Most discounts take effect at 62 or 65, traditional Social Security ages for early retirement and full retirement, Drew Nannis, a spokesman for the AARP, wrote in an e-mail. Of course, people are living too dang long for the government's taste, so the age for full benefits keeps going up.
Heberden's nodes refer to swollen protrusions of bone and cartilage tissue that may develop in finger joints. People with family histories of arthritis are at risk for developing Heberden's nodes. An x-ray may be performed to diagnose Heberden's nodes. People suffering with Heberden's nodes may find it difficult to hold even a pen.
However, it hurt like ***l, and interferes with my writing, so is it a Heberden's node or not?Anybody?What have you found out between May and now, the end of September? I'm experiencing a similar situation in my two pinky fingers and now my left thumb. My doctor says these are Heberden's nodes and there's nothing that can be done about them. Certainly there must be something that can be done. I've never seen a Hollywood star with Heberden's nodes, if that's in fact what they are.LynnHi, Lynn.I recently saw a hand surgeon, who agreed that residual bumps from Heberden's are not always bone spurs.