Trigger finger

[Guest guest]

Cookie or Martha. What's a trigger finger?

Kimmie

[Guest guest]

You are abaolutely right!!!! Then the bones had a chance to repair

themselves as best they could. Obviously after 8 years of standard meds which

DID

NOT protect my bones against damage, I will always have some deformaties. If my

#@%#*# doctor had given me Minocin when I first asked for it instead of

telling me it was an old wives tale, I would not have fingers that now slant to

the side!!!! Martha

[Guest guest]

Wow, Phoenix, that's great! The good guys are winning! Don't know what to

tell you about the finger that is giving the " crooked bird " . Hopefully that

will all get sorted out soon.

Wishing you wellness,

Kathy F.

Okay so on to other things. Third week of Enbrel and feeling like I almost

have my life back. I'm back to arts and crafts, doing things at work that I

haven't been able to do in months, not screaming at my hubby " when is it

time for my next pain pill? " , and actually getting out of bed in the

mornings without him bringing it to me with my coffee. That is a step

forward people and I'm elated!!!!! I know you've all been there but I was

at the " give it up stage only three weeks ago and now I'm back at life with

avengence! Am glad to share at least some good news.

[Guest guest]

Trigger finger is most definitely PA related. It occurs as a result of the

inflammation in the area surrounding the joint and tendon. Specifically, it

is a problem wherein the tendon can't move through its sheath properly and

therefore gets stuck, causing the " triggering " action. The reason the

tendon can't move through the sheath is that the inflammation in the area

has put too much pressure on the area, making it too " tight " to move freely.

ALL of my bad fingers started as trigger fingers. The triggering action

wasn't anything that lasted a long time for me, but they all started in

that way. One of my most badly deformed fingers still has a huge trigger

finger " lump " in the center of the hand where the tendon is/was pinched,

although it hasn't " triggered " in a good 18 months.

I don't say that to scare you but to say that trigger finger is something

that is best addressed quickly, via cortisone injections in the tendon or

via the minor surgery to snip the tissue surrounding the tendon sheath that

is holding it back. If you don't tend to it quickly, it may just go away on

its own (it sometimes does, as our inflammation levels go up and down

naturally); but it may just get worse and cause long-term problems like my

finger deformity.

[Guest guest]

My problems with my left hand started with trigger finger, middle

finger. Up until that time I had only general stiffness in the AM and

no diagnosis for PA. The trigger finger was treated with Ibuprofen.

And it finally went away. Then my knuckle became inflammed. It was

treated by injections and 25 mg Vioxx. Then my ring finger and thumb.

The doctor was injecting as each joint flared. Finally he said that

it was time for MTX since there is a limit on the number and

frequency of cortesone injections. I've been on MTX for two months at

7.5 mg per week. Since starting the MTX, I haven't had any flares,

but my fingers still have limited range of motion. I will be

increasing the MTX to 10mg next week. It's my feeling that the

trigger finger was cause by PA. The trigger finger has never

reocurred.

[Guest guest]

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What kind of doctor would do the minor surgery that you mentioned.

Is this a specialist?

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