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Howard and Hope - 22 Apr 2005 14:24 GMT

I am 63, have question about my fingers..Rt hand..mid and ring
fingers..seem puffy and hard to bend..kinda hard to clench a fist. If I
squeeze middle knuckles there is a bit of discomfort. Fingers just ache
at times, even a bit in the left hand..Just getting over Prostate
surgery of last Feb also.. Also tops of feet ache
also..not ankle, front tops..have to twist and turn to relieve..any help
appreciated Howie

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DeeTee and Bob Taggart - 22 Apr 2005 15:16 GMT

Howie - have you seen a doctor about the puffiness and stiffness? It
*could* be arthritis, then again it could be something entirely different.
None of us is a doctor and would only be guessing anyway. I strongly
recommend you tell your primary care physician (PCP) about this and if
necessary, get a referral to a rheumatologist. That's the doctor best
suited to treat the more than 170+ brands of arthritis.

Hope this helps, DeeTee
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>I am 63, have question about my fingers..Rt hand..mid and ring
> fingers..seem puffy and hard to bend..kinda hard to clench a fist. If I
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> also..not ankle, front tops..have to twist and turn to relieve..any help
> appreciated Howie

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Duckie - 22 Apr 2005 22:46 GMT

Have you seen a rheumatologist [RD]? That would be the
first place to start.
Meanwhile, trying reading here
http://www.arthritis.co.za/
Oh, and there is a chocolate bounty here for posting.
Open your cup holder and insert all you have. We
promise we will share.
Duckie

> I am 63, have question about my fingers..Rt hand..mid and ring
> fingers..seem puffy and hard to bend..kinda hard to clench a fist. If I
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> also..not ankle, front tops..have to twist and turn to relieve..any help
> appreciated Howie

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Gwen Love - 23 Apr 2005 01:09 GMT

Howie, my son had a problem with a lot of pain in the tops of his feet. By
the end of the day he was limping they hurt so bad. After the Arthrotec did
my pain so much good (before I had to stop taking it), he asked his
cardiologist if he could take it and was given permission to do so. It has
helped him a lot---much less pain for him.
Gwen

> I am 63, have question about my fingers..Rt hand..mid and ring
> fingers..seem puffy and hard to bend..kinda hard to clench a fist. If I
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> also..not ankle, front tops..have to twist and turn to relieve..any help
> appreciated Howie

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firechief - 23 Apr 2005 06:25 GMT

Howie wrote:

> I am 63, have question about my fingers..Rt hand..mid and ring
> fingers..seem puffy and hard to bend..kinda hard to clench a fist.
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> also..not ankle, front tops..have to twist and turn to relieve..any
> help appreciated

I'm going to guess that most, if not all, replies will be
along the line of getting to a Rheumatologist (RD), a
doctor who specializes in investigating, diagnosing
and treating the more than 100 forms of arthritis.

The reason is, none of us are doctors and we cannot
practice medicine. We lean on each other's shoulders,
share the Kleenix (and chocolate), talk about the kids
and grandkids, gripe about a piss-poor doctor, talks
about canoe trips, etc. etc. etc., but we cannot make
a diagonsis for you.

Some folks here have been misdiagnosed for years
by 1 or more doctors, and we certainly have do not
medical training to make an attempt to examine you
via the internet and make a diagnosis (in spite of
what the drug spammers say).

Depending on your insurance/health plan, your
primary care physician (PCP) may have to make
a referral for you to see another doctor, and the
sooner the better.

... I was so poor growing up, if I hadn't been a
... boy I would have had nothing to play with.

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