In March/April time my middle finger swelled up, so much I could barely bend it. It then spread to two other fingers on the same hand. I also noticed raised red, sometimes itchy patches on the fingers and they were often mottled and blotchy
Hopefully the photo has worked to show what they were like.
I had a virtual consultation with my dr who said he thought it was rheumatoid arthritis. I had blood tests which came back negative (I was also never convinced because my fingers weren't painful). I asked my dr whether it could be chilblains and he say no straight away, but was stumped as to what else it could be.
Over late spring and summer it disappeared, but is back with a vengeance now the weather has turned. My fingers really hurt if they get very cold, and I also have Raynaud's disease, so I think it all points to chilblains. Can anyone help??