Swelling Fingers - Fibromyalgia Message Board

JeannieD · 07-06-2001, 09:26 PM

Does anyone know if Fibromyalgia causes your fingers to swell? I have been having pain in my fingers and hands for the last 3-4 wks. My fingers have been swelling so much that my rings will not even move. During the day when I am working they go down, but after I go home they start swelling again. One of my knuckles is also very sore.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Jeannie

VanGoghWrite · 07-08-2001, 10:44 PM

Jeannie,

My hands do the same thing off and on. It was one of my chief complaints when I was diagnosed with fibro. The only thing I have found that helps is exercising them a little every day. Nothing serious, just moving them around. What kind of work do you do? I find my really swell when I type on the computer typing alot.

Karen-kay · 07-09-2001, 05:15 AM

Hi. I too suffer from my fingers being swelled up. Don't really know why. Not even sure it's a symptom of FM. Do they get red too when they swell? How about your ankles. My ankles swell too.
God bless
Karen

kraypm · 07-09-2001, 11:20 AM

HI!

Me too! Sometimes my hands look like catcher's gloves! It seems to go away on it's own, usually in a day or so. Mine tingle when they are swollen.

Karen

monica5568 · 07-09-2001, 11:07 PM

mine swell at nite mostly and in the heat . I have taken my rings off inmy sleep cuz they hurt so bad .The doc thinks I have fibro .Im new here and wondering all the other symptoms and on what basis did they diagnoise that. did they do any test on yall ?