Hi, been diagnosed more than 10 years ago with RA. Had extreme pain inside my hand for many days ( palm) . I find it hard to open my hand and fingers as it.hurts too much inside hand , especially big middle finger. It feels like the tendons can't stretch anymore .
Anybody with same thing ? Is that linked with RA ? Is it tendinitis?
Thanks
Might be. Or tenosynovitis. Or trigger finger. Been getting injections in my ring finger palm for years for tenosynovitis. You need to visit your GP.
Ok thanks , does it feel better when your wrist is closed and painful when you open your hand ? Do you always have tenosynovitis or is it some flare up which last a few days and go ?
Yes always have it. Worse when RA flaring. You need to get a proper diagnosis.
Do injections help?
They did. Had quite a few over the years but last one didn’t.
Ask your rheumy’s advice…..could be compressed nerves …or osteoarthritis…both cause pain the the palm if your hand.
Hello,
I don't know if it helps but I had a similar issue a few years ago and my neurologist diagnosed it as vitamin D and Calcium deficiency. Mine was related to Phenytoin which causes a deficiency of both but it might be worth asking if your levels are ok?
Perhaps your GP will run some bloods for you
Anyway good luck and I hope you find relief soon
Thanks for those advise. I'll wait a few more days and contact my gp. Its very difficult to get a reply from my rhumatolog so I will not even try . Thanks
Don't you have a nurse helpline? At Rheumatology
I do but it's an answer phone and she never phone back. Phoned a couple of time in 10 years time and never had a reply ... very bad
That's bad I have an email system goes through to admin and they pass to rheumatology
I find the same at my hospital . RA helpline has been useless however has improved the last year. They very often say the helpline is closed and say don’t leave a message will reopen later today . What use is that … I did keep calling and was able to leave a message on the last occasion ..
I get his sometimes too. It comes and goes.
I’ve had tenosynovitis and I can feel your pain, I suffered for months before trying to get a doctor to look at it. My GP gave me a weeks steroid tablets and referred me urgently to see my rheumatologist. 6 weeks later I finally saw her, she gave me steroid jabs which didn’t work, the pain got worse I had to go on steroids for about six weeks for it to eventually ease up. She sent me to a physio who did an ultrasound and told me to squeeze my hand till it hurt, he did it and I almost punched him it was so painful. I’ve lost movement in my ring finger and altho the severe pain has gone down there is still swelling in my finger, can’t wear my rings. I do keep trying to squeeze my hand all the time but I don’t think it will improve now. My advice to you is try to see your Rheumy as soon as possible.
hi I get this too always worse in a flare and when my medication isn’t working yes opening hands so painful and throbbing burning pain hurts more if do anything
Hi. I had the same for many years each time I had a flare up. My palm would start hurting, become tight and eventually my middle finger would be curled over and locked. It was mainly treated with steroid injections into my hand and a splint on my fingers but then became more regular affecting all aspects of day to day life along with being extremely painful. My rheumatology Dr referred me to a orthopaedic hand surgeon and I ended up having surgery and my tendon cut to stop it reoccurring and locking. I still get the pain but it does not affect my finger locking. I was told it was due to nodules on my joints catching on my tendon and the inflammation compressing the tendon. Hope that helps and you improve and get some relief.
I do get something similar to you . When I have a bad flareup I am beside myself with pain in my hands a wrists. It’s so hard to explain so much more than the normal joint flares. It’s like a surging thrusting burning pain, I just can’t sit down or settle finding myself to constantly walking around swinging my arms to get a slight around of relief. . Pain killers and even oramorph, did nothing to help. I fingers like sausages hands wrist and arm hot and swollen, finger tips cold find myself pacing around unable to sit down , It generally starts in evening and continues all night, The pain can be that intense that I wan to have my arm amputated…. You might think she has a low pain threshold,.. I don’t had my first child without any gas air or pain relief, not wanting to be a hero it’s just the way it happened., suppose I was lucky. .. I have just been put on another course of steroid which has instantly helped. Left with numbness in finger tips Thank goodness for steroids but I do hate taking them .
Sorry to hear that , ita difficult to explain this pain especially with people who don't have RA.I'm the same as you , I do not like taking steroids, all the best
I have experienced pain like this in my hands. Starts late evening and carries on into the night. Horrible pain I cant sit still have to keep moving my hand about. Usually happens with a flare up
might be a form Dupuytren's contracture , Google it , a have a mild form of it and my friend had the op to free up the tendon sheaths 👍
Palm pain was one of the first symptoms I noticed.
get it checked first. Mine is identical and diagnosed as RA. I take my RA meds plus Vitamin D as suggested by RA nurse and curcumin C3 ( simple supplement) works wonderfully for my hands. I tried stopping it and the pain/ tightening came back. Another suggestion from my RA OT support gloves (Amazon) This relieves the pain I wear overnight so my hands are free in the morning. Good luck hope this helps. But speak to RA nurse first
Hi , I have experienced this several times , I put my hands in water as hot as I can bear it , massage , get some support gloves for rhuematoid, you might get them off Amazon👍
I have had the same thing since Christmas excruciating pain especially at night!
I had similar symptoms rheumatology diganosed carpel tunnel and osteo was added into my ra . I have resting splints for it waiting a op on my catpel tunnel
Thanks for all those comments , although it doesn't make things better ,it feels good to see I'm not the only one ( although it will probably sound wrong saying that) ...... All the best xx
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