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My hands hurt...from my finger tips to my elbows. i wake up in the morning and they are sleeping and are so swollen i can't even make a fist. ?

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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

See a doctor: Then see a doctor and get evaluated. an inflammatory arthritis merits major consideration.

Answered 7/21/2016

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A member asked:

My hands hurt...from my finger tips to my elbows. i wake up in the morning and they are sleeping and are so swollen i can't even make a fist. ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

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