[tonysgrlaz1]

I fell back in May of this year, broke 2 fingers. Middle finger and ring finger. Have been seeing a hand/arm specialist since July. Sent me to phys. Therapy for 12 sessions to strengthen the hand. After 6 sessions went back to the doctor. He said they weren't being aggresssive enough. So the next 6 they tortured me! Therapy's over and I still can't bend my fingers all the way or make a fist. They put me on different meds and pain patches and anti-inflammatory's, so far nothing has worked. The fracture's have healed beautifully, but the fingers hurt more then when they were fractured and now the pinky finger hurts tremendously too. So this last doctor visit a few days ago, he said that I have osteo arthritis in that hand. The therapy kind of brought it to a head. So I'm wondering if anyone with arthritis can tell me what their pain feels like. My pain is constant and hurts like hell to bend those fingers at the joints. At night it hurts really bad if I wake up and bend the fingers. It feels like there's a vice on them squeezing them tighter and tighter if I make a fist.
Anyone care to enlighten me on arthritis pain?

[tickle]

Osteo arthritis is the more severe kind of arthritis because the bones are actually riddled with holes. In order for a proper diagnosis, tony, a bone density test must be done. Did you have one ?

Arthritis pain is never ending, kind of like a bad headache, paricularly painful when its damp, rainy or cold. Then there is rheumatoid arthritis which is an auto immune disease; this is determined by a blood test.

I think you had better find another doctor who can diagnose and treat you properly, and possibly call a spade a spade.

Tick