Sensitive skin/hands

[Ozboz]

I was doing some work on my cousins car for a few hours today now my hands and palms the skin feels painfull and on my pals when I press the skin it hurts aswell and my finger tips feel swollen I know I have what my GI says is clubbing in the finger tips but they just feel weird.

Is this inflamation of the skin or something else

 

[Jennifer]

Tough call, could just be from working on the car. I'm a sculptor so I deal with this issue all the time when I'm working on something for hours with my bear hands. I work in all mediums and the harsher ones like metal and stone (especially metal) really tears up your hands after a while. Its easier for them to get dry and split (worse than a paper cut) so you have to moisturize often. The pain usually goes away after a day or two or you get used to it (builds up a callus) after a while. My guess is overuse that your hands aren't used to but if it doesn't go away then talk to your doctor about it for sure.

 

[Ozboz]

Thanks crabby I used to work as motor mechanic before I got sick and never had this problem even washing my hands 10+ times a day never really experienced anything like this before