Not to be confused with tendonitis
Hey Cindy...coincidentally, I just went to the doctors to see if I had it. Thank goodness I do not. I do, however, have severe tendonitis in my wrist where the thumb meets the crotch of the palm on the inside. I use a roll ball mouse by Logitech and the thumb action is what caused it, aggrevated by our daily optical practice.
Motrin (800 mg) will help reduce inflamation and Tylenol (with codeine) will increase our pain tollerance. Wearing an arm and wrist cast to give the wrist a rest is a must. Warm, wet wraps feel really good after a long day.
Ways to assure it will not get worse is to take a good look at our puter stations. Our arms should be nuetral or parallel to the keyboard and the mouse pushed away a bit. Using a wrist rest is ergonomically correct as well. Just make sure your chair is not too high as this causes our wrists to bend.
Hope this is helpful.