Joint pain and osteoarthritis Posted: 03-20-08 06:40am
ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, MY FOURTH FINGER
STARTED TO SWELL AND WAS PAINFUL. AT
FIRST I PUT THIS DOWN TO MY DOGS COLLAR
GOT CAUGHT AROUND THE FINGER. AFTER A
COUPLE OF WEEK I WENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO
SAID IT WAS PROBABLY ARTHRITIS AND TO TAKE
NEUROFEN. I DID THIS FOR A WHILE BUT IT
DIDN'T SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I NOW
CANNOT BEND THIS FINGER PROBABLY AND
SOMETIMES HAVE STIFFNESS IN MY OTHER HAND.
I ALSO HSAVE QUITE A LOT OF HEEL AND
ANKLE PAIN, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNINGS AND
AFTER I HAVE BEEN SITTING DOWN A WHILE -
ONCE I AM UP AND ABOUT, THIS PAIN
DISAPPEARS.
I AM FINDING THIS IS MAKING ME QUITE
DEPRESSED AND REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
WHAT THE SOLUTION COULD BE. AT THE
MOMENT, TYPING THIS IS REALLY QUITE
PAINFUL.
I WAS THINKING OF BUIYING A MAGNETIC
BRACELET AND START TAKING COD LIVER OILS
TABLETS.
I FEEL I NEED TO GO TO A ANOTHER DOCTOR
BUT NOT QUITE SURE WHAT TYPE OF DOCTOR-
OI HAVE PRIVATE INSURANCE AND LIVE IN
SPAIN AND WORK IN SPAIN.
ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE?
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Arthritis Answer A3882 Posted: 04-07-08 22:08pm
According to your symptoms (swollen and
painful finger, stiffness in the other
hand, ankle pain) it is likely that the
appropriate doctor for your condition
would be an orthopedist. According to your
symptoms and age you could be experiencing
osteoarthritis. It is a degenerative
disorder of the joints. An X-ray image can
give you the possible diagnosis.
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