Re: pain in the palms ; rheumy's verdict

[Guest guest]

I never had an injection for mine.my old rheumy never offered. Mine comes and

goes.

- In , " AnneMarie Ichiki " <amichiki@...> wrote:

>

> Dreamer, and Tess

> first off, thanks for your answers to my question.

>

> When I went looking for info. about the Dupuytren's contractures the first

> site I saw had some nasty operation photos, and I was hoping it wouldn't

> come to that! lol

> I went to my rheumy today and he looked at both palms and asked me whether I

> wanted an injection in both, or if I wanted to choose the worst hand! I had

> to drive home, so chose only one hand.

> He said it was, at present, synovitis in the finger knuckles, but also

> likely to be the start of Dupuytren's. He pressed the centre of my palm and

> said that it was a bit firm and so likely to be Dupuytren's.

>

> Is there any way to prevent it coming on? Or is it inevitable?

>

> thanks

> AnneMarie

> Irish in Japan

>

[Guest guest]

Hi AnneMarie,

Within 24 hours of getting my hand injected, and being put on oral

prednisone, my hand relaxed, and it hasn't happened again to

anything like the same extent.

I don't know for sure, but my rheumatologist lead me to believe that

this was just a part of the RA, and that when we find the drugs that

work well to control the RA over all, the tendon problem is likely

to be controlled right along with the rest of it. I sure hope so,

because it was EXTREMELY painful, as well as making my hand

completely unusable.

--- In , " AnneMarie Ichiki " <amichiki@...>

wrote:

>

> Dreamer, and Tess

> first off, thanks for your answers to my question.

>

> When I went looking for info. about the Dupuytren's contractures

the first

> site I saw had some nasty operation photos, and I was hoping it

wouldn't

> come to that! lol

> I went to my rheumy today and he looked at both palms and asked me

whether I

> wanted an injection in both, or if I wanted to choose the worst

hand! I had

> to drive home, so chose only one hand.

> He said it was, at present, synovitis in the finger knuckles, but

also

> likely to be the start of Dupuytren's. He pressed the centre of my

palm and

> said that it was a bit firm and so likely to be Dupuytren's.

>

> Is there any way to prevent it coming on? Or is it inevitable?

>

> thanks

> AnneMarie

> Irish in Japan

>