flexion contracture Archives - Living with Scleroderma

Royal Flush

Evelyn Herwitz — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 12:00:11 +0000

As the late Joan Rivers would say, “Can we talk?” I’m referring to bathroom hygiene. Now, before you say, “E-w-w-w-w-w-w-w,” I raise this because it’s one of those topics that no one wants to discuss in public, but that presents some very real challenges for those of us with scleroderma. To wit, what do you […]

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Spilled Coins

Evelyn Herwitz — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:56 +0000

Quarter past ten. Why does it always take almost as much time to drive 50 miles from my home into Boston as it does to maneuver through local traffic and park for my rheumatology appointment? I’ve driven round and round the garage, finally located a space on the sixth level. Heading toward the stairs, I […]

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Hula Finger

Evelyn Herwitz — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:00:10 +0000

Decades ago, when scleroderma first attacked my hands, my right index finger began to droop. Over the course of several years, it stiffened into a hooked flexion contracture, bent to an immobile 100-degree angle. To me, it looked like a claw. It was ugly, hag-like. I hated it. I was constantly smashing my bent knuckle […]

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