Trigger finger Number 8

[Flower]

Well fancy that! Diabetes complications strike once more.

I’ve had 7 trigger fingers over the past few years where my fingers have ended up completely locked in a curled over position & I haven’t been able to straighten them. I needed surgery to release them in 3 operations releasing 2, 2 then 3 fingers. The surgeries all worked well and I’ve not had an issue for about 5 years until the last few weeks.

My middle finger on my right hand has developed a large really painful nodule where it joins my hand and has started locking in position each time I bend it. I know it’s a complication we’re more prone to get with diabetes but I’d hoped I’d moved on. For now I’ll keep trying to straighten it out & ask about it in the new year.

On the plus side I now only have 2 thumbs that haven’t been affected by trigger finger/trigger thumb so I’m running out of digits that can be affected. I’ll take that as a sort of win!

Thank you as ever diabetes for your ongoing help & cooperation in all things!

 

[Anna DUK]

Sorry to hear this @Flower. How does this impact your day-to-day life? I can imagine your dexterity might really be affected.
Did the healthcare team mention how long the surgery might last? Is it something you might be able to have again, or at least on the 'newer' digits affected.

 

[gail2]

Sorry to hear this @Flower hope u get some help soon
xxxx
gail

 

[silver minion]

It's very interesting to read your post @Flower as I didn't know this was a diabetes related complication. I have developed some small nodules on each palm on the tendon beneath my ring finger. I thought it was early signs of Dupuytren's contracture. My uncle suffered from this and he couldn't straighten some of his fingers. At the moment I do a combination of finger stretching and direct massage to keep it from getting worse. I will do a bit more research into trigger finger.
Hope that you get the surgery soon. Manual dexterity is something we and to take for granted until we don't have it.

 

[Flower]

It's very interesting to read your post @Flower as I didn't know this was a diabetes related complication. I have developed some small nodules on each palm on the tendon beneath my ring finger. I thought it was early signs of Dupuytren's contracture. My uncle suffered from this and he couldn't straighten some of his fingers. At the moment I do a combination of finger stretching and direct massage to keep it from getting worse. I will do a bit more research into trigger finger.
Hope that you get the surgery soon. Manual dexterity is something we and to take for granted until we don't have it.

Thanks @silver minion Trigger finger, Dupuytrens contracture, carpal tunnel etc are a number of conditions related to having diabetes. There's some information on the Diabetes UK site

Diabetes related conditions

If you have diabetes there are other conditions that may develop. Some conditions can develop because you have diabetes, such as eye problems or heart disease, and we call these the complications of diabetes. But there are other conditions you’re more at risk of if you have diabetes which are...

www.diabetes.org.uk

I hope yours is very slow to develop. Manual dexterity is something I took for granted until I got Trigger fingers and carpal tunnel and started dropping things.

 

[Flower]

Sorry to hear this @Flower. How does this impact your day-to-day life? I can imagine your dexterity might really be affected.
Did the healthcare team mention how long the surgery might last? Is it something you might be able to have again, or at least on the 'newer' digits affected.

Thanks @Anna DUK
I think/hope the surgeries I've already had to release the tendons operating my fingers probably won't go wrong again. The surgery widens the tunnel the finger tendon slides through to bend. The current stuck finger hasn't been operated on before. It does make me even more likely to drop things as I end up with a finger curled over in my palm. I use melamine plates and cups as they bounce, no best china for me!

 

[silver minion]

Thanks @silver minion Trigger finger, Dupuytrens contracture, carpal tunnel etc are a number of conditions related to having diabetes. There's some information on the Diabetes UK site

Diabetes related conditions

If you have diabetes there are other conditions that may develop. Some conditions can develop because you have diabetes, such as eye problems or heart disease, and we call these the complications of diabetes. But there are other conditions you’re more at risk of if you have diabetes which are...

www.diabetes.org.uk

I hope yours is very slow to develop. Manual dexterity is something I took for granted until I got Trigger fingers and carpal tunnel and started dropping things.

Thanks for the link. It is very useful. I have mild arthritis in my fingers which is worse in the winter when my hands get cold and I also drop things. Bamboo crockery is also nice and light and generally bounces well.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Sorry to hear about your trigger finger @Flower - you just can’t catch a break these days, can you

My trigger finger ebbs and flows, but was commonly worse in the morning and I’d wake with it locked and painful to uncurl, because it seemed I’d been clenching my fist overnight.

I got a neoprene finger splint to wear which helped a little, though I don’t wear it often these days.

Hope it’s not too uncomfortable or awkward until you can get it checked out.