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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Painful Thumb

My left thumb is painful and swollen around the knuckle and it is very hard for me to bowl since I am left handed and can t put my left thumb in the hole all the way unless I wrap it in a paper napkin and force it in the hole a few times. If its arthuritus what can I do!
posted on Wed, 23 Mar 2016
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Hello dear Greetings
Regarding your experience with pain and swelling around your knuckle of your thumb I am suggesting you have developed a rheumatoid arthritis

In view of this please do a rheumatoid factor to confirm the diagnosis

Please take any of the following Tablet nurofen Tylenol neurobion arthrotec

I hope this helps
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Painful Thumb

Hello dear Greetings Regarding your experience with pain and swelling around your knuckle of your thumb I am suggesting you have developed a rheumatoid arthritis In view of this please do a rheumatoid factor to confirm the diagnosis Please take any of the following Tablet nurofen Tylenol neurobion arthrotec I hope this helps