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Pain in hand
I had a bone tumor removed a year ago from my left humerous. Over the last several months my afftected hand has developed periods of severe pain in my ring finger and small finger. Lately, this is accompanied by a feeling like something is holding my fingers oven when I try to close my fist. I can do it but it feels like a unseen force is trying to hold my hand open.
There are times when I have mild pain and times when the pain is enough to bring me to tears.
FYI after my surgery, and therapy I had a good recovery. Could this be a return of the condrosarcoma?
There are times when I have mild pain and times when the pain is enough to bring me to tears.
FYI after my surgery, and therapy I had a good recovery. Could this be a return of the condrosarcoma?
Hi.
At this point nothing can be ascertained. The pain you are experiencing could be anything such as latent nerve damage secondary to tumor excision, a recurrence of chondrosarcoma, or even as simple as nerve impingement.
It would really be advisable for you to consult your surgeon to assess any recurrence of the tumor or nerve damage secondary to tumor removal.
At this point nothing can be ascertained. The pain you are experiencing could be anything such as latent nerve damage secondary to tumor excision, a recurrence of chondrosarcoma, or even as simple as nerve impingement.
It would really be advisable for you to consult your surgeon to assess any recurrence of the tumor or nerve damage secondary to tumor removal.
No, I did not have this type of pain after the surgery. I was having "shooting" pain down my arm into my hand before the tumor was found for about 15 months. The propper diagnosis was missed. It was a pretty good sized tumor as far as they go.
The pain that I have is there all the time but sometimes it is a 10+! Nothing seems to "bring it on". I can be doing nothing (like sleeping) or using my arm and hand. It doesn't matter.
The pain that I have is there all the time but sometimes it is a 10+! Nothing seems to "bring it on". I can be doing nothing (like sleeping) or using my arm and hand. It doesn't matter.
Were these symptoms of pain at the ring and small fingers present before surgery was done? If not, did these symptoms occur immediately after surgery was done?
If pain did not occur in the succeeding months immediately after surgery, it might be unlikely that nerve damage as a complication of tumor excision has occurred.
You mentioned that the tumor excised was a chondrosarcoma. The prognosis and chance for recurrence would depend on the extent, size and location of the tumor, presence/absence of metastases, as well as the type and result of the surgery done.
Consult a physician to have your symptoms assessed if these are indeed related to your previous condition.
If pain did not occur in the succeeding months immediately after surgery, it might be unlikely that nerve damage as a complication of tumor excision has occurred.
You mentioned that the tumor excised was a chondrosarcoma. The prognosis and chance for recurrence would depend on the extent, size and location of the tumor, presence/absence of metastases, as well as the type and result of the surgery done.
Consult a physician to have your symptoms assessed if these are indeed related to your previous condition.
Hi,
Please do an MRI and rule out any bone tumors.The ulnar nerve injury can be the cause of pain in the litttle finger and ring finger.
Do consult the surgeon who operated on you.Take a second opinion from a orthopaedic surgeon.
Goodluck.
Please do an MRI and rule out any bone tumors.The ulnar nerve injury can be the cause of pain in the litttle finger and ring finger.
Do consult the surgeon who operated on you.Take a second opinion from a orthopaedic surgeon.
Goodluck.
Hello Cathy,
If while surgery by any chance, ulnar nerve is affected then, you can have similar symptoms as pain in little finger and ring finger.
About return of Chondrosarcoma, you can get a scan done and check it out.
You need to return back to your surgeon who operated upon you.
If while surgery by any chance, ulnar nerve is affected then, you can have similar symptoms as pain in little finger and ring finger.
About return of Chondrosarcoma, you can get a scan done and check it out.
You need to return back to your surgeon who operated upon you.
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