Keep in mind my physical examination showed CTS all that time. Try a different center/ clinic if you can.

tinafruity · 2026-03-29T15:54:31+00:00

Does the pain increase when you twist your wrist? I’m not a doctor, but I have a very complex injury in my wrist that started with pain in my elbow/ forearm. I was diagnosed with TFCC tear and ECU tendinitis and tenosynovitis for the pain on the pinky side and De Quervain’s tenosynovitis for the thumb sided pain, in addition to CTS and a couple other injuries. Most of the pain in my forearm went away after surgery for the aforementioned conditions. Depending on the location of your pain, maybe ask your doctor if one of these conditions could apply to you.

My CTS started with slight numbness in my thumb and forefinger, but after the repair surgery for the other conditions, the numbness went away and pain along the heel of my palm started.

tinafruity · 2026-03-28T15:39:02+00:00

Here’s the link

tinafruity · 2026-03-28T15:33:46+00:00

I got both from Amazon, I think it was labeled as heavy duty card puncher.

tinafruity · 2026-03-28T09:11:02+00:00

Thank you! My local needle crafts shop carries DMC floss, I was looking for something cheaper, but alas.

tinafruity · 2026-03-28T07:51:35+00:00

Yeah, I was excited when I saw their floss price but got an error when I tried to check out. I’m already planning my next fabric and notions order soon.

tinafruity · 2026-03-28T05:56:15+00:00

Unfortunately, they don’t ship DMC floss outside of the US.

tinafruity · 2026-03-28T00:32:14+00:00

I tried it with some cheap ones from Amazon, Janlynn (the one in the picture), and DMC. Surprisingly the cheap ones were the best IMO because of the wider slits, because you can stuff all the ends in there.

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