Continuation of the Wounded Wrist - De Quervain's Tendinitis [Mother's Wrist, Gamer's Thumb)

The chronic pain on my problematic left wrist has finally been identified - De Quervain's Tendinitis.

Given that the medical name doesn't really ring a bell with layman like myself (except for maybe Tendinitis), i had to source out the web for a better explanation on its cause, effects and treatment!

According to Wikipedia, De Quervain's Tendinitis is simply the damaged surroundings of two tendons that control the thumb's movement and is also known as mother's wrist and gamer's thumb.

It didn't take long to put them together and attribute the causes to the prolonged use of iPhone for games like Angry Birds (original, seasons, rio and the recently launched space) and the almost permanent residence of my ten-month old bulldog cheeks niece in my house!

Although the redness has dispersed, i continue to feel pain at the wrist area and it has worsened considerably to affect the movement of my left thumb [look at the above picture - that's the best my thumb can bend).

My family doctor (Dr Chu from S W Medical Centre) strongly recommended i visit an orthopedic surgeon and also prescribed these anti-inflammatory pills known as Voren to reduce the effects (basically to arrest the pain) of De Quervain's Tendinitis.

The problem is; i am not too convinced that taking a drug with side effects like pain can help to relieve pain. So, if i analyse correctly, i could bloody well feel more terrible after taking them!

*p.s. i know the pain refers to stomach pain*

*p.s. i have been lao-sai-ing for the past few days*