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Posted 3/5/2013 11:37 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, Sherry-- Knowing you have experience with finger joint problems, I have one! For nearly a month my left ring finger has been acting up, mainly feeling painful & stiff at knuckle + upper joint below nail. It started bothering me in the middle of the night extending to early morning. Seems to improve as the day goes on. Doesn't look red or swollen. Any idea what it could be? I rubbed in some BenGay arthritis formula one day-- no dramatic recovery but it didn't cause any harm. / Old Hat (32 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
Posted 3/5/2013 11:39 PM (GMT 0)
My thumb on my right hand constantly feels like it needs to pop, but is painful when I bend it. Due to adjusting from Pred, ya think?
Posted 3/6/2013 12:00 AM (GMT 0)
When I tried Imuran recently I had severe pain in that very finger at the two week mark. It went away after I stopped the drug. By contrast I have not ever got such pains on either high dose pred nor on tapering pred. (At high pred doses I too get some stiffer joints but not the outright joint pains that I got on Imuran, Remicade, and to a lesser extent, Humira. All those pains went away fortunately after I stopped that chemotherapy.
Posted 3/6/2013 12:54 AM (GMT 0)
My joint pain problems were primarily in my hands, wrists and elbows. I'd get "attacks" at random, mostly in the big joint below my thumb, but sometimes in the 1st joint of my pinky, or the 2nd joint of the ring finger. One of my theories was that the joint pain would be most likely to occur at places I'd injured in my younger days. I don't think that theory held all the time, but it's worth considering for you.

You might try some ice to relieve your finger if it flares up again.
Posted 3/6/2013 3:18 AM (GMT 0)
It could be arthritis from over usage. Possibly even tendonitis.
Posted 3/6/2013 6:44 AM (GMT 0)
Sherry, I think you posted about having difficulty moving your finger out of a bent position-- was that the tendonitis? (Meanwhile, thanks to all who replied!) / Old Hat (32 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
Posted 3/6/2013 2:28 PM (GMT 0)
That was called Trigger finger. It's a form of tendinitis. Trigger finger is where the tendon sheath tightens around the tendon, causing your fingers to catch and "pop" open or lock down into a bend position. I've had two release surgeries (one on my left pointer and one on my right pinky). But I have Trigger finger in all my fingers, except for the two that had surgery. Is your finger hard to open or "pops" when you straighten it?
Posted 3/6/2013 9:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hard to open-- at times. Thanks very much for your clarification, Sherry. / Old Hat (32 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
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