I relate totally, Im 31 and I have a lot of pain and pressure, im listless, my figers hurt and bruise, i cant focus or concenrate, my knees neck, back, ribs wrist and shoulders kill me, I am depressed and I have insomina or I sleep too much. I am certain I have fybro, after watchgin what it has done to my mom Its very disturbing.

I don't have swelling. All I know I have one friend with ra and her hands get that way. I have another friend who has lupus and she has swelling.

I am sure the specialist will take blood and eliminate anything that could be going on.

Good luck.

Hi & Welcome! You will receive a lot of useful information on this site. I also have very sore fingers/hands when I wake up and they have these little nodes on them. My dr did this cool MRI (I forgot what it's called bc I can't remember my own name sometimes lol) Anyhow, I have synovial build up around two of the joints and some erosion.

It stinks, but at least I found out what it is! I'm 46 (but tell everyone I'm 39, lol) Anyhow, I feel like my fingers look like I'm in my 70's. Maybe I should be like Diane Keaton, and just wear gloves all the time.

Hang in there! Hugs!

Hi & Welcome! You will receive a lot of useful information on this site. I also have very sore fingers/hands when I wake up and they have these little nodes on them. My dr did this cool MRI (I forgot what it's called bc I can't remember my own name sometimes lol) Anyhow, I have synovial build up around two of the joints and some erosion.

It stinks, but at least I found out what it is! I'm 46 (but tell everyone I'm 39, lol) Anyhow, I feel like my fingers look like I'm in my 70's. Maybe I should be like Diane Keaton, and just wear gloves all the time.

Hang in there! Hugs!

I too have a lot of issues with my hands. I have been dx with carpal tunnel and OA and nerve damage in my cervical spine which affects both hands.
Like it was mentioned before a doc can do all of the blood work to rule out RA and lupus.
Best wishes to you
Cindi

This may come across wrong but I am gonna say it...I am so glad someone else is dealing with finger pain. I have found my hands hurt constantly and my fingers are so stiff. I have a hard time adjusting my clothing sometimes....arg!

My hands hurt, too. Fingers feel achy and seem sluggish to respond sometimes. I often drop things, particularly small items like keys or pens. I also often feel swollen, although I don't actually see any swelling. My Rheumy ruled out any type of degenerative problems in my fingers, so it must just be FMS.

Best wishes!

May hands and fingers hurt all the time. At night they also will go numb and have to massage them. They get real stiff and do look swollen sometimes. Some times they feel hot to the touch like they are buring.
I have a hard time getting a good grip on things with my fingers. The pain is so bad somethings I will soak them in hot water and them put something cold on them. Best thing is keep them moving. I will strech them all day long (opening and closing my hands).

I work on a computer all day long, it gets very hard sometimes to type.

Good Old Fibro effects us in so many ways. Its scary sometimes when I have another pain in a new place "Is it my Fibro or is it something else? " I hate going to the doctor for every new pain so I just blame it on the Fibro.

Hope you find some relief..

Have they checked you for rheumatoid arthritis? Before my rheumy got mine under control, my fingers and hands would be so stiff and would swell and turn red. They still hurt now with the fibro but no swelling or redness like with RA.

I use Voltaren Gel on hands and feet. I, too, have carpal tunnel and sleep with hand braces. My feet are more painful and my big toes are changing shape as I write! No more open toed shoes for me.

Good pain management is important. Do see a rheumy and maybe, a neurologist. My neurologist turned out to be a friend of my kids in 4th grade!! Too funny. But he did diagnose my carpal and my tremors. I'm 72 and don't expect to feel as I once did. Still, with Fibro, pain management is crucial as is good drs. that "get" you and visa versa.

HI. I'm new to this site and group. A major flare hit me over night and is what made me seek a support group. One of my first fibro symptoms was finger/hand and toe/foot pain combined with severe fatigue. I occasionally have swelling in my left pinkie finger which is due to OA. My fingers feel swollen most of the time but really aren't. I concur with the above mentions of RA and Lupus testing. I have had both and both are negative. Good luck!

It's been nearly 20yrs now for me with my hand/ wrist/ finger issues.

I now have it going on with my feet. The joy!

About two years ago around this time I had xrays done on my fingers because I swore there were shards of glass in between my joints. Nothing had shown up.
Last year was quite the same.
This year, not so much...joint pain, but nothing that stops me in my tracks like years before.

The swelling though, may indicated that you are living with something in addition to the fibro like many of us do. Could be a form of arthritis, or maybe Raynauds syndrome , could even be Lymes disease too. It's best to have it evaluated, take photos and document. Even if you have to take a video of them, do it. Have "evidence" for your physician.

In the mean time, do what you can to comfort your hands. Sometimes warm water helps mine, or just moving them through the pain. I don't know much beyond that except how to suffer.

If your doctor says that your symptoms do not point to Fibro doesn't necessarily mean that you don't have Fibro. I'm not sure what ALL of your symptoms are but I do know that swelling is not one of them. Fibro is not an anflammatory disease. There are many, many, many illnesses that mimic Fibro. I have had Fibro for about 6 years and I was just diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis last week. Joint pain, swelling, redness, stiffness is not Fibro. Maybe your doc is on to something with his opinion. It wouldn't hurt just to hear him out and maybe try a few things and do some research.

i also have hand and finger issues,along with my fe et and toes.my hands do swell,hurt very bad.i can only use my hands for a short time.i feel the tingling and they actually feel dead.this is so frustrating when they act up at night.when the pain wakes me up.my hands and feet stay ice cold.my toes feel really stiff.but the rubbing them is to painful.i do have fibo,but my rheumy thinks the inflamation comes from my lungs due to copd.i pray relief finds its way to all of us quickly.maddie.