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Q: Numb Fingers, tingling sensation to severe pain, Raynauds!
asked by: lee3577 on September 25th, 2007
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Hi, I'm in my early twenties and I have a reoccurring problem with the thumb and pointer finger on my right hand. It started with the thumb a few years ago where it would get a tingling sensation that would build over a few days to severe pain like it had just been slammed in a door. It would be constant for a few days and gradually decrease. Over time it spread to the pointer finger as well and now during the worst days I can feel a duller pain up to my shoulder. My Dr. told me to go to a rheumatologist who tested me for numerous things including gout, Raynauds, rheumatoid arthritis, and assorted autoimmune disorders. She determined I have Raynauds (I also complained of sensitivity to cold at my original Dr. visit) but couldn't explain the pain, which occurs whether my hands are warm or cold. Most recently the skin around my finger tips and toes looks like it's developing small calluses and is easily peeled off. I don't know if it's related to everything else or if that's a whole other thing, but if anyone has experience anything similar and can offer me some help I'd be extremely grateful!
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Jaderz
replied on September 27th, 2007
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Sorry if this is totally off base - But do your hands physically get hot or cold, too?

My hands, for years, were ice ice cold, then they turned fire hot - Both in the literal sense - And also were in dire tingling pain. Never got it checked out, though.. And it seems to have just gone away with time.. Rare occassion to happen now.

I also had/have Exzema, which causes rashes and bumps to spread across my left ring and middle finger, and has left a hard flat 'scar' on my palm. It also peeled off fairly easily, though pussed and sometimes bled.

Terrible what our bodies do to itself.
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