A curious problem.

[Newbeeneil]

I think this is the reference Honey bee sting pain index by body location
Micheal Smith is a very interesting and funny guy who worked with Tom Seeley at Cornel.
Seeley commented that he thought it was a pity that's the main thing people know Micheal for is this paper.
Ah, just noticed the second part of apiarisnt's post..... he beat me to it.

 

[Kaz]

I don't have the reference but I heard of a guy in USA who got stung all over his body (for science!) to make a league table of pain. The septum was no. 1.

I got stung on my septum last year, it's the only time a sting has made me cry

 

[bobba]

Mods please move to another section if needed.

I have been having trouble with a numb finger on my left hand for some time. The problem is worse at night and can wake me op for periods of time with a horrid ache that only moving around and shaking gets the sensation away.

So long story short. I went for a nerve exam yesterday and I have carpal tunnel in both wrists. Basically it was a ping test with the resistance of the tendon sheaths being measured so on a science basis on a scale of one to 5 both wrists are 4's. However and this is the odd bit which puzzled the doc, I have no symptoms in my right hand. Seemingly it is abnormal for the non dominant had to be worse than the dominant one and I am a right hander. The only difference I can think of is that my right as I use it for the hive tool gets stung far more often. Operations now loom.

Curious eh?

PH

I am sorry to hear you have CTS. I hope you get your opps in a timely manor and that they go well.

I used to work for a company that that supplied specialist computer equipment to help people with RSI (repetitive strain injury). You can not just get CTS from heavy work such as power tool use. Many computer users also get it by holding their hands in a bad typing or mouse using position for long periods of time.

We had many people approach us who had CTS in their non dominant hand. They were were mostly people who did a lot of typing. We thought it occurred in their non dominant hand as they would often move their dominant hand away from the keyboard to use the mouse, but the non domint hand would remain in a fixed position.

I also recall many customers who had CTS in both hands but it was worse in their dominant hand.

I am sure I heard something about bee venom possibly having an effect on arthritis. And from my understanding of CTS it makes sense that the increased blood flow in response to a sting and stimulation to the nerviness system could possibly help, particularly over a long period of time as in your case. I dont think stings could cure CTS, but I certainly think they may help slow the progression.

So I think there is definitely merit to your theory.