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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / December 2005Blood Clots ??
Is it possible to get them in your fingers? I have a lot of pain in my left hand index finger just above/between the DIP and PIP joints. It looks like a tiny bruise, but it's a very defined, blue vein thing. I've had it for a few weeks now, and it hurts like a sunnovabitch, going from annoying to outright preoccupying at times. I have an appt with my RD next tuesday, Dec 12th, but was wondering if any of you have similar experiences or some grain of wisdom to share with me. this is getting really old. Also, this is the same hand that I have the unrelenting DeQuervain's tenosynovitis, that rotten pain in my wrist under my thumb. I've been doing PT for a few weeks, but nothing, nothing is getting better. I'm reduced to wearing a wrist splint to prevent the aggravating motion of .......errrr.......... wrist motion. This is also getting old. OK, this wasn't just a request. It soared off into a whine. that kinda happens around here from time to time. <sigh>  SignatureDi zinkadoodle at gmail dot com www.pbase.com/di www.dustydoggie.blogspot.com > Is it possible to get them in your fingers? I have a lot of pain in my > left hand index finger just above/between the DIP and PIP joints. It [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > OK, this wasn't just a request. It soared off into a whine. that kinda > happens around here from time to time. <sigh> Does feel surprisingly good to tell someones that understand though doesn't it? Sometimes PT does more harm than good. Hope this isn't one of those times. Jo di, my doc told me once that i had phlebitis in my finger. i am prone to getting superficial phlebitis in my arms. (do ok on low dose warfarin, knock on wood). i can't even recall now what the bump looked like, but it very painful and lasted several weeks and when i showed it to the doc, he said it was phlebitis. it went away on its own. diane > di, my doc told me once that i had phlebitis in my finger. i am prone > to getting superficial phlebitis in my arms. (do ok on low dose [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > diane Sorry it took so long to respond to this, but I'm glad you posted your experiences. My computer went a bit whacko (not fully resolved yet), and this past week was a work marathon. Anyway, I'm glad to know that your phlebitis just went away on its own. What's amazing is that I have an appt with my RD on monday, wherein I was going to ask him about my painful bloodclot looking thing. But, after having been there for weeks and weeks, guess what? Yup, I think it's gone. I'm gonna ask him about it anyway, but I suspect that he's gonna look at me like I have two heads and am acting like a hypochondriac, given all the "real" and discernable issues I deal with. But, I don't care. It's gone. If it comes back, I'll deal with it. thanks, Diane. Your post was really encouraging. :-) SignatureDi zinkadoodle at gmail dot com www.pbase.com/di www.dustydoggie.blogspot.com Didn't you know that the surest way to cure a current problem is to make a doctor's appointment? It scares whatever is bothering us at the moment. DeeTee >> di, my doc told me once that i had phlebitis in my finger. i am prone >> to getting superficial phlebitis in my arms. (do ok on low dose [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > thanks, Diane. Your post was really encouraging. :-) isn't that the truth. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo "> Didn't you know that the surest way to cure a current problem is to make a > doctor's appointment? It scares whatever is bothering us at the moment. > > DeeTee I wish that worked for me these days :( DianeW > I wish that worked for me these days :( DianeW A follow-up to my original post: I saw my RD this past monday. I asked him about my finger "clot", to which he showed me his. His was a lot bigger than mine. Amazing. "Yeah," he said, "hurts at times, but not a big deal." He offered me no solutions, or relievers, or anything. Obviously, I wasn't getting any sympathy from him. On thursday, I had an appt with my GP. That appt was to get a flu shot and a refill for Maxalt. I showed her my finger. She said that it sure does look like some kind of occlusion, but not to worry, as it is superficial and not likely to thrombose. She suggested that I use moist heat to allieviate the symptoms, particularly given that my Raynaud's is so severe. So, the upshot - I'm not worried, even though it hurts like a sunnovobitch, and yeah, DianeC, you were right. Sure is a lousy annoyance, isn't it? SignatureDi zinkadoodle at gmail dot com www.pbase.com/di www.dustydoggie.blogspot.com |
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