Pain in hands

[pepper2975]

Hi to all the lovly people on here I was just wondering if you can get pain in your hands its mainly in my right hand that is very main fall. How do you get though the day if you have things to do and in such much pain any ideas would be very much appreciated as im starting to feel very low and frustrated at the moment x

[bluebell10]

hi pepper,yes i get pains in hands, fingers,wrists elbow everywhere,mines mainly in the right too as im right handed. as for doing things i don't no how i just no i can't do anything even write properly when they're real bad, i just do bits here & there when i can. sorry i couldn't be of any help.heat helps bit,i sometimes sit with a hot water bottle on them,yes i know/a heat pad would be better,it eases pain a bit. hope someone here can help you xx

[Cookie72]

Hi pepper yes I gt pains in hands infact every where even in the soles of my feet, they are driving me nuts at the moment...I have bought a pair of compression fingerless gloves from amazon, they are £17 expensive I know but worth the money, I find they help me , I have to use two crutches which can make my hands worse, sometimes if they are really bad I will wear them for bed, they also create warmth.....hope this helps.....gentle hugs and a handful of sunshine coming your way .....Dee xx

[bluebell10]

cookie,are your feet stiff all the time? even in the morning,mine are on the soles, in fact the whole foot/feet up the heel on that bendy bit that goes up yr leg & ankles & everywhere else of course! god we don't have it easy do we xx

[Colegg]

Again I suffer with painful hands as well as everywhere else but mainly right gets to stage where they swell that bad I can move my right however I don't where a wedding ring anymore due to left swelling but left is not no where near as bad a my right I am lucky I use 1 finger to type when things get really bad and as for doing anything else I have a support network that kindly help with household stuff eg washing and shopping and help with my personal care to it can make all the difference to your day when you know that someone is on the other end of the phone when you can't get out of bed or you want a shower or help dressing bloody arms and hands can be a real nightmare and guess what it's been pouring with rain most the night so the cramp in hand legs face you name it will start for me in morning the joys of fm sorry to go on xxx

[TheAuthor]

Hi pepper2975

I am really sorry to read that you have been suffering in this way and I sincerely hope that you can find some resolution to this issue. I understand all too well as I get terrible pain in my hands and I am unable to do anything when they play up like that.

Take care

Ken x

[Bumblebee]

I have just connected painful wrists and hands to fibro as I have it during flare up now. hard to hold a cup of coffee this morning, it was driving me mad. in the past was told it was down to raynauds, but thats not been too bad. then again not going out helps that too. lol

[agtf1]

I have pain and swelling in hands too (also reynauds), I find it helps keeping hands warm so wear finger less gloves indoors or cuffs I think they're called (like a sleeve that comes over your wrist & fingers with a thumb hole). I also find writing with a pencil instead of a pen and using soft grip knives also helps. I can't wear metal on my hands as it feels like electric shocks against skin, but wear a silicon wedding ring which expands and contracts with my hands and looks like gold.

Also putting muscle rub on hands gives some relief.

Hope some of this helps xxx

[Ginsing]

Morning Pepper, as you can see from all the responses here are a lot of us. who have problems with our hands. I actually took up playing the piano for a year to exercise my fingers it worked for a while then swelling increased. I do hot water in the morning and massage in it. When really bad I wear splints . Sometimes I am seen shaking mu hands - must look odd to outsiders.

I think you just need to treat them gently and keep hem warm.

Hope this helps a bit

xgins

[Hidden]

Hello I also have pain and weakness in my hands and am always dropping things, I find phorpain gell the most helpfull with the pain sue x

[Furry]

Hi pepper, I have been suffering with bad pain and stiffness in my hands, the right one worst. I was referred to physio and have just finished a course of hot wax and exercise treatment. It has really helped. Keeping them warm at home also helps. Take care x

[SquareD6]

Hello Pepper, I also get a lot of pain in my hands, wrists etc I use wintergreen ointment, I get it from Baldwins on line, & wear a tubigrip support to try to keep my hands warm. I find I can't take anything out of the fridge as my hands cramp, go numb & I drop whatever I was trying to take. Take care, I hope you find something that helps XX

[Hobnob]

My hands & wrists are a constant source of astonishing pain. The pain is exacerbated by the cold weather and thin blood. I've found neoprene gloves keep the circulation going and brting warmth to the joints and thus giving me some relief. key in neoprene gloves into Amazon's Search engine and you'll see they ar not expensive and that there are different styles to choose from.

[pepper2975]

Hi thank you all so very much for your kind comments very much appreciated I thought I was imagining things I will be so glad when pain goes im really feeling it at the moment x