Triggered
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wrote on 7 May 2024, 14:18 last edited by
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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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.
wrote on 7 May 2024, 15:50 last edited byit 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.
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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.
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wrote on 10 May 2024, 01:10 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 20:30 last edited by
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...
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wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 21:07 last edited by
Crap - sorry to hear that - but hopefully, the surgery fixes things.
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wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 21:12 last edited by
At least there's a treatment.
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wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 21:16 last edited by
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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wrote on 11 Nov 2024, 22:25 last edited by
Getting old ain't for....
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wrote on 12 Nov 2024, 06:20 last edited by
Hope all goes well. :couple_with_heart:
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wrote on 3 Jan 2025, 03:02 last edited by
Surgery tomorrow...
Crap.
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wrote on 3 Jan 2025, 03:04 last edited by Mik 1 Mar 2025, 03:04
Be thinking of you.
Y’know, thoughts and prayers. Like a shooting.
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wrote on 3 Jan 2025, 03:05 last edited by
Hang in there, man.
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wrote on 3 Jan 2025, 03:20 last edited by
Best of luck!
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wrote on 3 Jan 2025, 03:45 last edited by
Prayers.
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wrote on 3 Jan 2025, 14:57 last edited by
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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wrote on 3 Jan 2025, 15:56 last edited by
How long is the surgery and projected recovery time?
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How long is the surgery and projected recovery time?
wrote on 3 Jan 2025, 19:06 last edited by@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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wrote on 3 Jan 2025, 19:32 last edited by Renauda 1 Mar 2025, 19:34
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.
