Can Fibro cause stiff/painful joints in the hands (fingers)
I've been having this problem, but my sed rate and another test, I forgot what it was, were elevated. I really need to discuss this with my doctor. I see him on Thursday.
I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this, as the pharmacist said that it could be the Fibro.
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yes i get it apparently part of CFS/FMS, i find twisting hands/wrists to open jars n cans very painful. Fingers and wrists stiff in mornings n if i do a lot of typing!
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I also have alot of stiffness and pain in my hands, wrists and more recently my feet. At one point, the wrist got so bad I had to put a brace on it for a couple of weeks. I feel that it is tendon pain. Heat helps some.
I also have an elevated sed rate and c-reactive protein. My sed rate is usually mildly elevated but when I am in a flare it gets very high (85 and upward). Since autoimmune illnesses have been ruled out, it appears to go with the FMS.
Does anyone else here have high inflammatory markers?
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Mere,
Yes, I experience a lot of pain and stiffness, puffiness in my hands, feet too. You mention your sed rate being elevated, I am not very familiar with this, but if memory serves, when my doctor has tested my sed rate it seems as though he told me if it was elevated that it may be caused by rheumatoid arthritis. I could be having a senior moment and just thinking that was what he said, but has your doctor mentioned that?
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Originally Posted by painsucks
Mere,
Yes, I experience a lot of pain and stiffness, puffiness in my hands, feet too. You mention your sed rate being elevated, I am not very familiar with this, but if memory serves, when my doctor has tested my sed rate it seems as though he told me if it was elevated that it may be caused by rheumatoid arthritis. I could be having a senior moment and just thinking that was what he said, but has your doctor mentioned that?
I swear my rhematologist associated the sed rate issue w/rheumatoid arthritis too, but my memory is trashed as well.
Can Fibro cause stiff/painful joints in the hands (fingers) 
and just thinking that was what he said, but has your doctor mentioned that?
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