By Gwen on Monday, June 05, 2000 - 03:57 pm:

Yesterday I was drying my hands and suddenly felt a sharp pain in the lower joint of my little finger, as if I'd been flicked with a rubber band. When I looked it had
swollen rapidly and was purple. Obviously I'd burst a small blood vessel. The only other time I've had a similar problem was about ten years ago when I had a rope
burn to my leg and a ruptured varicose vein. To my knowledge I've never had any other vascular problems. Does anyone know if this condition can increase the
number of body systems it affects?

By Gyll on Monday, June 05, 2000 - 03:57 pm:

I have experienced extreme pain in various finger joints usually after pressure has been applied. I have noticed this often and although painful seems to be very
shorterm although discoluration appears for some days. A Pyhsiotherapist saw this and said she had never seen or heard of this before. The Rheumatologist I saw
recently asked me if I suffered from varicose veins as this was a symptom of HMS, but luckily I don't. I wondered afterwards if this finger thing was relevant.

I would like more info if any available. THANKS GYLL