... I saw my doctor two weeks ago. I had seen him several years ago with pain in both my thumbs. ... (91 replies)
... e. I'm 36, obviously a long way from retiring and my surgeon didn't hesitate when he recommended the surgery. I remember thinking I was way to young for getting joint reconstruction surgery. But arthritis can strike at any age. ... (91 replies)
... I saw the orthopedic hand specialist doctor Friday. I had seen him several years ago with pain in both my thumbs. ... (0 replies)
... When I got the splint on I could put ice right on the burning incision, heaven, and I cheated in the evenings by taking the splint off, putting a rolled up washcloth to keep the thumb in place and sat for hours with ice on. ... (91 replies)
... it started with a inflammation in my right wrist tendon. i noticed the pain while playing badminton actually. it did not reduce for 3 or 4 days and so i visited my GP. ... (0 replies)
... Wonder how your "final" recovery turned out. I'm facing the same surgery as well as 3 finger (joints closest to the nails) fusions on the same hand. I work on a computer all day, many days 12-14 hrs. and am worried about the final outcome. Thanks. (7 replies)
... I'm 66 years of age and have severe arthritis in both thumbs. ... (7 replies)
... I was a hairdresser for 40 years and have Basal Joint Arthritis in my thumb joints. I went to a orthopedic dr specializing in hand and wrist. He wants to fuse my left thumb, because the joint is gone. ... (7 replies)
... I too have thumb joint arthritis..which is Osteoarthritis. ... (7 replies)
... Sounds like arthritis of that joint to me, but I would get it checked out by my doctor and try some OTC anti inflamatories in the meantime. ... (1 replies)
... I have read many posts and comments about basal thumb joint pain, but none about the end joint of the thumb. About a month ago I developed a sharp pain at a point location near the base of the end pad of my thumb. ... (1 replies)
... Thanks for your reply! Since I wrote the last post, my thumb has improved alot. I think I may have arthritis in the joint above the basal joint. The joint I had surgery on doesn't hurt at all. ... (4 replies)
... No, I'm not taking Lipitor. I have had xrays which show arthritis in this joint. ... (42 replies)
... that's how my arthritis started in my hands. first in my wrists from falling down on them on hard pavement. thought they were broke, xray said severe sprain, wore braces that worked wonderful. ... (2 replies)
... months post thumb reconstruction. ... (7 replies)
... or reconstruction of the rt. thumb joint. I have had carpal for 23 years, which has been problematic for some time. I wear splints every night for the carpal. ... (3 replies)
... I have arthritis in various joints and I also had "trigger thumb". It got to the point where I couldn't bend my right thumb at all and it was very painful. Try doing anything without using your thumb! Anyway, I first got a shot of cortisone in the thumb joint. Ouch! ... (8 replies)
... when i had pt for my left hand which was operated on 1 yr 8 months ago, i was told to gently rotate my wrist in a large bowel of warm water, 3 times a day. ... (53 replies)
... r your pain is diminishing. My guess is that it wasn't the just anesthetic that has made you so tired but the interrupted sleep you have had while you have been in pain. ... (53 replies)
... I head to the doctor today for my first post op. He puts me in a soft cast for 10 days then a hard cast for 2 wk. ... (28 replies)
