Hi,
I'm a healthy 24 years old male, from about 5 weeks ago, i've been noticing a weird feeling in ONLY in my MCP joints in both hands (my left hand more than my right hand, i'm right-handed) when i wake up in the morning or after some rest. They feel "too relaxed"/sleepy, and as i bend then straighten my fingers (intentionally slowly and softly), my MCP joints MILDLY behave like a switch; this feeling is only in my MCP joints. In the morning, it all clears out right after i wash my hands, i.e. 4-5 mins later and sometimes takes up to like 15-20mins if i don't exercise them; after rest, it just take like 2mins. There is no pain/redness/warm feeling, nor my MCP joints are swollen.
In particular, the little finger of my left hand, it does that for a longer time and feels more "switchy". It also has increased flexibility: i can bend it backward with my other hand to almost 90 degrees without pain; i can't do that with my right hand's little finger nor any finger in both hands. It's probably from the past, i broke my ulnar bone, it's deformed on my wrist in my left hand since 6 years ago.
I went to 3 generalists in 1 week, they examined my joints & said nothing unusual; they seemed to focus on my allergy and overlooked my joints problem. This joints issue still puzzles me; 1 of the doctors suspected Cubital tunnel syndrome in my left hand.
Note:
- no pain even when my MCP joints "switch"
- i've seen trigger finger videos; it's not like that at all: the feeling is only in my MCP, not PIP nor DIP.
- it seems that my thumbs MCP are even less affected
- nothing wrong with all other joints in my hand and body
- I sometimes sleep on my hands, it's a habit, but not anymore since i noticed this issue.
- my grandmother and my 28 yo sister have RA.
- i'm not doing any sport since 2 months.
- i spend a long time on computers.
- i took a blood test 1 week ago, it showed everything normal, except eosinophils 12%
(WBC=5800, lymphocytes=27%, monocytes=9%, polymorphonuclears=52%, absolute neutrophil count =3016) my ESR = 2 mm/hr (yes, two), my RBC situation is very good too)
- i have an allergy to dust mytes & smoke, i'm lately having asthma attacks.
- my hands feel a bit itchy, but i don't know whether this is from stress.
I'm worried, is this an early sign of RA or something else or it's normal & i'm getting obsessed?
Can a lack of sport be a reason?
Can that deformed bone have something to do with that little finger's increased flexibility & feeling?