Joint at base of thumb swollen & painful

[dlphillips]

Hello all,

I am fairly new at my first RN job, (about 8 mths). I noticed about two weeks after pulling up some medicine from a glass bottle with a syringe and using my the thumb on my right hand to do so, (i've done it this way since the beginning) my thumb felt a little sore the next day. After about a week or so, my joint is now visibly larger than the left hand and is hurting more. Today I was charting and it started to hurt. Does anyone have any suggestions on what it could be and what i should do about it? I am a new employee and a new grad, do i need to tell someone at work. I've already found out about a hand doctor i'm thinking seeing next week. Any suggestions are welcomed and very much appreciated.

Happy thanksgiving

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Please be advised that medical advice cannot be exchanged on these forums per the terms of service. My suggestion is to see your primary care physician and/or consult with the hand doctor that you have found.

Good luck to you, and I sincerely hope that your thumb starts feeling better very soon.