hi wanda,
just peeped in and saw your post..
yes...i have lots of problems with my hands and wrists. i dont have carpal and my doc says its as related.
i've rarely had swelling but late last year i did have swelling in my left hand and wrist. my family doc's asst kept asking if i hurt it doing something ..since he assumed as is only in the spine..till my doc told him nope...it was synovitis...they put me on a medrol pack and it helped and it hasnt swelled since. but the pains in my hand are where i wake up with my hands so stiff and they sometimes are clenched for awhile when i wake up and they hurt to slowly pull them apart.
i would suggest you get it checked out by your rheumatologist...keep us posted and hope the swelling goes away!
