@rwinney Hi Rachel, I’m so sorry for all of your pain. The nerve pain I have is from Parsonage Turner syndrome. It started out as severe pain in my right shoulder. Little did I know at the time that it was more than just shoulder pain. After several weeks I noticed tingling and pain in my arm and eventually it spread to my hand affecting three fingers. After 3 1/2 years I still have pain from my elbow to my hand in my right arm. My left hand has pain, but it is not nearly as bad as my right hand. I have the same pain that you have - burning, tingling, and occasionally shooting pain. Mine is pretty constant, 7 out 10 normally. On bad days it’s an 8. Most any activity I do makes it worse, but I know that after a while it will return to my normal level of pain. I use ice also when the pain is real bad. None of the many creams I’ve tried have helped at all.

As I said compression gloves help a lot. I wear ones with open fingertips because it’s easier to do things with your hands. The brand I mostly use is Isotoner. They are easy to get on and off because they stretch. Ones that are difficult to take off only cause more pain. Another brand I tried recently is ZZCARE. They are very reasonably priced. I like the way they feel when they are on, but are a little more difficult to take off. I find myself wearing a ZZCARE glove on my right hand and an Isotoner glove on my left hand because it’s easier to take off when I need to. As you can tell I’m not fashion conscious!

Rachel, I hope this information will help you.
Patrick

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