I guess I will go in the kitchen and try one of Joonies sugar sandwiches after I finish typing this, since obviously nothing else makes me feel better. I know everyone is sick of me whining about my hands; but if you had a manitou growing in your palm, youd probably be worried too. I went to the hand doctor last week and he gave me two cortisone shots in these nodules growing across my palm. My RA doc gave me a Medrol dose pak the other day to try and help the sausage fingers that are killing me. The pain in my fingers is better but they are still just as swollen so I figure the Pred is just masking the pain. My palm looks like it belongs to an alien. Not only do I have the nodules in between the upper first two creases in my palm, but I have swollen somethings (vein, nerve, heck I dont know) by my thumb that is protruding/bulging. It feels like someone is sticking a knife in my palm and twisting. Has ANYONE ever had any strange painful things like this literally in the upper palm of your hand? Does anyone know a good hand specialist in the Dallas area? Sorry for ranting, its the anticipation of that sugar rush I am going to get from the sandwich.Cannot say that I have had a RA nodule, yet. At least I do not think I have.
Thanks for your kind post. The RA dr said it was Dupuytrens, which doesnt make sense to me since Dupuytrens runs in families and has other things that influence it like alcoholism etc which none fits me. Plus Dupuytrens is very uncommone in people with RA which my doc says I have. THe hand doctor literally said he didnt know; can you beat it? So now I am scaring myself to death with the unknown. Sheeeesh, its one thing after another.
Gee I never heard of that in all my life! If the hand doctor doesn't know who the heck would? I would ask the RD for a referal. Did you google it?I know, thats why Im getting so depressed, no one can tell me. I have another appt with another hand "specialist" in two weeks. I googled it and it kindof fit Dupuytren's but it doesnt, plus according to internet this is very rare with RA. Plus, what worries me is that I have all these things going wrong, the Polymyalgia, the RA, this hand thing, and NOTHING tests positive in my blood, not the RF factor, ANA, CPP Sed all are normal. The only thing wrong is elevated CRP and platelets. SO I start imaginining all these symptoms swelling, pain, nodules weakness are all a result of some underlying cancer or something they cant see or havent tested for. Its wearing me out. I'm very sorry you are having to deal with these "nodules" in the palm of your hands. I can't offer much advice about them unfortunately. I hope your docs are able to figure out what it is - so it can be treated.you described your fingers as sausage fingers...that's a typical descrition Psoriatic Arthritis..and PsA affects the tendons and often tests negative in blood. Has that ever been discussed.
and just because something isn't typical does not mean it does not occur. If the hand doesn't improveover the weekend I would give the hand dr another call
Mummmm, sugar sandwiches are sooooo good. Have you ever heated one in the oven until the sugar melts and then ate them? They are good this way too.Oh that sounds sooo delicious. I don't think we ever had them that way. I have psoriatic arthritis and I was diagnosed because of the sausage shape of my fingers and on xray I had the typical cup and pencil long bone deformity of the fingers. Sausage shaped fingers can be the first symptom of PsA.Well, Paula, I hope you can get some answers soon. It sucks to be in pain and all the problems when you just want to be better already!
Sandwich would be better with cinnamon with the sugar!