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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.
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Hope all goes well. :couple_with_heart:
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How long is the surgery and projected recovery time?
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How long is the surgery and projected recovery time?
@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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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.
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@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.
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Block has worn off. I'm taking 1000 mg acetaminophen q 6 h. Took some at 8:30 (pre-op) and some at 3 PM. Minor incisional pain 2–3 on a scale of 1–10.
Surgeon called in some Norco (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) at 9 AM to Walgreens. Not gonna need it.
He called it in at 9 AM. It took Walgreens until now (5:45) to fill it. Good thing I'm not hurting.
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Block has worn off. I'm taking 1000 mg acetaminophen q 6 h. Took some at 8:30 (pre-op) and some at 3 PM. Minor incisional pain 2–3 on a scale of 1–10.
Surgeon called in some Norco (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) at 9 AM to Walgreens. Not gonna need it.
He called it in at 9 AM. It took Walgreens until now (5:45) to fill it. Good thing I'm not hurting.
@George-K How is surgery day +1?
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Woke Sat am at 3 to pee and pain. Tylenol fixed it. Negligible pain throughout the day yesterday. Last tylenol at 9PM yesterday - no pain this AM. Wound is a bit itchy, but that's it. Mild discomfort (swelling/stiffness) if I stretch the ring finger but that's it.
Seeing some videos on youtube makes me realize how lucky i was to find this surgeon. Tourniquet time was 10 minutes (it was released to close both wounds).
Itch is occasional. Not even mildly annoying.
My guy did my thumb this way, and you can see how quick it is.
It's really a "nothing" operation.
Link to video
