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A 31-year-old female asked:

what does it mean when my left hand hurts but starts with my thumb earlier an sense has moved to my hand an now my arm but it feels like its my veins?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Family Medicine 32 years experience

Hand pain: Pain in hand that is associated with thumb irritation I would think of carpal tunnel first if no injury.

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