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Thank you for writing in detail. I have just been diagnosis with PMR two weeks ago, and had severe carpel tunnel as you described in my left hand when I woke in the am. And painful arthritis thumb joint pain on right side. My veins in both hands are enlarged and look strange. Even with prednisone 20 mg, I get aches in the same areas mentioned. It will go away, but not fully. Did that happen to you?
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I think that the verdict is still out on whether or not PMR effects the hands. I have seen it listed on several different websites as a PMR symptom. Here’s an example, https://www.saintlukeskc.org/health-library/polymyalgia-rheumatica#:~:text=You%20may%20also%20have%20trouble,the%20hand%2C%20wrist%2C%20or%20forearm. My Rheumatologist believes that the mild hand issues that I experienced before I was diagnosed were part of my PMR symptoms. They did dissipate as soon as I got on Prednisone and I can click my fingers again. I pray your hand issues are quickly resolved.
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Yes. I've had to work my right hand with a soft rubber ball for many months. Just squeezing it as I'm watching some shows or while I'm waiting for a call to come through while working. It all came back but the middle finger, right hand which is still a little stiff. I am now able to snap my fingers, which is a good sign. Worse in the damp weather and occasional pain in the main thumb joint. Exercising it helped a lot; also bending each finger joint very slowly and massaging the base of each finger. The numbness is gone; veins are still there. I did not have this problem prior to PMR. Both hands were affected, but the right hand to a debilitating degree. Hope it goes well with you.