huge long list of symptoms, not getting very far with doctors, but I am currently waiting for an appointment with a rheumatologist (apparently, no appointments were available at the end of October, and none seem to have been released since), but, my hands are quite swollen across my knuckles, the fist joint of all my fingers is puffy, lots of other aching joints, few other things which makes me wonder if it's something inflammatory.
But, what is moderately concerning me, Dr Google isn't helping much, and I can't go back to the GP again with something I've been looking up online, is that both my first fingers are twisting inwards. They are straight up to the first joint, then from there up to the tip of the nail are rolling over towards the middle finger about maybe 30-40 degrees. I can't get a clear enough picture, but when you show someone in RL, it's quite obvious. They've always been a bit bent towards the middle finger, but always face up (same as my little fingers lean in towards the ring finger, but on a curve, not straight up and then twist like the first fingers are). There's maybe also a very slight twist to the middle fingers too, but that's not as obvious.
Does this sound like early stages of RA hands? If it is, I will brave the GP again, as there is an early arthritis clinic in my area that I could have my referral transferred to, and online advice seems to be, the earlier you can get RA treated, the less irreversible damage, but the GP is running out of patience with me asking if it could be this that or the other .
Any experience?
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MyVisionsComeFromSoup · 16/12/2016 09:00
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