Monday, November 14, 2011

PIP Joint


Two days ago, while I was sleeping, I could feel a throbbing pain in my index finger joint on my right hand and the pain woke me up. To be exact - it is the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint. Then the pain was gone but reappeared randomly on and off. Just that one joint and there is no swelling, no redness, no numbness and no stiffness.

Just forty and experiencing the onset of arthritis so soon?
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11 comments:

  1. JenniferNovember 14, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Is it something you ate that cause the pain? If you have joint pain, you should avoid food like mushroom and peanuts. There are some others too but I can't remember now.

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  2. munNovember 15, 2011 at 3:22 AM

    Hi Jenn, I just ate the food that I usually eat. Thanks for your advice.

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  3. What I Did TodayNovember 15, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Whatever it was, I hope it goes away and you don't experience it again.

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  4. "ME N MY MILLION DOLLAR"November 15, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    I am having that pain plus stiffness when I woke up every morning, it goes off after awhile.

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  5. munNovember 16, 2011 at 2:31 AM

    Thanks Jamie, I hope it goes away for good too.

    "ME N MY MILLION DOLLAR", hope the pain goes away for good for you too.

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  6. Elizebeth D.L.November 16, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    hmm... that is strange. Even if it is arthritis, it seldom happens on that index finger joint wor...

    You feeling better now? Hope it has gone away by the time you read this msg.

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  7. munNovember 17, 2011 at 1:46 AM

    Thanks Elizebeth, ya, much better but can still feel a little pain now and then.

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  8. AileenNovember 21, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    Well.. I'm 35 but I've had mild-ish arthritis for 5, 10 maybe more years. I was always lazy to do much in the way of prevention after heavy sports training :P

    I don't know the right foods but agree with Jennifer the right diet offsets many ills, I went to see a dietician almost 10 years ago because of a metabolism problem (have to keep eating or get gastric etc as tho I skip meals)

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  9. munNovember 22, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    Thanks Aileen for sharing your thoughts here. :)

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  10. JJSeptember 29, 2015 at 3:57 PM

    Hi Mun. I know this post is a few years back, but I just want to ask what happened to your finger since? Did it heal or did it get worse? I have recently experienced this on my left finger, and now it is on my right... :(

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    1. munSeptember 29, 2015 at 11:28 PM

      I rest my fingers and do not overuse them. It did not get worse. Only once in a while, I will feel the throbbing pain in that finger joint.

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