Question for healthcare professionals

I don't know if any docs/rns/hospital custodians made it over to this board, but I'll ask anyway:
Are there any pain relievers or pain killers that effectively minimize nerve pain? I've used prescription naproxen and Vicodin 10s and neither do the job. It's a carpal tunnel problem that causes nerve pain shooting from my hand all the way up my arm.
From what I'm beginning to hear, I may be SOL, because meds don't work well on nerves.

TIA. I'll hang up and listen.

Rub some dirt on it.

Turtleneck wrote:Rub some dirt on it.

Dad?

http://www.pfizer.com/products/product-detail/neurontin

Turtleneck wrote:Rub some dirt on it.

If that doesn't work, drop a hammer on the left foot from a height of 4'.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

If that doesn't work, drop a hammer on the left foot from a height of 4'.

Will a ball pein hammer suffice?

tGreenWay wrote:

Will a ball pein hammer suffice?

It will do in a pinch.

Izzo Court wrote:http://www.pfizer.com/products/product-detail/neurontin

Interesting. Gonna have to research this more. Thanks.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

It will do in a pinch.

Wait, I have to pinch my balls?

My brother had carpal tunnel surgery on both wrists earlier this year.  I don't know if you're at the level that surgery is necessary, but the doc told my brother that if  he went untreated much longer he could end up with permanent damage in the form of a paralyzed hand.  Just something you may want to talk to your doc about.

For what it's worth, he said he feels much better now.

Senior Dickfist wrote:My brother had carpal tunnel surgery on both wrists earlier this year.  I don't know if you're at the level that surgery is necessary, but the doc told my brother that if  he went untreated much longer he could end up with permanent damage in the form of a paralyzed hand.  Just something you may want to talk to your doc about.

For what it's worth, he said he feels much better now.

I had surgery on one wrist last year. That took away 90% of the problem (I consider that success). I've been delaying surgery to the other wrist because of both my and my wife's work and vacation schedule. I think I'm going to change plans to have the surgery before the end of the year instead of waiting until '15.

I'm glad your brother is doing better. I never gave much weight to carpal tunnel pain until I developed it. Now it's right up there with the time I got the tip of some scissors poked in my eye.

tGreenWay wrote:

I had surgery on one wrist last year. That took away 90% of the problem (I consider that success).  I've been delaying surgery to the other wrist because of both my and my wife's work and vacation schedule.   I think I'm going to change plans to have the surgery before the end of the year instead of waiting until '15.  

I'm glad your brother is doing better. I never gave much weight to carpal tunnel pain until I developed it.  Now it's right up there with the time I got the tip of some scissors poked in my eye.  

Great. This board heads into the new season banged up. I hope somebody can step up when you're out. I don't want poor performance on the board to bring down the season.

tGreenWay wrote:

Will a ball pein hammer suffice?

pein