Swollen hands

[Debs18]

Does anyone else get swollen hands and really achy fingers.

My fingers are now so swollen I have had to have my rings cut off

Is this a symptom?

[janette]

i dont know if its a symptom but my hands and legs are always swelling up . i had to have all my ring enlarged a few years ago. Then last year i had to have my wedding ring cut off the hospital said it i had left it another hour i would have lost my finger.

[MaryF Administrator in reply to janette]

I get this if I very inflamed from coughing or an infection..... and also the wrong antibiotic! MF

[taffydaffy]

Hi Debs

My hands are always swollen and I have had 2 wedding rings cut off that was so sad I am now on my 3rd ring not husband lol as soon as my finger itches I know now that it is time to take them off x

[KellyO]

My fingers and toes swell. I only wear my rings when I go to work as soon as I get home I take them off. I notice the swelling is less if my fingers and toes are cold and worse if they are warm.

[margaretjo]

I do get some swelling but have always put it down to osteoarthritis.maybe im wrong. Certainly I have found lots of things i didnt know about being due to APLS. One thing I do get is bright red palms, Anyone else get that

[Sue2803]

My fingers swell, usually worse first thing in the morning, very stiff and painful. Don't wear rings at all any more, because they get so tight.

[christinebonner]

I am the same as Sue, i dont wear rings any more only if i am going out, my hands all so have a cornbeef rash every morning that goes once i am up and moving,

[Debs18]

Thank you everyone for the reply, feel a bit more at peace now I know it's not just me.

[pluto5]

I get very itchy hand and fingers which do swell.I had to have my wedding ring cut off because of this My palms also itch, my face, and my toes. . The itching can continue for days on end.

What about eyelids and across brows,do they get red and itchy too?

[Sarita]

Hi, my fingers were swelling up, but that was well before I was diagnosed and before I started taking anti coagulants. That was when I was swelling in all joints too. Then I had the PE and then diagnosed and put on anti coags. They havent swelled up since.

Are you taking anti-coagulants?

My fingers do ache, especially from repetitive tasks like using the mouse on the computer.

My right hand on the palm side itches occasionally and I always wonder if its normal.

[soul22]

hi yes.for some years id had rings made bigger 2 whole sizes bigger but then hands swelled more still can not wear them so wear on chain round neck when out. frustrating isnt it.

im going into have a ultrasound scan on my hands as xrays dont always show alot.....

hope yours calm down...........