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  • CopperC Offline
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    Copper
    wrote on last edited by
    #45

    I'm in the same boat.

    Now about 9 months since the shot in left thumb metacarpal, it hurts full time.

    I'll be calling today to schedule a second shot. They said I could have maybe 3 shots and then surgery.

    I assume surgery will shut down the golf game for a while, I don't like that.

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    • George KG George K

      @Mik said in Triggered:

      Good. Most people I would not follow that lead, but with you I would.

      I have very little confidence that it won't recur. Surgery was a nothing, basically, but it stopped my playing for about 4 months. I would just love to get both fingers fixed at the same sitting. But, if the thumb's OK, I'm sure Dave won't touch it.

      CopperC Offline
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      Copper
      wrote on last edited by
      #46

      @George-K said in Triggered:

      it stopped my playing for about 4 months

      Have you seen this?

      I'm not sure if it applies.

      SUTURE BUTTON SUSPENSIONPLASTY (SBS) FOR BASAL JOINT ARTHRITIS

      Patients remain in a splint for about five days, after which their dressing comes off. They can begin therapy and start using their hand again immediately.

      With traditional thumb arthritis surgeries, patients can be in a cast for one month or longer. The majority of Dr. Yao’s patients get back to normal activity by the three-month mark, if not sooner. Other surgical methods can have double the recovery time, up to six months in some cases.

      https://stanfordhealthcare.org/stanford-health-care-now/2021/outpatient-SBS-procedure-for-thumb-arthritis-shortens-recovery-time.html#:~:text=One of these advancements%2C suture,for its rapid recovery time.

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      • CopperC Copper

        @George-K said in Triggered:

        it stopped my playing for about 4 months

        Have you seen this?

        I'm not sure if it applies.

        SUTURE BUTTON SUSPENSIONPLASTY (SBS) FOR BASAL JOINT ARTHRITIS

        Patients remain in a splint for about five days, after which their dressing comes off. They can begin therapy and start using their hand again immediately.

        With traditional thumb arthritis surgeries, patients can be in a cast for one month or longer. The majority of Dr. Yao’s patients get back to normal activity by the three-month mark, if not sooner. Other surgical methods can have double the recovery time, up to six months in some cases.

        https://stanfordhealthcare.org/stanford-health-care-now/2021/outpatient-SBS-procedure-for-thumb-arthritis-shortens-recovery-time.html#:~:text=One of these advancements%2C suture,for its rapid recovery time.

        George KG Offline
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        George K
        wrote on last edited by
        #47

        @Copper it's not arthritis. It's a trigger finger.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
          wrote on last edited by
          #48

          Finger injected yesterday...

          Surgeon said that there is evidence that after a steroid injection, if surgery is performed less than three months after the injection, risk of infection is higher. Statistically significant, but probably not clinically significant.

          But, pain is gone.

          The finger is still triggering, but he said this might last a few days.

          The good thing is that, even though triggering, playing the piano (I tried today) is not painful.

          The plan is to see what happens. If triggering recurs, I'll ignore it, as long as it doesn't REALLY affect function. If it causes pain, that's a different thing, of course.

          Hopefully (?) the thumb will start acting up as well, and I can get both of them done at the same time.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • George KG Offline
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            George K
            wrote on last edited by
            #49

            Saw the surgeon today. Yup right ring finger needs surgery, and though the thumb wasn't triggering today, it has in the past. He agreed to do both at the same time.

            Gonna wait til after the holidays to get them both done.

            Sigh...

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • kluursK Online
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              kluurs
              wrote on last edited by
              #50

              Crap - sorry to hear that - but hopefully, the surgery fixes things.

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              • MikM Offline
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                wrote on last edited by
                #51

                At least there's a treatment.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • George KG Offline
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                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #52

                  It's really a nothing procedure. Local anesthesia (though he did offer sedation). My left hand hurt for a few weeks afterward, but I was able to return to the piano after a few months, much to the dismay of Mrs. George. I'm glad both are being done. He offered to inject the thumb again, but he said that if it recurs, and it's likely to, I'll need surgery. Only 1 trip to the OR is better.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • JollyJ Offline
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                    Jolly
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #53

                    Getting old ain't for....

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                      taiwan_girl
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #54

                      Hope all goes well. :couple_with_heart:

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                      • George KG Offline
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                        George K
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #55

                        Surgery tomorrow...

                        Crap.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • MikM Offline
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                          Mik
                          wrote on last edited by Mik
                          #56

                          Be thinking of you.

                          Y’know, thoughts and prayers. Like a shooting.

                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                          • jon-nycJ Offline
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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #57

                            Hang in there, man.

                            Only non-witches get due process.

                            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                            • kluursK Online
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                              kluurs
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #58

                              Best of luck!

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                              • JollyJ Offline
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                                Jolly
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #59

                                Prayers.

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                • 89th8 Offline
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                                  89th
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #60

                                  Here's hoping for a fast recovery and a quick return to the priorities: piano, wifey, chicago pizza, Gkids, (cheap) scotch, movies, and schooling n00bs like me on TNCR.

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                                  • LuFins DadL Offline
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                                    LuFins Dad
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #61

                                    How long is the surgery and projected recovery time?

                                    The Brad

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                                    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                      How long is the surgery and projected recovery time?

                                      George KG Offline
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                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #62

                                      @LuFins-Dad said in Triggered:

                                      How long is the surgery and projected recovery time?

                                      I was in the operating room for one hour. However, 2/3 of that time was spent prepping the hand, and applying dressings. The tourniquet which was applied to prevent bleeding from the incision sites was only inflated for 10 minutes. In other words, it took about 5 to 6 minutes Per finger to do the repair.

                                      Dressing comes off tomorrow, and I replace it with Band-Aids or some other exclusive dressing. There are two stitches and they come out on the 16th.

                                      Last time I had this done, hand was sore for about five months after surgery And it really cramped my piano playing style. I imagine this will be about the same.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • RenaudaR Offline
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                                        Renauda
                                        wrote on last edited by Renauda
                                        #63

                                        A friend of mine had this surgery about three months ago. Like you it was the second time round. He was surprised how much more quickly he recovered the second time. In ten days to two weeks he was more or less back to normal.

                                        Wishing you an even speedier recovery.

                                        Elbows up!

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                                        • George KG George K

                                          @LuFins-Dad said in Triggered:

                                          How long is the surgery and projected recovery time?

                                          I was in the operating room for one hour. However, 2/3 of that time was spent prepping the hand, and applying dressings. The tourniquet which was applied to prevent bleeding from the incision sites was only inflated for 10 minutes. In other words, it took about 5 to 6 minutes Per finger to do the repair.

                                          Dressing comes off tomorrow, and I replace it with Band-Aids or some other exclusive dressing. There are two stitches and they come out on the 16th.

                                          Last time I had this done, hand was sore for about five months after surgery And it really cramped my piano playing style. I imagine this will be about the same.

                                          89th8 Offline
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                                          89th
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #64

                                          @George-K Were you able to watch the procedure?

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