Painful Joints

[Barmaid]

The last two days my knuckles in my right hand have been SO painful. Both the upper joint and the main knuckle. It's radiating up my fingers into the hand. I have done very little typing over the last week although I have got very bad tendinitis and tenosynivitis which I thought were most wrist related.

Fingers are really stiff in the morning too. Is this likely to be arthritis? Any tips on how to ease the pain?

[goodgoalie]

Could be chilblains. Are they red/swollen, a bit tingly and itchy at times?

[Barmaid]

Not tingly or itchy. Main knuckles on 2 fingers appear slightly swollen but I can't be certain.

[Buenchico]

Scroll down to 'Osteoarthritis of the hand':
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/osteoarthritis/symptoms/
It would appear to me that you've described some of the symptoms listed there.

[LadyCG]

Based on your OP description, I would favour rheumatoid arthritis.

[pastafreak]

I had similar symptoms in my right hand a bit over a year ago. Bad pain and terrible stiffness on waking. Googling made me think rheumatoid arthritis...But it disappeared of its own accord before I could see a doctor. Now, I often have swelling with no pain in my thumb and forefinger.

[Barmaid]

Hmmm. Neither of those look nice. Am favouring pasta atm in the hope it will go away. I'm getting old.....

[melv16]

If you were a bloke I'd advise you to use your left hand;-)

[tonyav]

snigger

[Sqad]

Much too early for an accurate diagnosis and could be due to many, many things....arthritis of both types,repetitive strain injuries, gout, carpal tunnel syndrome.........you name it.

Advice: Ibuprofen 400mgs three times a day after food and monitor the situation for the next 5 days.

I like the post of pasta at 23.11.........

[spathiphyllum]

You’d know if you had rheumatoid arthritis, i doubt you do.

Could be anything from early onset arthritis to opening too many prezzies at christmas! Take anti-inflamatorys and see how you feel

[pastafreak]

// I like the post of pasta at 23.11.........//

...I dont know if that's a good or bad thing...
*confused in Plymouth * ;)

[Sqad]

No! no! no!....it's a compliment pasta........

[pastafreak]

Oh...that's a relief.
I'll spend the day smiling now ;)

[ummmm]

Go to your GP and get blood tests done.

I had a similar problem and it turns out I was Vit B and Vit D deficient. My joints were really painful, especially in my hands.

[Sqad]

Ummmm....Barmaid has only had it for 2 days.........bit early for tests wouldn't you think?

[moggymay]

Often Auto-immune diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis can lurk for months without significant symptoms.

I would suggest going for a blood test to rule out RA. Its a simple test for Rheumatoid Factor. If its elevated you may have RA which could be a reactive form, especially if you have suffered recently with an infection.