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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Painful Hand
MY HAND WAS HURTING AND THEN BECAME VERY SWOLLEN, AS IF YOU SLIGHTLY BLEW UP A RUBBER GLOVE. NOW 3 YEARS LATER MY ELBOW ON THE SAME SIDE HAS BEEN HURTING ALONG WITH MY HAND. I FIND IT HARD TO GRIP THINGS OR PICK UP EVEN A JUG OF MILK. WHAT ARE THESE SYMPTOMS OF? TLY
Wed, 6 Jan 2016
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Hi
To answer your questions i ll like to have some more information
your age ? your gender ?
which side left or right ?
any other illness you are suffering from at present ? any medication you are using ?
would like to have a picture of the swelling ?
From the available information in your question as above , my advice is that the pain is beyond your tolerance limits and disturbing your day to day activities then take some simple pain killers for few days , for example tab paracetamol 500 or tab ibuprofen 400 with 8 hours interval ( 3 times in a day ) and after food (not on empty stomach) provided you are not allergic to these medications ,for 3 days .
second thing is that do some physical exercises of your hand and elbow for at least 5 minutes every 2-3 hours for a week so . if getting some improvement the continue further these exercises for a month .
if you dont get any improvement then better to see a medical doctor nearby .
Thank you
To answer your questions i ll like to have some more information
your age ? your gender ?
which side left or right ?
any other illness you are suffering from at present ? any medication you are using ?
would like to have a picture of the swelling ?
From the available information in your question as above , my advice is that the pain is beyond your tolerance limits and disturbing your day to day activities then take some simple pain killers for few days , for example tab paracetamol 500 or tab ibuprofen 400 with 8 hours interval ( 3 times in a day ) and after food (not on empty stomach) provided you are not allergic to these medications ,for 3 days .
second thing is that do some physical exercises of your hand and elbow for at least 5 minutes every 2-3 hours for a week so . if getting some improvement the continue further these exercises for a month .
if you dont get any improvement then better to see a medical doctor nearby .
Thank you
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