Here’s my question:
If you are just sitting with your hands resting open and not in a fist for a while (like when watching tv), do you get sharp pain if you quickly try to make a fist?
I’m complaining about hand pain but I’m wondering if maybe everyone’s hands get stiff and painful.
My rheumatologist is doing a 90 minute ultrasound of my hands and wrists next week. I’m afraid he’s going to tell me I’m a big baby.
I mean my blood shows I have systemic inflammation but I still wonder if I’m just experiencing what everyone experiences and I should just deal with it
No, I don’t think having the hand pain you describe is normal and I think that you are wise to consult your doctor about it.
I have chronic pain throughout my body that has developed over the past couple of years. I really feel it in my hands, both pain and stiffness, maybe because I use my hands alot. It is particularly noticeable when I close my hands into fists.
I have had extensive blood tests done and I do not have systemic inflammation or an autoimmune disease. I have also had various diagnostic imaging done.
I was recently diagnosed with fibromayalgia and with something called central sensitization and enrolled in a chronic pain clinic through my medical provider.
Wow @Moonbeam . I’m sorry about your pain and I really hope the pain clinic can help you. I have whole body pain too but my hands are the worst. My rheumatologist said based on the amount of systemic inflammation I have showing in my blood, if my labs show my body can handle it (liver etc) he’s going to put me on a medication that’s a chemotherapy drug. But for some reason I’m still in denial and feel like I’m being a baby about my pain.
That feeling sticks around for a long time. Even after imaging was able to conclusively show the cause of my pain, I still feel like a baby sometimes. I spent a long time being told I was just overly sensitive.
@Ninjastar , ok. My husband has severe pain and it’s what makes me feel like my pain can’t be that bad if he can push through his. I’m sorry about your suffering. You don’t deserve it
Gosh, same. I sometimes push myself way too hard because I compare myself to Mr. Star. He tells me to stop it, and most days I listen
I will say, spending time to learn what works and what doesn’t has helped a ton. Finding treatments that mildly relieve the pain helped a ton. Physical therapy helped a ton.
I have osteoarthritis and tendonitis in my hands, so they do get pretty achy, stiff, and sore. Sometimes the pain is pretty high. I’m only 31, but I have benign joint hypermobility syndrome (my joints hyperextend / bend too far in the wrong direction). The BJHS has caused my joints to wear out quicker than most people. Osteoarthritis is very common in older people, it’s the “wear and tear” kind. I’m just unlucky.
