My hand pain has been there for at least 6 weeks.

My big finger knuckles look swollen where they attach to my hand.

I have extra stiffness in my fingers for at an hour or two in the morning.

I can’t make a complete fist in the morning for at least one hour because my fingers are too stiff.

I had to take my rings off because they were too tight.

My hand looks puffy, red or swollen.

I have tingling in my fingers.

I have pain shooting up into my index or middle fingers.

The tips of my fingers are numb.

My fingers start to hurt, tingle or go numb when I bend my hand down and hold it bent for a minute with the other hand.

Pain in my hand wakes me up at night.

My fingers turn white as a sheet when they get cold.

The base of my thumb near my wrist seems enlarged and tender.

My thumb hurts when I hold a heavy object, like a heavy book with one hand.

The small knuckles on the ends of my fingers seem to be growing bony knobs on them.

My finger will lock down when I make a fist.

My middle knuckles are swollen and are tender to the touch.

I have painful swollen joints on both sides of my body.

My wrist is red and swollen.

When I put my thumb inside my hand and make a fist, my wrist hurts when I bend it toward my little finger.

My palm hurts when I press on it.