Thread: Help needed! Hand problems and stropping

Originally Posted by freebird

thanks guys, I appreciate the help. Switching hands isn't an option, unfortunately I have the same condition in both hands (carpal tunnel combined with diabetic neuropathy). It's just recent that my right hand started showing any symptoms. One thing I may try is standing to the side of the strop rather than at the end. Dad might strop it for me,but he's in almost as bad a shape as I am, and Mom has Alzheimer's . If the switching positions in relation to the strop doesn't work, then I'll try the paddle strop with some paste. There has to be a way to beat this.

NO PASTE!! use the paddle just as if it was your hanger.

What exactly is the problem? Pain, weakness?

The paddle could help with pain by allowing you to use varying positions giving your wrist and hands a break.

If you have weakness you might just need to affix a ring onto you strop to make it easier to grip, and perhaps wrap the shank of your razor to make it easier to hold, I'd recommend latex tape.

Originally Posted by Wildtim

NO PASTE!! use the paddle just as if it was your hanger.

What exactly is the problem? Pain, weakness?

The paddle could help with pain by allowing you to use varying positions giving your wrist and hands a break.

If you have weakness you might just need to affix a ring onto you strop to make it easier to grip, and perhaps wrap the shank of your razor to make it easier to hold, I'd recommend latex tape.

both pain and weakness...fortunately (?!) my left hand is worse than my right (I'm right handed) but the right hand is getting there.

Shaved this evening without stropping, and I could really tell the difference, the razor seemed to pull some of he whiskers rather than slicing through them. I see Guigi has a paddle stop in the classified section, will see if the finances will allow me to pick that one up. Have an old one in storage, but it would need to be totally rebuilt.

i need to ask a lot questions but in short way
1st have you ever checked your A1c level what was it?
DM i or DM ii do you have?
Name o f the medication currently are you taking it?
how old are you?
does pain goes away when you rest your arm/
have you dropped any classes etc from your hands
this is minumum i can ask.the best way let mek now your messenger name and what time you can be online or phone number .today is the best day for me i will be at home. i can meet you online.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

i need to ask a lot questions but in short way
1st have you ever checked your A1c level what was it?
DM i or DM ii do you have?
Name o f the medication currently are you taking it?
how old are you?
does pain goes away when you rest your arm/
have you dropped any classes etc from your hands
this is minumum i can ask.the best way let mek now your messenger name and what time you can be online or phone number .today is the best day for me i will be at home. i can meet you online.

Yep,my last A1C was 5.7, but my regular readings are so scattered that they can't get an accurate A1C....the Diabetes Educator called it the shotgun effect. Currently I'm on an insulin pump using Novolog or Humalog (Same med, different manufacturers). Not entirely, my right arm does get better, but the left the fingertips stay numb. The left fingers being numb was the reason I was tested for Neuropathy and carpal tunnel. No, so far I haven't dropped anything, if I start dropping things, I'll go to a safety razor, rather drop one of those than my straights.

My wife had carpal tunnel in both hands. She had numbness and fairly severe discomfort at night so she couldn't sleep well. She had arthroscopic day-surgery for the carpal tunnel last week. The pain and numbness problems were cured immediately.

Originally Posted by matt321

My wife had carpal tunnel in both hands. She had numbness and fairly severe discomfort at night so she couldn't sleep well. She had arthroscopic day-surgery for the carpal tunnel last week. The pain and numbness problems were cured immediately.

That's good news.I've got neuropaty in conjunction with carpal tunnel. Am supposed to go visit a hand specialist, but withou medical insurance (and income) it's rather difficult to add yet another medical bill to the already growing stack. At least there is light at the end o fthe tunnel!