Tendons in palm of hands

[RichB]

Since riding the Homewardbound (230k/3600m/15hrs) a few weeks ago I have developed a painful and swollen tendon in the palm of both hands. I had good gel gloves on, but the grips on my bike were a little on the hard side - have since changed to foam grips.

 

Has anyone had this sort of "injury" before and any ideas on whether it will just go away or if it needs treatment?

 

Someone mentioned an op... Im just recovering from a shoulder op 6 months ago from a crash, so dont want to go there again.. Any help would be much appreciated..

[V12man]

Whereabouts in the palm of the hand? there are a lot of structures there.

 

Take a picture of the hand and mark it up with paint or something to show where exactly.

 

The usual injuries in the hand is an inflammation of the tendons in the wrist, or swelling of a nerve sheaf - but a picture will be much easier to give you some ideas.