I don't really have any advice, just sympathy. I have had hand problems off and on for years. This past year has been particularly bad. Some days I wake up with my hands hurting, and other days, like today, I don't. It hurts to hold the steering wheel, or a kettle. Some days it hurts just to press down on the keys of my laptop.

It could be arthritis. Have you been tested for rheumatoid arthritis and x-rayed for arthritis? The jury is still out on what causes my hand pain; everything but MS has been ruled out.

Hope you find some relief.