Guys – 4 years ago, in anger, I hit door frame twice very fast with my right hand. Unfortunately, I half missed and hit wood frame with knuckle of the small finger. The next day, as expected, the hole joint was swollen and in pain. I was able to move finger, so I figured it was not broken and I didn’t go see doc.
Months passed and pain never stopped.
Shaking hands became very painful. Also, pulling small finger to either side or up was painful. Pushing on the joint from bellow was painful. Pretty much I started avoiding using my right hand when I decided it was time to see a doc.
I found a reputable hand specialist. According to him there were no broken bones. We did x-ray, MRI (twice), CAT scan, ultra sound, but he could not find anything wrong with the joint, yet the pain was there. He tried cortisone therapy and it helped temporarily, but eventually pain would come back. Finally he decided to do surgery. He opened it up and cleaned up the joint from inflammation and loosen the ligament. After a month or two hand started feeling much better. Constant pain was gone but I had limited range of motion in the little finger and decided to wait a while before I start therapy. That was 11 months ago.
The other day, I decided to practice some basic jabs with the bag. A few minutes later, I got a little carried away and delivered punch that put some pressure on my fifth knuckle. I felt instant sharp pain. Now, I am in pain again and unable to use my right hand.
Have any of you experienced anything like this and how did you fight it. I am starting to think that this will stay with me for the rest of my life… Scary!
Thanks.
MK
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