Guest guest Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 Hi Patsy, This happened for me when my symptoms first appeared. My fingers were so swollen that if I spread them apart they almost touched! It affected my left hand & I'm left handed so it was awful (my arthritis only affects my left side). I suggest you call the rheumy right away! Even though you don't like to take meds, flares rarely go away by themselves without medical interference. Take care, in VA~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Overnight my hand went from working to not working..It's so >painful..three fingers are swollen like sausages and feel very stiff >that I can't straighten them...i'm typing with my thumb on the bad >hand..It's almost unuseable except for the thumb..is this what is >called a flareup and if so how long does it take for my hand to get >better... at least enough to use it...anyone have this happen..Also, >my elbows hurt now as they turn, almost like someone is pulling them >out of their sockets. I don't like this...I've never been this >bad..It's been extremely hot and humid this past week, could it be >that... > >thank you... > >Patsy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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