Well while we were at my grandmas house her finger started to swellup and turn a bluish color. She said this has happened more then once but at random times. It just happens she said. Once she even had 2 break the ring she had on her finger because it swelled up so much and she started to not fit and she would have lost surculation in her finger. It happened on her pointer finger and im not quite sure if its always the same one or not but this doesn't seen norman and I am worried about her. Is it something seriouse? Can someone give me more information on this subject? I dont know what it is. Plz help me!!!!! I'm desperate!!!!!!!
2007-02-09 13:17:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
It sounds like classic Raynauds disease (aka idiopathic trophoneurosis) which causes spasms in the arteries in the fingers, causing cyanosis (blueness) and sometimes gangrene...it can be brought on just by the fingers getting cold...its usually considered a young womans disease, but i have seen a guy with it before, so thats obviously not 100%. since the spasms can be serious enough to cut off circulation to the point of gangrene, its advisable to see a physician for this problem. She may need meds or surgery to stop the spasms.
ps trust someone who works in medicine over someone related to someone who works in medicine...
check this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynaud's_disease
2007-02-09 15:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by Psy_Chick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay, those are terrible answers.
it's most likely a pinched nerve. a pinched nerve will cut off the blood flow to the rest of the finger. this is going to sound really ridiculious, but i assure you it works. my father is a doctor and when that happens, all you have to do is move your head (slowly!) from side to side. I don't know exactly what it does, but it does work and your grandmother's finger should regain its cirularion.
2007-02-09 23:28:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
turning blue means not getting circulation.something is like cutting off her flow of blood.Its like having a invisable tight ring on.Something in her hand or near her finger is cutting off her blood flow. You are not going to be able to do anything for her. She has got to see a dr. ASAP.....
2007-02-09 21:59:30 · answer #3 · answered by Leneki 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pls ask your grandmother to see a doctor. It's always good to get a professional to check up on her, than to simply self-diagnose.
2007-02-09 21:21:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋