I have a strange pain in my left hand. It is at the base of my pinky finger, inside the hand just below the knuckle. It is surprisingly painful. It doesn't hurt unless something touches it. Like if I pick up my computer pressure gets applied accidentally, and then it hurts very badly. I have had no accidents with it, have not bumped anything - so I cannot explain it. There are no outward appearances of injury. The pain seems to be getting worse instead of better. Each time it hurts it seems to hurt worse than the previous time.
Should I be concerned? How long should I wait until I see a doctor about it? What could it be?
2007-12-17 05:09:00 · 1 answers · asked by Tim M 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
um, the first person responded that I was not too young to have arthritis. How do you know how old I am? =^)
I am 33 for anyone who is not psychic.
As for my hand, it has no visible swelling or damage. Thanks for the answer!
2007-12-17 11:57:34 · update #1
It sounds like inflammation, probably from doing something repetitively. However I would see the Doc just to rule out Arthritis, better to be safe than sorry. You are not too young to succumb to Rheumatoid Arthritis and this might be the first symptom. Good Luck
2007-12-17 11:27:19 · answer #1 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋