Tender Finger tips that leave dents?

[Offcut]

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?

[AndJan]

Hello Offcut,my husband spent 3 plus wks in CCU,and the skin from his hands and feet sloughed off in huge chunks,as if they had been massive blisters,so maybe,it is a reaction to one of the many drugs used ?Maybe a referral to a dermatologist ,to try to "sort it out ".Keep well .

[Luckyone]

Hi Offcut,

I have numbness and tenderness in both hands in my little and ring fingers, I had to have nerve conductive tests and 2 operations to decompress the ulnar nerve in my elbows which had become trapped, I was told it could have been to using a zimmer frame to get around after spending 3 months in ICU. 3 years on slightly better but my left hand is now smaller than my right hand and I have Walternberg syndrome in both hands, a small price to pay for a second chance of life.

[Offcut in reply to Luckyone]

Interesting point there I do have pain in my back, neck, shoulders, Elbows as well and my to outside fingers have habits of going numb with pins and needles. I ended up with 3 compression fractures in my spine because the ICU weight loss (3 stone) and these have gone arthritic now.

[salfordgirl]

Hi. Offcut

I have a similar problem, also on the soles of my feet. This was diagnosed as critical illness neuropathy.

[Offcut in reply to salfordgirl]

Thank you for that info. 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?