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Post by sudokufan on May 25, 2017 8:45:48 GMT -6
I'm kinda self diagnosing here, because I have NO sick time left until July, but I'm pretty sure this is my issue. My thumb kind of pops when I bend or straighten it, and it's gotten harder and harder to move it at all in the mornings, although it gets better as the day goes on. I got a brace for it, and take motrin.
Anyone have any success treating this without surgery? If you had surgery, what was your experience?
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Post by silverspoon on May 25, 2017 8:49:44 GMT -6
Cortisone injections are a possibility if you want to delay surgery and splints/anti-inflammatories aren't helping any longer.
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Post by schmoopy on May 25, 2017 8:55:36 GMT -6
Cortisone injections are a possibility if you want to delay surgery and splints/anti-inflammatories aren't helping any longer. I agree with this. I don't have trigger finger, but my mom does and that has been what she has done to help manage it. |
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Post by sing2phins on May 25, 2017 9:06:47 GMT -6
My son, who will be 2 next month, had surgery to correct congenital trigger thumb three weeks ago. The surgery is easy - it's outpatient and takes about 30 minutes per side, plus pre-op and recovery. They didn't prescribe him any pain meds, and as soon as he was totally out of the fog of anesthesia, he was his usual crazy active self. You would definitely be able to go to work the next day if you wanted.
A lot of the things they did for him were because he's so little, but for adults, I think they are pretty hands-off. His was under general anesthesia, but for grown-ups I think it's local. We also had his stitches taken out at 10 days post-op, but only because we went in because we thought his incisions were infected. They weren't, and usually they just let the stitches fall out on their own. We had to keep his stitches covered so he wouldn't suck on them or pick at them, which I think it what contributed to us thinking it was infected, because it trapped moisture and the skin got macerated. For adults, I don't think you have to keep it wrapped much past the first day.
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Post by mishy on May 25, 2017 12:26:32 GMT -6
Cortisone injections are the next step. I work in ortho but I'm not a hand specialist so I don't know the exact details of surgery. Cortisone is one of those things where some people get immediate relief that lasts for months and others it doesn't help at all. That's not super helpful for you but it's something that you won't know how well it works unless you try it. Good luck!
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