MrLurcher
28-05-19, 10:37
Here we go again, MS, Diabetes, Bowel Cancer, Crohns, Melanoma, Heart problems and now........Athritis.
Over the past few months ive noticed pains in my palm knuckle area and also sometimes in the first finger joints of my index and middle finger. But sometimes the pain can be really random on my palm, almost muscular. This pain doesn't happen if I move my hands or fingers but if I grab something tightly or if I grab the car steering wheel in a certain way for example. But it happens randomly, and affects both hands at different times - not the same symptoms in each hand at the same time, or even the same symptoms at all. For example today after grabbing the steering wheel using my right hand, I had mild stabbing pains in my index and middle finger knuckle on my palm and also on a section of the thumb joint. It hurts if if I press firmly on a part of the thumb joint. And I don't know if it's because I've been bending and prodding all morning, but my wedding ring finger on my right hand is feeling stiff and achy now.
Im worried these are symptoms of rheumatoid, because I've had knee stiffness and pain for 10 years at times after exercising, especially in the mornings. This includes crepitus, which my doc said it's nothing to worry about.
My job is mixed at the moment, a lot of laptop work, but also manual stuff like pot washing and cleaning - by pot washing I mean cleaning plates and cutlery for up to 80-100 guests, quite hard going on hands I suppose. I play guitar and drums, walk a dog which pulls on the lead. Dont know if those would have any effect on my hands. I used to have a habit of cracking my hand joints a lot too.
I didnt really think much of these symptoms when they began, but they haven't gone away.
Dunno whether to go to docs again, Im already on a waiting list for cardio referral because of heart worries and had lots of bloods done 3 months ago.
Maybe it could be gripping too tightly because of anxiety and stress? Hopefully but unlikely.
Over the past few months ive noticed pains in my palm knuckle area and also sometimes in the first finger joints of my index and middle finger. But sometimes the pain can be really random on my palm, almost muscular. This pain doesn't happen if I move my hands or fingers but if I grab something tightly or if I grab the car steering wheel in a certain way for example. But it happens randomly, and affects both hands at different times - not the same symptoms in each hand at the same time, or even the same symptoms at all. For example today after grabbing the steering wheel using my right hand, I had mild stabbing pains in my index and middle finger knuckle on my palm and also on a section of the thumb joint. It hurts if if I press firmly on a part of the thumb joint. And I don't know if it's because I've been bending and prodding all morning, but my wedding ring finger on my right hand is feeling stiff and achy now.
Im worried these are symptoms of rheumatoid, because I've had knee stiffness and pain for 10 years at times after exercising, especially in the mornings. This includes crepitus, which my doc said it's nothing to worry about.
My job is mixed at the moment, a lot of laptop work, but also manual stuff like pot washing and cleaning - by pot washing I mean cleaning plates and cutlery for up to 80-100 guests, quite hard going on hands I suppose. I play guitar and drums, walk a dog which pulls on the lead. Dont know if those would have any effect on my hands. I used to have a habit of cracking my hand joints a lot too.
I didnt really think much of these symptoms when they began, but they haven't gone away.
Dunno whether to go to docs again, Im already on a waiting list for cardio referral because of heart worries and had lots of bloods done 3 months ago.
Maybe it could be gripping too tightly because of anxiety and stress? Hopefully but unlikely.