Thanks for the good advice! I will get light strings on Monday and try playing my larger guitar more to see what happens. I know I press the strings down too hard when playing. I'm trying to get better at that. I'll stop playing right before bed when I'm tired and stretch more. My ache in basically in my fingers only. There's no numbness or tingling. I have a stretch cloth bandage wrapped on my wrist. I'll use it from now on when playing to see if it helps. Thanks again for the tips! The guitar is so much fun! I wish I had discovered it as a teen. Better later than never I guess.