Trigger finger

[GrandmaA]

Does anyone have trigger finger? I have it in the right thumb. I don't know if it is related to my hepatitis C. What did you do to help it? I'm 64 years old and hypothyroid.

[way]

How far back in the archives are you talkin? Do you mean pain(more recent) or bruising--I've never really had an injection site reaction afterwards such as redness or swelling. Just bruising about 50%??

On the injection pain...
No- No luck on figuring anything out. I made sure to let my alcohol swab thingie dry completely and then tried to jab with right hand on left side and had pain. I did everything right (needle bevel up etc.) so it must've been the angle. Since my belly curves I'm probably not compensating for that. I need to figure this out though because the left sied is 50% of my useable injection sites -I don't use my thieghs.
I finally went in on the left with left hand --REAL AWKWARD but hey I got it in. And I'm not going to worry about it.
I've got enough problems with hair falling out and scalp rash and real itchy riba rash which I can't seem to leave alone.

OH back to injection---BTW someone wise here said, and it stuck. "NO pain/NO SX" and so when it hurts I pull it out and find another place untill I find a pain free site. Kinda like accams razor--"all things being equal-the simplest solution is usually the right one"

[pigeonca]

Are you diabetic?  My brother has had two trigger fingers and was told it's a complication of his diabetes.  Since hcv can bring on diabetes, you might want to check that out.  And don't check it with a fasting blood sugar.  You can have high blood sugars after meals for years before your fasting reading indicates any problem.  Best to eat a carb laden meal and then test.
pigeonca

[GrandmaA]

Thanks for your comments. It's been frustrating having this thumb problem as I have been doing reflexology part time for 11 years. If it is just a temporary problem I don't want it cut then never be able to do reflexology on clients or family  again.

Yes, I heard diabetics get it a lot. In fact, that was the only place it came up while doing a search. I will keep that in mind. However, the doctor said I'm not diabetic.

[painterlady13]

Gramma, I wondered the same here recently before treatment I was having major tendon problems that hurt so bad I resorted to getting a brace for my hand, was checked out for carpal but no and no damage, they said that it was just irritated.  I'm sure there could be a number of things that could cause it But with hep C I tend to ask if everything is another symptom. I would check it out with doc though.


Way - on a side note, I just was brousing the archives and I was wondering about the probs you had with injection sites Mine hurt like the dickens tonite and while this is only shot 3 the first 2 I didn't even feel.  1 in thigh 1 in abdomen and then tonight in other thigh.  Did you ever figure out why that was hurting? and what did you do to make it not hurt?

[way]

Yes I have it in my right pinky finger. It might be related...I thought it was REALLY weird when it happened because all I was doing was using a staple gun-repeatedly for about an hour. It seemed like my tendon just literally "FLEW OFF".

I was thinking that Hcv can weaken and attack certain tissues. Since I have been TX ALL my joint problems seem to have resolved.