of course i'm not a doctor, but then again it was a doctor that forced me to wear the brace that actually caused the DeQuervain's tendinitis that I had.
If i were you, i would not wear the brace regardless of what the doctor says- this is the advice i wish i had been given. of course everyone is different, but if you are responding badly to it, then there is a good chance i am correct.

if i were you, i'd ask the doctor to send you to a physical therapist if its too bad for you to treat on your own.

now days when my DeQuervain's tendinitis acts up, i do the following:
ice and heat
rest it - little to no typing especially
wear sports wrist bands for a little support

i just don't want to see you have to go through what i went through,
i really thought i was going to have to give up my career,
but slowly with a physical therapists help, it got better.

one more little trick:
i switched from ball point pens to gel ink pens.
my favorite brand is Uniball Vision.

activities that can really set off DeQuervain's tendonitis:
stapling
cutting with scissors
turning pages in a book, flipping through papers
nail clipping
anything that is repetitious with the thumb
pipetting if you work in a lab
using the thumb while typing (i have a mouse with my laptop to avoid using
my thumb on the touchpad
writing with a ball point pen or a pencil

if i could, i'd take NSAIDS, but i can't.

sue


sue

Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
chiro
walk, bike
no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)