Ya'll - - -

Noticed tenderness and swelling in R palm running lateral from L to R. Also, tender bumps at base of pinkie, middle, and 'pointer' finger...

Cannot straighten R hand past - say - 30% w/o pain... L hand has tender 'dots' at 1st joint of point and little fingers w/ not quite as thick and tender swelling center lateral of L hand...

The question is - - - after reading SOOO many posts the past week - what suggestions do ya'll have?

1. I play both guitar and piano and don't know what I would do if unable to do either :-)
2. Grad student at Asbury Theological Seminary in Lexington KY... IE not a whole lot of cash but - - - retired USMC with Tricare Prime Insurance...
2. 48-yo male of def Danish descent (GGmother and father straight from Denmark, Gmother from Northern Denmark, my father is from Copenhagen...)
3. Options - - - ignore and rock on? Or pursue to beat in initial stages? Any vitamins that help ie gluclosomine? How about heat or soaking? Have been dropping things of late - guitar picks flying out into the 1st and 2d row, and water bottle last nite (just a bit embarrasing to say the least :-)

Open to any and all suggestions...

Paix du Christ ya'll!

C

agree with Randy completely