hard small lump on finger joint
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Hi,
I have RA and I take Methotrexate, I have developed a small hard lump on the middle joint of one of my fingers, I have woken a couple of times in the night and my finger has been bent and wont straighten, when I get up in a morning the stiffness gradually disappears, although the small lump remains and although I can make a fist it feels tight in my knuckle so restricts me from making a fist completely, any ideas what this is?
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mikhail80487 carole90704
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They are called; Nodules.
Many RA people get them; they can be painful or not, they can be the size of a pea or the size of a decent sized nut ..... Like most things with RA, they seemingly can come and go. Well, certainly on myself they are not a fixed object, definitely transient in nature..
Personally I have a severe case of RA that is all encompassing and it was ultra sudden onset, literally overnight a decade + ago now. It is in all my joints, in my eyes and digestive system. But I didn't start to get nodules until about year 5.
Presently I have a nodule under my left thumb joint, it arrived about 3 days ago. The RA was flaring in that joint, couldn't get it near warm water and the nodule came up ... Now the RA has moved again into my right shoulder and the nodule on my thumb appears to be dissipating already.
Myself I've been on most every RA drug you can take, from Methotrexate to Leflunomide to nearly all the 'Mab' biological infusions such as Rituximab ..... Unfortunately Mab's do not work for me and due to my just surviving Sepsis in 2018 I can now only take a low dose of Leflumonide + prednisone steroid .....it seems to make little difference to the nodules what I take.
Good fortune to you .... Try to ignore it all and just do what you can.
carole90704 mikhail80487
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Thank you so much for your reply,
Shelly_Welly carole90704
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Hi Carole
Some years ago I had a similar issue. The nodule on my small finger was not painful. However, it was really annoying as it would always get in the way if I was reaching into my bag.
Depending in the size it may be possible to reduce it by surgery .
You will have to ask your doctor/consultant if this could be done.
carol503 carole90704
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I have several of them and fortunately they aren't painful. Mine started about 10 years before my RA diagnosis.