@jym626 i might go to the ED. If you are having a TIA, getting very prompt medical care is tantamount.
My sil had a stroke when she was in her 50’s. Her symptoms were very very mild. She was out of town at the time and thought about ignoring her symptoms. She is a PT and so has more awareness of a TIA. They went to the ED, was put on stroke protocol and she found out it was indeed a stroke.
They found out she had a heart condition that was easily fixed.
If it’s not a TIA, then you will know. Gives you peace of mind.
But… don’t you think that if someone says that they were recently hospitalized with a heart condition due to covid that ANY decent human would do whatever was necessary to protect them? I don’t care how much that person didn’t believe in covid or vaccines or anything else.
Very true. When my DH got Covid, he rebounded even though he did not use Paxlovid. I had managed to avoid getting it from him the first time around, but after he tested negative we dropped our guard. Then by the time we realized he had “rebounded” I had caught it too.
Nope. No history of migraines so not a vascular migraine. This stuff is actually kinda in my wheelhouse, and if I was going to go to the ER to see if I needed TPA or something, I should have done that immediately when I was aware of the symptom. It was home alone and decided to monitor rather than drive myself to the ER. Way too late now. I am waiting to see what my PCP says. I used to cross refer with one of the neurologists in his practice so mentioned if I needed to be seen that’s who I’d like. And I have a connection to a hand specialist. I mentioned that too.
The effects of a TIA (transient ischemic attack) are temporary-usually only measured in minutes, but at most 24 hours that I’ve ever heard of. Symptoms which persist over days would really worry me that I had had an actual stroke.
I had similar issue a few years ago. My hand would also spasm and sort of lock up. I was seeing a PT for another issue and said something to him. He did some testing and felt it was from sleeping with my hand bent a certain way. He gave me exercises to do and that relieved the problem.
When I had a suspected TIA they did say the symptoms resolve very quickly and lingering issues. I went through a thorough work up with a neurologist and a cardiologist and they never found anything.
I am awaiting a response from my PCP. It’s a lot better, but it’s not yet 100%. The fact that its slowly resolving (pincer grasp is still not 100%) is making me think more pinched nerve…
A team of researchers from UC San Francisco has found that Paxlovid (Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) did not reduce the risk of developing long COVID for vaccinated, non-hospitalized individuals during their first COVID-19 infection. They also found a higher proportion of individuals with acute symptoms rebound and test-positivity than previously reported.
@jym626 I remember my mother being given putty and a squishy ball, and also an exercise with a flat piece of paper, which you scrunch with the affected hand.
As for the article on Paxlovid, also interesting are these findings:
Researchers looked at 158 participants for 29 days and found that over 30% of those reporting a complete absence of symptoms, reported that symptoms had returned.
Case reports have previously associated the return of COVID-19 symptoms with use of the antiviral drug Paxlovid.
I am curious about the idea that patients may be taking Paxlovid too early, preventing the immune system from responding adequately. I can’t find the article on this idea.
Hi. I am a certified hand therapist. No way to know your diagnosis with out seeing you and getting more information. However, if a pinched nerve, you are talking about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, a compression of the median nerve at the wrist.
Look up Median Nerve glides for exercise. Squeezing a ball during an acute flair can be counterproductive as it can increase swelling in the wrist increasing pressure on the nerve.
The most important thing to do is to keep the wrist neutral as the compression is increased with both flexion and extension of the wrist ( but more with flexion.) Avoid any prolonged positioning of the wrist in flexion or extension. I highly recommend a wrist splint at night to keep the wrist neutral and during the day with any activities requiring prolonged positioning in flexion or extension or any repetitive wrist motions out of neutral.
Could be helpful to wear the splint at all times for a few weeks.
Again, not trying to diagnose just giving suggestions if you find it is Carpal Tunnel. Will be interested to hear what your PCP or hand specialist friend has to say.
My temperature went up to 101.4 last night, but it’s back down to 99.2. I slept really well, yay. I’m sneezing a little but not coughing at all and have no shortness of breath. I mainly just feel very achy and have a bad headache. I feel good enough to get a little work done in our home office today, but I won’t start a new project for my client until Monday.
@MaineLonghorn - glad to hear you are feeling better. When I had Covid this time last year I only had one day where I was a bit feverish with a headache and runny nose. I had no cough and was back working at home the next day. I hope you continue to feel well.
It was several years ago so I’ll see if I can find them. They weren’t hand strength exercises but more about opening up the glide of the nerve. One big thing was changing how I laid on my hand at night.
This is what I can’t get through anyone’s heads. And I know a lot of people who didn’t take it.
" Another recent study found that starting Paxlovid very early, or on the first day of symptoms, improved odds of survival or avoiding hospitalization, compared with starting the drug a day or two later."
Thankfully my doctor has not balked at giving it to me as soon as I tested positive and both times I felt better within hours.