Huggles is right on. The pain is caused by inflammation in the bundle of nerves in your wrist. In order to prevent having to have surgery to clean out the tunnel, you should rest until the pain is gone and wear a brace to support your wrist when you work.
I didn't and I didn't for years and ended up with nearly useless hands. The doctor agreed to perform surgery but he was unconvinced it would do any good because I'd waited too long. I was lucky and it worked, but I was scared.
It's nothing to make light of as we use these hands of ours to make a living, no matter what job it is.
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