Tuesday 27 May

Every day is different, one day my hand and fingers will be extremely stiff and sore, another they will be more supple and the pain will only be intermittent. Some days the pain goes up to the elbow and shoulder, some days it doesn’t. This is what makes it difficult, this unpredictability and lack of control.

However my strategy of constant mobility and deep massage seems to be working, my fingers are less hard to the touch, I think they are less swollen and I feel they are more flexible, freer in their movements (except for the middle finger which remains a big problem and still prevents full fist).

Yesterday I had shooting pains in my other wrist for the first time, I wonder if it’s just a coincidence or whether it is related to the CRPS in my right hand.  I read somewhere that the other limb can also become affected …

Tonight I can feel my fingers and palm seizing up and becoming like a piece of wood, every movement hurting. I hate this feeling but there is nothing I can do, even massaging deeply  doesn’t help much when my hand is flaring up.

Sunday 18 May

Did a lot of gardening on Saturday, tried to use my right hand to grab soil, plant seedlings and pull up plants. Hand was OK at night.

Today though hand is not good, maybe did too much yesterday. I am extremely tired, no energy, am in quite a lot of pain, back of hand swollen, sides of scar raised, red and extremely sore to the touch. Hand feels wooden, have lost a lot of flexibility.