Swollen Hand on a 66 year old man. Advice please.?

My father woke up this morning and his hand is swollen from the wrist to the end of his fingers. His fingers are so swollen he cannot bend them. He went to casualty who xrayed it and said it ';might be muscular!'; My father is a very fit and active man and has had no problems like this before. Does anyone have any idea what it might be?? Please help as my Mother is very worried.Swollen Hand on a 66 year old man. Advice please.?
so he had it checked out. If the doctors were worried then they would have run more tests. so i guess the moral of the story is DONT WORRY.Swollen Hand on a 66 year old man. Advice please.?
no problem, I hope his hand has improved.

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He needs to go back to the hospital in the morning or to his GP surgery. I hope everything is ok. \in the meantime take some anti-inflammatory tablets, assuming he's not allergic to them. If you are in the UK try NHS Direct, 0845 46 47.





Best wishes
it could be arthritis
Sound like teh same thing my grandpa had at first we thought it was poor circulation, which could probably be what you dad has or if he continues to swwell that means he's retaining water and thats not good.
I would suggest you contact NHS Direct 0845 4647 or www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/. It may not be serious but its best to get it checked out.
Since it's only one hand it highly unlikely that it's health related. It almost sounds like cellulitis( is the hand warm to touch?)...or hives. Possible Carpal Tunnel Syndrome...Swollen injured tissue in the hand in can put pressure on the Median Nerve in the Carpal Tunnel cutting off the feeling sensation to the hand and resulting in pain and early symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Good Luck.