Tender fingertips that leave dents?

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I am not sure what banner to put this. I have had tender fingertips for some time now. But more so on my right hand if I touch anything I am left with dents in the ends of my fingers. These dents can take some time to recover? Any Idea what is causing this?

[BobD Volunteer]

Could be circulation problems and sounds like there is fluid retention there. I suggest you see your GP when the holiday is over as it can't be very nice for you. are your hands swollen at all?

Bob

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I was given water tablets some time back, I had no improvement in anything except I felt like I had been kicked in the kidneys. The left hand has swollen a little in the past week but my right hand is the worse! If I lightly push my index finger to my thumb tip it leaves a dent in both. It also seem to get worse as the day goes on?

[MarkS]

How long do the "dents" last for? Do they cause you any pain? I get dents if I press my fingers against anything like the edge of a table. I put it down to ageing and the skin being less elastic! They go when I do any other activity like typing on the keyboard.

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They are there for well over a minute. They stay the most on my thumbs? If I run my finger over my thumb it leaves a groove?

[MarkS in reply to Offcut]

If I press my nail into my thumb it'll leave a dent which is still there over a minute later! However I don't get any tenderness so maybe worth checking out.

[mumknowsbest Volunteer]

I agree with Bob, it could be fluid retention, whatever your age your fingers should not be that swollen, si I would get it checked out.

Eileen

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Looks like a visit to my blinkered GP's Thanks for your comments I will let you know what they come up with

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I have been told from another sufferer that critical illness neuropathy could be the reason.

I looked it up I had most of the problems it mentions in the report I read. I was going into MOF and was on a oscillator for 12 days and ventilator for a further 18 days. It took a very long time to get my hands to work properly.

archneur.jamanetwork.com/ar...

It fits that the muscle loss would cause the dents and the pain could be the lack of padding making my nerve endings more sensitive?