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St George 2013 09-29-2015 07:08 PM

Hey there franklin :)
 
I don't have the locking but my hands feels tight...like they are swollen but they aren't. Except for my left index finger....the large knuckle is swollen all the time. Celebrex seems to keep the swelling down a bit. I have SFN and I still get the electrical zings around all my finger nails.

I haven't thought about rubbing my hands with the Epsom Salt Lotion..I'm going to try that tonight !

ps...the skin on my feet feels very tight too. Not sure what that's about.

Debi from Georgia

madisongrrl 09-29-2015 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by St George 2013 (Post 1174429)
[FONT="Arial"][SIZE="3"]I don't have the locking but my hands feels tight...like they are swollen but they aren't.

Exactly!!!! I just told my PCP this last week. I don't think she really understood...

St George 2013 09-29-2015 07:28 PM

Wow
 
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Originally Posted by madisongrrl (Post 1174433)
Exactly!!!! I just told my PCP this last week. I don't think she really understood...

I'm glad to know someone else feels this as well ! Dr's don't have an answer when I ask why I feel this way.

Debi from Georgia

KnowNothingJon 09-29-2015 09:01 PM

I hope this isn't too far off the locking base, or the swollen, though not swollen off shoot, but here goes.

Somehow in the 21st Century, I still use a ton of paper at work. With in the increase in decreasing tactile sensation in hands, especially finger tips I have become a nightmare in sorting all of this paper, not to mention I get more paper cuts, though that is likely a function of the parts of my fingers I now use.

I do a lot of sorting mid second joint. I have some feeling there though and it doesn't tend to get squirrely like my finger tips after time. The only downside is cuts.

I have a serious case of being Lenny from Of Mice and Men. My hands and just not supple.

Lukesmom 09-30-2015 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by franklin76 (Post 1174339)
Has anybody had an issue with their hands feeling tight and then cramping/locking? This has been a very recent phenomenon but it is kind of scary. Went to grab something today and my middle finger to my pinkie kind of locked up and I had to almost focus to unlock. Also my hands are constantly feeling tight throughout the day.

Hi Franklin,
Yes I also get tightness and locking feeling in my hands. Especially at night they wake me up due to numbness and pain. My hands are very contracted when I wake up in the morning. The first thing I do is some gentle hyperextention stretching. This seems to help a bit.

Healthgirl 09-30-2015 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by franklin76 (Post 1174350)
It is probably the PN just making its rotation throughout my body. The funny thing is that when one thing hurts, the other feels better (for example my feet haven't been as bad as in the past). The hand cramping thing however has definitely caught me off guard.

PN making the rotation throughout the body has been and is my experience. I have not had my hands lock, but what happens to me is similarly freaky.
My fingers jump sometimes when I am trying to hold objects.
Back in the days of my hospital time, for months my hands felt like they wanted to close almost to be a relaxed fist. This has improved somewhat, but I have a tremor in my hands now especially when I try to straighten my fingers.

Since we have such similar situations, I am willing to bet that this will settle down. Can you e mail your dr. and mention it?


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