 [ Symptoms ] pain ring finger to the middle of arm before elbow for 45 days started after i held on to stop falling worse on lifting its not bad3 on 10 earlier it was more painful but now it does not hurt as much unless i type or write i have barely used my right hand for anything for the past month else the pain increases it starts hurting at one point about five fingers from my wrist but pain goes away completely if i press down on it it also hurts in the area below middle to pinkie i got an xray done already so nothing there shd i get an mri if so only for wrist or forearm also or shd anti inflammatories be enough thanks [ Disease ] if you are not pregnant yet you can help your chances for having a healthy baby by planning ahead schedule a pre pregnancy checkup at this visit you can talk to your doctor about the medicines vitamins and herbs you use it is very important that you keep treating your health problems while you are pregnant your doctor can tell you if you need to switch your medicine ask about vitamins for women who are trying to get pregnant all women who can get pregnant should take a daily vitamin with folic acid a b vitamin to prevent birth defects of the brain and spinal cord you should begin taking these vitamins before you become pregnant or if you could become pregnant it is also a good idea to discuss caffeine alcohol and smoking with your doctor at this time