Trigger thumb and carpal tunnel syndrome?

I'm with you - I have recently acquired a trigger thumb on my left... in combination with a frozen shoulder on the right! Makes a lot of everyday actions impossible, or nearly so...

I have carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands, but fortunately it's hardly there at all at the moment. It does tend to be worse when I put on weight!

When it is playing up, like you it seems to be worse at night. I wake up feeling as if I have big fat sausages for fingers.

I have had carpal tunnel syndrome off and on for nearly 30 years. I get it mainly at night and hang my arm out of the bed so that my wrist is below body level, which tends to relieve it.

I am having a more active phase at the moment and wake early most mornings because my right arm is so tingly and painful.

Do any of you take any medication?
I take ten tablets a day now because of my aortic dissection last Easter. I notice that my left ankle and left hand swell during the day. At night my left arm tingles right down to my fingers. The last time I saw my GP she asked which was the worst side effect for us to try and do something about.
I think it was on The One Show last week that Dr Sarah Brewer said that old people with cold extremities were more at risk of heart attacks, but they are the ones who tend to be given beta blockers which can affect your hands and feet.

I have not even bothered to mention it to my doctor, in the same way that I have never discussed my migraine with her. Neither are severe enough to require medical treatment.

I am loathe to mention anything to my doctor that does not need serious treatment. I took a problem to her about 5 years ago, had extensive tests that, as a side issue, found very minor internal changes that are the internal scars of a childhood health problem, done and dusted 50 years ago, but are also identical with damage done by another condition of which I have never had any symptoms but I now I have to tell my insurance company whenever I want travel insurance and that is causing problems.

My rule now is; if the doctor doesn't need to know anything, I am not telling them.

I was diagnosed with CTS many years ago, and then was prescribed diuretics which did help, haven't had any since.
When I first woke with it I was so worried pain right up my arms - since then I have pins & needles if I keep my arms up i.e. on phone or writing for any length of time etc, and like FlicketyB dangle my arm out of the bed which seems to bring it back to life!
There is an option for an operation but I would prefer to avoid that!

I seem to have acquired trigger finger in the little finger of my left hand. My finger constantly locks and is at times painful, tender too at the base of the finger. My husband had the same problem and has had one cortisone injection, no problems since. He has also had bilateral carpal tunnel which has been operated on. Left hand not successful, right very no problems since.