Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Montrose, Scotland
Swollen Hands Posted: 01-11-04 07:11am
I wake up in the mornings and my hands are
so swollen I cannot make a
fist. It takes about an hour before they
will close. There are times when
i wake up and they feel like they are
going to explode. Any ideas or help?
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crecia
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Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 2 Location: ohio
Posted: 01-11-04 15:56pm
My hands swell up in the morning also.
These tend to be episodes of flares.
I will soak my hands in warm water or I
use pariffin wax. There are pariffin
machines in the stores that you can
purchase. You dip your hands in the
pariffin wax and it puts a coating on your
hands. You wrap your hands and the
locked in heat helps with the swelling.
It feels very nice.
Hope that helps.
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gymbunny
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Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Calgary, Canada
Swollen Hands Posted: 02-11-04 09:16am
Hi there,
this could be the start of rheumatoid
arthritis (i've had it for 13 years) which
usually affects the hands and feet, you're
hands are usually very sore and tender as
well. The only way to really know whats
going on is to go to a rheumatologist,
they will test your blood and take xrays.
Although sometimes it can take a year for
rheumatoid to show up in your blood, they
diagnosed mine by just looking at my
hands..I had classic 'rhematoid
hands'...When you make a fist there is
barely any indentation between your
knuckles. Other symtpoms of this disease
include fatigue a general unwell
feeling/flu like...Sometimes weight loss.
But I don't want to scare you it could be
anything. You need to go to a doctor to
get your answers..Early diagnosis is the
best course of action when it comes to
dealing with a disease.
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Board
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Joined: 08 Jun 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Holland
Posted: 06-08-04 15:22pm
Hi gymbunny,
my girlfriend was diagnosed with possible
ra yesterday. She mainly suffers in her
hands and feet and has had massive pain
for the last 6 months.
In an effort to try and understand what is
going on with her I stumbled across this
site.
She is hugely worried about what could
happen as most of the pharmaceutical sites
give a terrible ten year scenario whereby
your joints deteriorate and you loose most
of your functionality. I am guessing
that every body has a different case and
she is certainly in the early stages, but
from your experience, is there anything
that you could recommend?
Does the appearance and function of hands
really happen so quickly? She is 29 and
is scared silly about what the future
holds for her.
Thank you for any time taken to answer.
It would help us both a great deal.
(sorry, just realised that the last reply
was from feb....... Any body else who has
any advise is also much appreciated!)
a
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gymbunny
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Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Calgary, Canada
Good News For Arthritis Sufferers... Posted: 06-08-04 16:05pm
Hi 'board' from holland!
sorry it took so
long for me to respond. I would tell
your friend who was diagnosed with ra in
feb not to listen to any doctor that
practices western medicine or any
pharmacist...I know i've changed my tune
since february. But I went to a
naturopath in march and it was the best
thing i've ever done for myself..After 13
years...I am pain free...And off all my
anti inflammitory medication. The
naturopath told me not to eat any cheese
or milk and to cut wheat, pork, chocolate,
peanut butter, and limit my sugar
intake...After two weeks I was waking up
and bouncing out of bed every
morning..Pain free...I tried eating cheese
again and was achey and in pain again the
next day...So for me its definitely dairy
(although I can still eat eggs) I will
tell you that your friend should stay
active..Going to the gym and lifting light
weights is a great way to keep your joints
healthy...But above all its been my
stubborness thats pulled me through.
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Board
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Joined: 08 Jun 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Holland
Posted: 06-09-04 13:42pm
Hi gymbunny,
i was not expecting a reply that
quickly!!!! You have answered in record
time!! Thank you for taking the time.
I did so much reading last night trying to
find out more and saw that a persons diet
can really help so it is really good that
you have confirmed that it works!!! I am
really glad that you are doing so well and
it is great to hear from somebody who is
so positive about this.
Your message will offer her great support
and hope for the future too!
Good luck with everything and I will post
again to let you know how things are
going.
All the best and thanks again!
Andy
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rainbowally
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Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 1 Location: USA
Did You Try Those Gloves Posted: 07-22-06 14:53pm
You might sugggest trying those prolotex
gloves that give off fir rays. I started
using them a few months ago and am
reasonably pleased with the results. The
one thing I like is that they don't
require any of those messy creams.
Worth a try seeing as there are some
sensitive dairy diet issues etc.
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sandyallen
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Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 07-22-06 15:14pm
Although I am not a dr I recommend diet,
exercise and to try and stay away from
surgery as much as possible as surgery can
not only cause scar tissue but it can also
cause arthritis down the road, I am unable
to take anti-anflammitory meds and a lot
of the herbal natural meds do not even
touch my symptoms which their are plenty
of although I have cut down on my regular
meds because I realize that I will have
these medical sutuations the rest of my
life and I know that I must accept them
and live with them as I do not want to
become a druggy so I just do the best I
can do and I also realize that their is a
difference between a want and a need.
All the best to all of you and yours!
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Board
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Joined: 08 Jun 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Holland
Long Time Ago Posted: 07-25-06 02:53am
The last time I posted was a long time ago
and I just received an email which
reminded me of this thread.
Well, nearly two years on and my now wife
is relatively pain free. She was on mtx
for a few months but chose to try
alternate therapy also. She changed her
diet after seeing a specialist and the
results came fairly quickly afterwards.
She has been off all medication for over a
year now, still follows the diet and
really does not have anything more than
sensitive joints.
She is now pregnant which would not have
been possible if she was still taking the
mtx so a change of diet really helped her/
us.
Thanks for the input back in 2004 and hope
all is well.
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luv2xs2
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Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 3
Posted: 08-15-07 15:25pm
I have the exact same thing. It just
started happening recently. I can
sometimes feel the swelling up to my
elbows as well but not always.
Movement helps to bring down some of the
swelling but then it reoccurs each
morning. Some mornings it's worse than
others.
Can anyone tell me what are Prolotex
Gloves? What do you mean by gives off fir
rays? Please explain. Where can I
purchase these gloves? Are they a
prescription item?
Thanks for any help!
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Bryanqwerty
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Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1
Effect of Sleeping Position ? Posted: 10-22-07 09:43am
I've had similar symptoms. Swelling of
one or both hands to varying degrees. But
have had tests for RA etc etc and so far
nothing. But I recently realised that for
me it depends on the sleeping position.
If I manage to sleep with my arms
straight, and not squashing my arm against
body when on my side, I do not get any
swelling. But lying on my back with hands
on the top of my chest I will, after an
hour. i.e. seems to be something to do
with bending my elbows, and position of
sholders. Does position effect anyone
else have this, or am I just odd?
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catbite4
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Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 5
What Works For Me Posted: 10-23-07 20:10pm
My knuckles used to be red and swollen
from Rheumatoid Arthritis and my ankles
swollen and stiff. Then unfortunately I
came down with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
They gave me Rituxan and it killed the
cancer and helped the arthritis. Now I
take a juice everyday and it relieves the
pain and stiffness. It also helped a
shoulder injury too. I couldn't take any
pain killers anymore because they were
killing my stomach. This does not bother
my stomach.
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novak1022
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Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 1
swollen hands Posted: 03-01-08 19:39pm
I got to work this morning and my hands
were itching. Within an hour it was
almost unbearable. It's been 10 hours
since this started and I can stand the
itching but my hands (both) are so swollen
you can't see the knuckles on the back of
my hands.
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thotellen
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Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 1
what works for me Posted: 04-09-08 05:19am
To Catbite:
just a few questions
how long did you walk around with
Rheumatoid Arthritis before they diagnosed
you with Non-Hodgkins Lympoma? When did
you start taking the Rituxan, for how long
did you take it and how is your health
right now?
Thank you for answering, I think I'm
having the same illness as you.
sorry it took so
long for me to respond. I would tell
your friend who was diagnosed with ra in
feb not to listen to any doctor that
practices western medicine or any
pharmacist...I know i've changed my tune
since february. But I went to a
naturopath in march and it was the best
thing i've ever done for myself..After 13
years...I am pain free...And off all my
anti inflammitory medication. The
naturopath told me not to eat any cheese
or milk and to cut wheat, pork, chocolate,
peanut butter, and limit my sugar
intake...After two weeks I was waking up
and bouncing out of bed every
morning..Pain free...I tried eating cheese
again and was achey and in pain again the
next day...So for me its definitely dairy
(although I can still eat eggs) I will
tell you that your friend should stay
active..Going to the gym and lifting light
weights is a great way to keep your joints
healthy...But above all its been my
stubborness thats pulled me through.
