HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

wondering if this is "normal" in the RA world...

Support Forums
>
Rheumatoid Arthritis
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 10/3/2012 10:32 PM (GMT 0)
Hello, I have a wondering. Since having been diagnosed with RA and SLE, I have noticed that one of my fingers that the RA has settled in, locks or goes out of socket???. It will lock in a curled postion and/or stiffen up in a straight postion. It mostly happens when I try to grab something and I would just pull it where it felt like it would go back into joint and go about my business. Well, today, it did its curled up thing and I couldn't get it to return to normal for several hours. I massaged it, iced it and tried to relax as best I could. Finally, I ran hot water and stuck my hand under it and after a few minutes of enduring really hot water, took a deep breath and pulled the snot out of it and it twisted back into postion. I noticed during this frantic few hours, that the tendon in that finger was extremely tight. Is this a usual symptom of RA??? confused

Thanks

Posted 10/3/2012 11:13 PM (GMT 0)
My doctor took me it was coming from the imflamation in my joints. My started about 8 months ago. Sometimes it will go away for awhile, but then it comes back.  (it stay messed up more than it stays normal) my middle finger kindda crosses over my other finger to the right of my middle finger and when close my hands to make a fist and reopen my hand it's like it catches before I reopen my hand - kindda like it pops out of joint and when I type now sometime my finger won't bend right and it'll make me hit the wrong key.) From what I was told it's pretty normale for this to happen with RA patients.
Posted 10/3/2012 11:22 PM (GMT 0)
You may have a trigger finger. If your rheumy does injections into fingers, see him/her. If not talk to the rheumy about which hand orthopod you need to see. Caught early may prevent surgery.
Posted 10/3/2012 11:55 PM (GMT 0)
I have a similar problem with my hand. It gets better when the RA is controlled and worse when inflamed. My doc sent me to a hand surgeon who did not recomend surgery but sent me to PT with a hand specialist.
Posted 10/4/2012 12:13 AM (GMT 0)
Hi every one and Thank you for replying. I don't feel so weird now. I just found out I am on a waiting list to see a PT and OT to decide which one will be the best for me.

Thank You to all for responding!

smilewinkgrin  

Posted 10/4/2012 4:02 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Yes i was using one of those pump spray bottles one day and after about 3-4 pumps my fimger curled up around the trigger and i couldn't straighten it, this has happened Quite a few times
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply