My thumb hurts ...

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denverpilot

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Alright I know this is a friggin' stupid post but...

My left thumb hurts. Bottom joint/knuckle. Been going on for weeks. Annoying.

Joint is double-jointed/always been really loose. Can sit here and pop it in and out easily using the thumb muscles and nothing else. Always have.

But if I use the thumb muscles only (or manipulate it) to move thumb up and to the left (toward hand) it hurts.

Sucks getting old.

I usually drive and fly with just the index finger and thumb of the left hand. Extremely uncomfortable to drive, so I end up using the whole hand and haven't tried flying with it yet.

Just annoying.
 
If it is any sort of arthritis, then absent any other symptoms, it'd possibly be osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis would probably exhibit more systemic symptoms - i.e. you have othet persistent aches and pains.

If ibuprofen relieves the pain better than acetaminophen then some inflammation may be partially causal. (Ibuprofen reduces inflammation while acetaminophen generally doesn't.)

Not a doctor.
 
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