I forgot to tell you guys I went to the rheumatologist right before Christmas.  I do not have RA, thank goodness.  However, she did say I'm "double jointed", the non-technical term for joints that hyper-extend further than they're supposed to.  Athletes and gymnasts are well-known to be double jointed to do the things they can do.

What does that mean?  Well, it means hyper-extending a joint can do more damage to the cartilage/ligaments than it might a normal person.  So when I pushed up off my cushy couch over a year ago and twanged my ligaments that lead to the TFCC tear, they most likely hyper-extended and "laxed" a bit.

She mentioned to make sure I keep my muscles toned, as a tighter muscle pulls on the tendons/ligaments and thus reduces this laxity.  What does that mean in the long run?

According to her, wear my brace while doing heavy lifting or more intense chores, or whenever my wrist hurts.  Possibly at night when I sleep, too.  And tone my arm muscles more so they pull tighter on the ligaments.

Basically, thank you, drive through, and welcome to the rest of your life.

Now, there's not much I can do about my wrist other than wait and see if some new problem pops up.  Which will most likely be arthritis.  I always knew I'd have problems with this wrist one day.  Looks like my time of just sucking it up and living with it has come.

It's not gonna keep me from writing, tho.  No sirree.

~~Becka