 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / February 2006Thumb Joint
Any one with psuedogout have trouble with the joint on their thumb...or finger...I began to have trouble with the upper joint on my left ring finger tuesday and yesterday evening my right thumb joint became inflamed and painful. I don't have RA, so it must be my psuedogout...Also noticed my left toe...Not the upper joint but the one at the foot...Darn it..That hasn't bothered me in a while..Thought maybe it had just went away...I have only had trouble with my knees before... Cindy Oh crap, another disease I never heard of: psuedogout! All I know is that I do have OA & RA, and right now the thumb joint on both hands are giving me some problems, with pain, as well as swelling. My doctor did prescribe me to get personally-designed thumb splints, which I had made at our local Prothestic office, and BTW, my insurance paid for practically all of the cost for making me two ($1,000+) for both! They really do help, and I use them when my thumbs are at their worst, but since they are made to keep the thumb joints in a stable position, some things are rather difficult to do with them on. So, now, anyone want to educate me on what the heck pseudogout is and where it attacks? I did have one flare of what my doctor thought was gout in my one ankle sometime ago, but it has never re-occurred - yet! Nanny > Any one with psuedogout have trouble with the joint on their thumb...or > finger...I began to have trouble with the upper joint on my left ring [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > had trouble with my knees before... > Cindy I was told I had pseudogout. It differs from gout in that there is an accumulation of calcium crystals in some joints rather than uric acid crystals. It also can affect the wrists and other joints. I take colchicine for it. Colchicine is also used to treat gout. Pseudogout is related to arthritis. > Oh crap, another disease I never heard of: psuedogout! All I know is > that I do have OA & RA, and right now the thumb joint on both hands are [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> had trouble with my knees before... >> Cindy Thanks for the info, Sheila. Hope you obtain some relief. I'm hoping my thumb joints don't get worse. The other hand joints don't bother me. Nanny >I was told I had pseudogout. It differs from gout in that there is an >accumulation of calcium crystals in some joints rather than uric acid [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>> only had trouble with my knees before... >>> Cindy no pseudogout here, but i have troubled thumbs from pa and i know how miserable aching thumbs are. i've come to value my thumbs far more since the pa attacked them! ((((((((((cindy))))))))))  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare >no pseudogout here, but i have troubled thumbs from pa and i know how >miserable aching thumbs are. i've come to value my thumbs far more since the >pa attacked them! > >((((((((((cindy)))))))))) My wife has one extremely painful thumb joint that a cortisone shot about once a year takes care of. It may be calcium of bone spurs but the doc says that as long as the shot did the trick and she doesn't have to have them often, he isn't going to look at a more invasive remedy. Thumper > My wife has one extremely painful thumb joint that a cortisone shot > about once a year takes care of. It may be calcium of bone spurs but > the doc says that as long as the shot did the trick and she doesn't > have to have them often, he isn't going to look at a more invasive > remedy. > Thumper i had high hopes for shots last year when my rd pumped my thumbs full of cortisone, but there was little effect. the good part was the lidocaine he injects with the cortisone which gave me a few lovely painless hours. when my hand surgeon went in last month to clean the inflammation out of my right thumb, he found more joint erosion than they'd seen on x-rays and a small bone spur no one knew was there. that's me, over-achieving again. ;-( SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare >> My wife has one extremely painful thumb joint that a cortisone shot >> about once a year takes care of. It may be calcium of bone spurs but [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >thumb, he found more joint erosion than they'd seen on x-rays and a small >bone spur no one knew was there. that's me, over-achieving again. ;-( Do you think it was the spur that caused you the pain? Thumper > i had high hopes for shots last year when my rd pumped my thumbs full of >> cortisone, but there was little effect. the good part was the lidocaine [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Do you think it was the spur that caused you the pain? > Thumper i wish, but i think the inflammation is/was the more likely cause along with the joint eroding. what he found inside that they couldn't see on xray has me a bit nervous about what he'll find when he works on my more troublesome left thumb! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Cindy, what's pa? Nanny > no pseudogout here, but i have troubled thumbs from pa and i know how > miserable aching thumbs are. i've come to value my thumbs far more since > the > pa attacked them! > > ((((((((((cindy)))))))))) > Cindy, what's pa? Nanny actually that was me - pa is psoriatic arthritis, first cousin to ra (caps are too hard to type right now!) SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Thanks, Nann. Those were just new initials to me. Nanny >> Cindy, what's pa? Nanny > > actually that was me - pa is psoriatic arthritis, first cousin to ra (caps > are too hard to type right now!) I called the Doctor to see if I could come in and get a cortisone shot...But I had one in December...They called me in a prescription for a Medrosol pack and said if I wasn't better this week to call back and they would work me in...Well I got it filled, but decided to wait and see if I got better without it...I hate those prednisone pills...The thumb is better some, but all my joints have gotten in on the game now...:( So I will start the pack this morning... Nanny, Like Sheila said...Psuedogout is like gout except for the cause...Usually effects the bigger joints though...Like your knees and wrist and and ankles... Also it isn't as common....Diet has nothing at all to do with it also...Colchicine does help...But it makes me sick so I don't take it... They don't know what causes it either...Gee..Lucky us...Huh Sheila... > Any one with psuedogout have trouble with the joint on their thumb...or > finger...I began to have trouble with the upper joint on my left ring [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > had trouble with my knees before... > Cindy |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.