Weird finger thing

[underwaterrhymes]

I have this weird raised stripe (a tendon maybe?) that just popped up on my finger today. It hurts. I had surgery on this finger four years ago because I broke it and dislocated it. It’s deformed because it didn’t heal properly so it could obviously be connected. But that little raised line is new. Does anyone have any ideas on what this could be? Another fun aging thing?




ETA - the pinky is deformed now too because it’s apparently a buddy finger to the ring finger and so now the tip is permanently bent because the ring finger influenced it. lol

[mofongo]

Weird! Look up Dupuytren’s contracture, and maybe trigger finger? Could be something related to the surgery.

[wesleycrusher]

My husband has Boutonnière Deformity of two of his fingers due to arthritis. Hard to tell from your picture but the pinky might look similar.

[underwaterrhymes]

Oct 28, 2024 19:10:32 GMT -5 wesleycrusher said:

My husband has Boutonnière Deformity of two of his fingers due to arthritis. Hard to tell from your picture but the pinky might look similar.

Yeah, both the ring finger and pinky are misshapen now. My fingers have always hyperextended a bit, but those two are really wonky. My surgeon did two surgeries on the ring finger, and I’m at least able to close that band now, but obviously they’re still not great.

I forced my wedding rings on the other day and I think I may have caused some inflammation or something, but I’m going to reach out to my doctor if it doesn’t improve in the next day or so.

Thanks to you both for the input!

[liverandonions]

I was thinking Dupuytrens. Are you viking/scandinavian?

[underwaterrhymes]

liverandonions - I have some Danish and Norwegian in my background, but I’m wondering if this can be injury induced rather than genetic. I don’t have a knot in my palm, but do have one up in the middle of the finger where the injury occurred.

[mcsangel2]

If it's Dupuytrens, it's a really easy surgery, but I'd want it done asap before it progresses.

[underwaterrhymes]

Oct 29, 2024 16:06:48 GMT -5 mcsangel2 said:

If it's Dupuytrens, it's a really easy surgery, but I'd want it done asap before it progresses.

I messed this whole thing up the first time around. I broke it / dislocated it walking my dog and since it was very early days of COVID (like late March or early April 2020), I didn’t go to the doctor, but it got worse and worse until I finally went in and the surgeon was like WTF, woman!

I’ll make an appointment this week.