A member asked:

I'm in trimester of pregnancy. and i'm having de quervain tenosynovititis. what should i do now? it seems to increase the pain day by day.

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That's tough: I would get a splint (thumb spica) and rest it dr aggravating activities. Ice and elevation. If it is severe an injection of steroids by a hand specialist would be safe.

Answered 10/26/2014

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Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered

Specializes in Surgery

Hand surgeon: you need to see a hand surgeon they can inject your hand to reduce the pain and the inflammation and minimize any effect on the baby they have many ways of controlling and slowing down and stopping the process good luck thank you for using health tap

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