Burning hot hands!

[Crochetmakes]

Hi, I've recently joined but wondered if the "hot hands (occasionally feet) are part of Fibro. It happens unpredictably, I get heat rushed to both hands, they go bright red, even the palms. It feels like they are swollen, tight, can't bend my fingers, cant hold anything. They aren't swollen visually, but the feeling is unbearable. Probably lasts 5-10 minutes, happens at least once daily. Any advise/similar experience would be lovely. Thanks.

[YASMINTINA FMA UK Volunteer]

Morning and welcome, there does seem to be so many symptoms that come with fibro, not experienced this myself but you could always speak to your doctors surgery for a piece of mind. Xx

[Crochetmakes in reply to YASMINTINA]

Thank you, always useful to ask at least xx

[ellj]

This is something that happens to me but I find my feet are worse than my hands.

[Crochetmakes in reply to ellj]

I definitely experience both but for some reason the hands appear to suffer the most.

[Hazel_Angelstar Administrator FMA UK Staff]

I get this but it's usually my feet. I was told by pain clinic it is a type of neuropathic pain, and likely related to fibro pain signals going wonky.

[Crochetmakes in reply to Hazel_Angelstar]

Everything appears to be linked, especially the wonky!!

[Oscarlola in reply to Crochetmakes]

Hi I get the hot hands and feet it's horrible there are many symptoms of fibro they just seem to be adding on x

[Crochetmakes]

Sleeping with feet out of the bed has become my new norm!

[Doctormummy]

Good morning, l do get the same hot hands and feet and never knew the cause, and l am diagnosed with fibromyalgia, now you mentioned it l believe it is a likely link for some fibro sufferers

[Patdoyle]

Yes I get this too hands and feet red and burning and hands feel slightly swollen. Never got to the bottom of it.

[Mollycooper11]

I get this but it is my feet. At night I have to try to go to sleep with cold packs. Not pleasant especially as it's Winter here.

[Crochetmakes in reply to Mollycooper11]

The feet! Standing on my cold kitchen floor tiles!

[Chrissy08]

Hi Crotchetmakes I get very hot hands I swear I could cook an egg on them !!! The pain is so intense and I literally can not do anything to stop it . My muscles and bones ache like hell .I have tried cold packs , hot packs , ice cold water and ice cubes in a glass , even the glass on my patio door , wet tea towels wrapped up on my hands and many more

methods to no avail .

It usually starts around 12am and can last 8-10 hours and I am at the point that I could chop my hands of as so painful . My feet and legs do the same thing and I can’t rest , sleep , sit , stand it’s so unbearable for hours and hours . I am also diabetic so I do have neuropathies which just adds to a vicious circle .

My Osteoathritis in my hands is also bad and my fingers too so all combined makes it so hard to cope .

This all used to happen every couple of months then it started to come 3 to 4 weeks but more recently it’s every 10 days and I don’t know why the changes have occurred other than my morphine patches having had to be stopped because they were burning my skin badly , I had been on them for 12 years !!!

I feel sometimes I am going crazy .

I think you just have to try and find what works for you .

[Crochetmakes in reply to Chrissy08]

Goodness that sounds awful, good luck with any remedies. I have hot hands almost daily, lasts for a while and can be hugely limiting. Comforting to know I'm not on my own. I'm sure they dont but sometimes cant help but think my family thinks I'm crazy!

[cmarie]

I too will get on occasion burning hot feet. Doesn't affect my hands much. Just another lovely symptom of FMS.