O.K..first time post---over the past few
years, my hands have become more and more
stiff, swollen and hurt constantly. I also
have major problems with the fingers
locking up, won't unlock and now my left
thumb is virtually useless. I live in the
Dallas area and trying to get an appt.
with a rheumatoligist as a new patient is
ridiculous. (5:30 A.M. appts. etc.)
Does anyone have similar problems and can
you offer me any advice?
By the way, I am a 51 year old female,
have had knee pains for years, back issues
with my lower lumbar, but now the hands
have become just the worst of all!
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meblonde01
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Re: Unusable Hands! Posted: 04-20-07 11:21am
dbeaver
wrote:
O.K..first time post---over
the past few years, my hands have become
more and more stiff, swollen and hurt
constantly. I also have major problems
with the fingers locking up, won't unlock
and now my left thumb is virtually
useless. I live in the Dallas area and
trying to get an appt. with a
rheumatoligist as a new patient is
ridiculous. (5:30 A.M. appts. etc.)
Does anyone have similar problems and can
you offer me any advice?
By the way, I am a 51 year old female,
have had knee pains for years, back issues
with my lower lumbar, but now the hands
have become just the worst of
all!
I don't have the same thing. But My sister
does, and she started taking apple cider
vingar.. Organic that you get at a health
food store.. And it helped her a lot.. She
says she swears by it..
Good luck and welcome to the board..
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baybreeze
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 5 Location: NJ
Posted: 07-29-07 09:16am
Hi, im sorry you're having all that pain.
I have something similar going on with my
hands right now. It's happened before, on
and off, but lately it's been going on for
5 weeks without end. All my joints where
the fingers meet the hands are stiff and
painful, plus the joints midway up the
fingers. THis is going on in both my
hands, my right being worse. They do feel
swollen, but don't look it. I can hardly
stretch them out. Work is killing me with
writing, I keep dropping things, and it's
hard to open things. So I totally
understand how it feels. I know I have
lupus and OA in many joints, also
spondylosis. BUt I'm not sure if it's
lupus or OA related in my hands. I havent
mentioned it to my doc yet. It is seeming
that this horrid humidity we're having
lately is making it worse. Have you ever
noticed that?
