Lump on knuckle joint

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Avatar n tn I have done the same on my knuckle on my middle finger, got the thorn out but it's still red and quite painful, not sure if the thorn touched the bone,not sure how long to leave it before I seek help.
Avatar m tn I'm 57 and developed arthritis in the last few months. My right pinkie finger has swollen to the point that it looks and feels like it's broken. It's the middle joint between the hand knuckle and the nail knuckle. There's now a lump or "knob" where it feels broken. I even have to be careful drying my hands because if I forget to "guard" the joint and bend or twist the finger accidentally, it's very painful.
Avatar m tn Back in September, I received a boxer's fracture on the 5th metacarpal of my right hand. The bone healed with a downward angulation, so I got surgery (an osteotomy) to get the bone cut and realigned with a metal plate. That's all well and good. Now onto the question... It's about 5 weeks post-op, and I've noticed that at one end of the scar, which runs along the length of the outside of my hand, there is a large lump under the skin that has not gone away.
Avatar n tn I have a lump on my thumb at the first knuckle that appeared within a few hours from when I noticed it about the size of a tip of a pencil. two days later a second one appeared right in front of it but slightly smaller. I went to a hand specialist and was told that I have arthritis in that joint and those are bone spurs. He didn't even flinch when I told him it popped up within a day and told me that removing them would make my arthritis worse.
2191761 tn?1338284458 Stop pressing on the lump! Let it heal. If it doesn't go away after a while, see your doctor. Also, don't punch walls!!! This post was sent using humor. I stand by my advice though!
Avatar m tn What was done was I was first frozen with some spray and then injected with something right below the finger in the middle on the palm side. Then frozen on the PIP joint knuckle side and injected right in the knuckle. That one hurt the worse and so did the freezing there which really burned because there was a cut there. After that doctor came in and did reduction. Is this normal or even a standard practice?
Avatar f tn I have fm and in the past 8 months developed painful lumps in the same place on both wrists. Just where the bottom of the thumb meets the wrist. I can't wear my watch band anymore because the swelling makes it so tight. To me it looks like there is something on one of the ligaments. Finally I went to the doctor . Xrays of both hands showed nothing. He gave me an injection of cortisone into the lump on the most painful wrist and although I still have this lump the pain is gone.
Avatar f tn I'm not having much luck.. I did go to a walk in clinic. The doctor stood about four feet away and said it's probably sprained. He didn't physically examine my hand, no xrays nothing. He said the above and walked out before I could even tell him my symptoms such as the lump, pain etc. I did see my family doctor today and mentioned I am concerned about my finger, it's not improving, the pain, pins n' needles, lump etc etc.
Avatar m tn possibly a fracture...one that involved the interphalangeal joint (knuckle). I would recommend xrays to aid in diagnosis. If it is non-displaced, rest, anti-inflammatories, splinting would help. Intra-articular fractures ( in the joint fractures) that are displaced, if left untreated, can lead to early arthritic changes. Strongly recommend orthopaedic evaluation....!
Avatar f tn m a 28 year old female and I have been having swelling, stiffness and pain of my right index finger knuckle for over 2 years. It started off as a little right itchy bump on my knuckle (it kind of looked like a welt) and it felt like it was on fire. I noticed it would flare up when it would rain and there was high humidity. From there it has progressed to swelling and it is usually stiff. It has been swollen for so long now that it has started to deform my joint.
Avatar m tn The next day my middle finger knuckle and the parts closest to it were very swollen; My knuckle was double in size and didnt have the shape of a knuckle anymore. My hand hurt a good amount when opened/closed it. I decided to just leave it alone. The swelling went down gradually over 3 weeks or so. After the swelling went down all the way, my knuckle still hurt when i put pressure on it, but i thought it was just still healing.
Avatar n tn I have a lump on my right index finger that i just noticed within the last week. Its between the nail and the first knuckle. I havent noticed any pain, as of yet, and when you squeeze it it feels like just a hard lump with no liquid. What can it possibly be?
599170 tn?1300973893 on my hand it is between first didgit nd middle finger on the area closest to first knuckle on middle finger, I am guessing its a cyst of some sort . It is becoming increasingly painful, no trauma was preceding this. I am just recovering from an anterior cervical discectomy w grafting and fusion and cant handle toughts of another surgery, Do you think this could be dealt with at a urgent care clinic? I had a cyst removed 15 years or so ago from oppisite hand at a clinic.
382218 tn?1341181487 I left it a little late in the evening to post this, you east coasters and mid westerners are probably off to dreamland by now. However if anyone is up and has any idea about this I would appreciate it. I dropped and broke a bottle of Corona a week ago Friday so 12 days ago. In picking up the broken glass I managed to sustain a very small cut vertically across my ring finger on my right hand. It's probably less than 10mm long. It bled some but stopped after a short time.
903138 tn?1266767041 Hi there i would just like to say i had this injury but didnt relise i dislocated my knuckle left it without seeking medical help now i ve ended up with bad movement in my mp3 joint i ve had bone removed from my knuckle once already and im due to have a second operation cause movements still pretty bad will i always have trouble with this joint or do you think it will heal my surgeon said i had avasculor necrosis but i dont know what that means
Avatar n tn t think i broke anything just figured it was bruised but now the swelling has went down and my ring finger knuckle seems to be sunk in and my pinky knuckle pushed back in my hand. If i got to the doctor can they still reset it even though its been a week already?
Avatar m tn My middle knuckle on one hand only has been hurting for months. Clean xray and clean MRI. Had one cortizone injection that did help but the pain came back...not sure if I aggravated it. No idea what caused the problem to begin with. I'm at a loss, as the Dr. says there's nothing he can do except give me a shot no more than twice a year. It's stiff as heck in the morning, can barely make a fist, but loosens up quickly after I get up.
Avatar n tn It is also possible that you have infection, inflammation of the knuckle joint. It can also be a soft tissue injury. An X-ray is required to decide the course of treatment. Please consult an orthopedic specialist. Meanwhile cold compress and anti-inflammatory may help control pain and swelling. Hope this helps. Take care!
Avatar n tn My first thumb knuckle bump feels like a horn on the superior side of that joint. Pushing on it gives a sensation like electricity, while a light touch is just sore & a bit itchy. Slightly smaller than a pencil top erasor. Newly discovered. What is it?
Avatar f tn I woke up with two reddened circular spots as of this morning. One is on the right side of my thumb joint and the other is on the right side of my pointer finger knuckle. There is numbness on that thumb near my fingernail. It has been there since I woke up. The red spots aren't raised or itchy or anything, just normal skin except reddened. It doesn't seem serious so I don't know if it merits a visit to the doctor as of yet. Any ideas? Thanks.
Avatar f tn m assuming it is.) When I was about 10 or 11, I discovered I was missing a knuckle on my right ring finger. My finger was then about the same size as my pinky, and seemed like it had a 'shrinking' effect, due to the fact all my other fingers were growing and my ring finger was not. I don't remember much about what the doctors said about it, as it was 8 years ago.
Avatar n tn about 6 months ago i started to experience pain in my right hand around the middle knuckle- but more the area between the pointer and middle finger from the base of the finger to the middle of the top of my hand. its often swollen and i noticed a bruise on the top of my hand in that area today. i had an xray when the pain started and they saw nothing.
Avatar n tn I have times when there is no swelling or pain and times when it really aches. It is definitely on the inside of the finger joint on the index finger side. I do not have insurance but I will be seeing the doctor in a few weeks if this does not heal. I have no fevers and the joint is not hot or warm when I touch it to my lips. There is no redness. Meanwhile I have found some things that help if anyone else has this.
Avatar f tn Last year in July I hurt my ring finger on my right hand. It was due to catching a ball which struck the finger. I had pain throughout the finger, couldn't bend the joint closest to the finger nail. Xrays were taken at the ER and they suspected a crack on top of the joint that is located above the knuckle and also to the inside of this same joint (facing the middle finger). I did see my family doctor a week later and another xray was taken.