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November 28, 2011 - 2:08am
does anyone have arthritis in their fingers?
a couple of my fingers have been really hurting lately, they kinda feel like they are very bruised and when i touch the knuckle it feels like i just slammed my fingers in a door ... sometimes when i touch these fingers i get sharp pain as if the bones were in shards or something. i don't know how to explain this. i have this in two fingers and one of my fingers is curving at the top joint. is this osteoarthritis? i have OA in my spine and knees, but haven't a clue if this constitutes OA in my fingers. heaven forbid i bump those knuckles doing something AAAggggghhhhhhh! 
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There are many things that can cause pain in your fingers. It's best to follow up with your doctor for further testing
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Hi,
I have very crooked fingers (they look just like my mothers!!) and they are painful. I had severe arthritis in both thumb joints and actually had to have the joint replaced (at the base of the thumb). It was a hard surgery with a long recovery but so worth it as I can use my thumbs again.
I have an excellent hand surgeon and suggest seeing if there is one in your area. Any x-ray can diagnose what is going on.
It is no fun and except for my thumbs nothing I can do but watch things get worse.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Jani
Spinal stenosis, spondolysis, spondolythesis, L4/L5 laminectomy, L4/L5 360 fusion with instrumentation, L1 to L5 fusion with instrumentation and bone graft from hip, L1/S1 fusion with replacement disc and a nice bolt from my spine to my pelvis; PT, accupuncture, prolotherapy, many cortisone injections, 4 rhizotomies. Currently on neurontin, Tylenol 3, ativan, lexapro, ambien, voltaren. Have had 12 other major surgeries.
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I have OA and my sister has RA. Have you been checked by at Rheumatologist? They can take x-rays or an MRI to see what is affecting you fingers and hands. Pain is tough.
HI,
I also am loaded with osteo, and after a total ligament reconstruction in 2010, the arthritis has really set into that hand. (primary hand, of course!)
I must wear a brace at all times, as this was a very delicate surgery, and though my hand works just fine, I can not rotate the wrist much at all - even cut my hair short as I can't rotate the curling iron anymore no matter how I try... The thumb joint at the base of the hand is looking pointed and aches all the time. Then I just noticed the 1st finger is no longer a straight line...curves a bit at the end, and even pushing on it will not straighten it out.
Sounds like you have it too - sorry for both of us, but so far, it's workable. My surgeon suggested trying the glucosamine/condroiton (spelling?) but not to expect alot..it helps to lubricate the joints in some people, others it does nothing.
Good luck, but I think the arthritis is there to stay..
Frannie
3 lumbar diskectomies, partial hysterectomy, 2 bladder lifts, removal of bone spurs-shoulder, removal of end of collarbone for reoccuring spurs, carpel tunnel - did both hands, 2 abdominal hernias, severe staph infection - 2 surgeries to get it to heal, ACDF C5-C7 (2010), total ligament reconstruction of right hand/wrist (2010), non-union of ACDF so redo with anterior and posterior C5-C7 (2011), 3 abdominal hernias repaired 2011, - these are the interesting ones....32 surgeries in all....also have stenosis, ank. spond., DDD, myofacial pain syndrome, osteoarthritis, costachondritis...
is it possible for one to get steroid injections in their fingers? the last knuckle near the tips of my outer two fingers are exceptionally painful this evening. i do have tiny fingers though, about the same size as one of my neices who is 10!
my goodness it hurts. here i am with this back and sciatic pain and the pain in my two outer fingers on my right hand are extremely painful. i actually just took a dilaudid for break-through pain. ow, ow, owie 
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I have had cortisone injections in my thumbs but not my fingers.
Jani
Spinal stenosis, spondolysis, spondolythesis, L4/L5 laminectomy, L4/L5 360 fusion with instrumentation, L1 to L5 fusion with instrumentation and bone graft from hip, L1/S1 fusion with replacement disc and a nice bolt from my spine to my pelvis; PT, accupuncture, prolotherapy, many cortisone injections, 4 rhizotomies. Currently on neurontin, Tylenol 3, ativan, lexapro, ambien, voltaren. Have had 12 other major surgeries.
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