Let's see how far we've come...

I've had a mild case of it for years but it's gone nuts this summer, probably due to all the writing I do while grading IB Psychology exams for the IBO, followed by all the work on the basement.  While I've been putting up with tingling hands and having them fall asleep on occasion, this is something entirely different:  I wake up with my arms from my hands to my elbows on fire every night and have jolts of pain like lightning bolts shooting from the tip of my finger up through my elbow when I reach or pick up objects. I'm going to start wearing a wrist/thumb splint but probably will need to see a doctor because this is way beyond annoying.