Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder....
I have had several trigger finger releases. It was a little tight as the skin was mending itself, but within the limitations of the stitches, I was able to straighten them. Call your Dr. To make sure...
I have had several trigger finger releases and also have dupuytrens. It is a hard situation. When dupuytrens is active, and growing fast, the splints get uncomfortable quickly, but do help a little...
I have had trigger finger releases on several fingers. I used pain meds for maybe a day or two, then just over the counter meds after that. The first was my left thumb. My hand was wrapped and I...
I made my Grandmas beans and rice. Fortunately I put it on in the morning. I did too much in the yard chopping wood, and my hands are paying the price and will for several days to come. I know better...
I had open CT and three (thumb, index finger and pinky) trigger fingers released about two years. Recovery was longer than I rxoexted. My fingers also stayed swollen and sore for quite a while. The...
I would think twice about having them both done at the same time. It is not about the recovery, but having them both done at the same time it will be almost two weeks, until the stitches come out,...
I have had several trigger finger releases, as well as carpal tunnel release. Each one was a little different. I did return to work as a preschool very quickly after most of them, once even the next...
I gave had several trigger finger releases. It is not a long recovery, but not immediate either. One day, and still stiff is not unusual in my experience. Keep flowing the drs instructions and...
I have had that surgery on both thumbs. The recovery is not very difficult. My hand was wraped up until the stitches were removed but I could still move everything. I was told to keep it elevated and...
I have had several trigger release surgeries. It is surgery, but not a long or hard recovery. Your hand will be wrapped up, and you will have to keep it dry until the stitches come out, but you will...
I would be very careful about overdoing it with your hand and also strongly suggest you check with your dr. first, especially since your surgery was more extensive. When I had trigger finger release...
I have had several trigger fingers released. The first was my left thumb. The swelling went down after a few weeks with that one. The next time was my right hand and was my thumb, index finger and...
It might just be a thing with hand surgeons. I had a hand surgeon who fixed my trigger fingers in both hands. After one finger failed on my right hand, the surgeon said there was nothing wrong. I...
I have had both thumbs and two trigger fingers released, as well as carpal tunnel release. After one trigger finger release failed twice, I found out that I have Dupuytrens disease. Every time I have...
I like to crochet and play my guitar to songlead. I can still play my guitar because my right hand is in the worst shape and that is my strumming hand so I can get by most of the time. However, I...
I love my crockpot and use it several times a week. My biggest problem area is my hands, so the easier the better. It is so easy to put everything in the crockpot before I go to work, and it is ready...
I have had both thumbs released, and 3 fingers released. I have had it done with general, twilight and local on different occasions. While I do prefer not to be awake, the effects of general after...
I teach preschool, so I use my hands a lot. When I had my first thumb done, I was scheduled to take two days off work. However it snowed and I ended up off for a week. The second time I had surgery...
I have had the nerve tests too. They were not comfortable, but the anticipation of people telling me how painful they were or could be was a lot worse than the actual test itself....
I am got good results. I have had both thumbs released and two fingers released. One finger has been released three different times, but the others were all a success. My complication is that I have...
You need to go back to your Dr. to find out for sure. It could be a failure, scar tissue or something else. I have had both thumbs and two fingers released. One of my fingers did fail twice. It is...
Three weeks ago, I went in for my pre-op appoinrment only to find out the Dr was not even in the office. They said they were supposed to try to call me to reschedule, but apparently never did. Had...
I am checking into the surgery center in about two hours for more hand surgery. Since I never had my pre-op appointment last week because they never called to reschedule it, I don't know exactly how...
I am venting here because I have no where else to do it. I am scheduled for my 4th hand surgery in 18 months on Monday. I am nervous about this one because it is a big one. This is the third one on...
Not looking forward to the week ahead. I have hand surgery scheduled for next Monday. They are removing one branch if one if the two tendons in my index finger. I have been told by the OT that...
I have had several steroid injections into both of my thumbs and into my index finger. I can't say they don't hurt, but it is not that bad. Just be sure to ask for the cold numbing spray first. I had...
I had my index finger, pinky, thumb and open carpal tunnel a year ago April. Recovery dies take a while, especially your grip strength after carpal tunnel. If your Dr. Will prescribe hand therapy,...
Ask your drs advice on that one. Yes everybody handles anesthesia differently. Part of it depends on the kind and amount of anesthetic....
Be careful going back to work to soon. Listen to what the dr has to say. I worked the day of surgery last time because surgery was late in the afternoon and even though I had found myself a sub,...
I have had several trigger finger releases. I have never used a sling after any of them. I did not have any hand therapy after the first. I was referred to hand therapy after the second because I had...
I have had both thumbs released and two fingers, one of them twice, released. It took several weeks for them to straighten all the way each time. I was always tons to keep using them and working with...
I would agree to find another surgeon for at least a second opinion. I had my left thumb released then a few months later my right thumb, index finger, pinky and carpal tunnel. My index failed. I...
My dad had amyliodosis and was treated with thalidomide. It was working to clear some of the amyloid protein from his system. Unfortunately, due to some of his other health issues, the treatment was...
Thank you Tina and David. I also have carpal tunnel in both hands. I did have successful surgery for one, and it was one of the best things I did. The other hand is not severe enough for surgery. My...
After almost 2 years if hand problems and 3 surgeries, I finally know why I have had so many trigger fingers, and failed surgeries. After looking at my hand today, and reading the report from my OT,...
Hep, I had both if m hands done at different times. I had my left thumb done first. Then my thumb, pointer and pinky on my right hand as well as carpal tunnel starting bothering me on my right hand....
I have had trigger finger releases on both thumbs, and two other fingers, and a revision on one finger. Each time I found that I could move my fingers better after surgery than before, but they were...
I know this is slightly different, but, when my son when my son went to college last year, he was on concerta, for ADHD which is dodo a controlled substance. I have always had our prescriptions...
Only my palm has been wrapped after each oh my trigger finger releases. They want you to start your fingers right away to try to avoid scar tissue of adhesions. I was not allowed to drive the day of...
I had a trigger finger revision on Monday due to a failed release. The recisiom was a second release and cleankng out a lot of scar tissue. I worked on Monday before surgery, and was back at work for...
Thank you for your replies. I am starting to feel a little better about having to be awake for this....
I did have a successful release on the thumb of my other hand in January, and the other two fingers done at the same time as the one that failed both worked too which is very nice. I do know from the...
I had three trigger finger releases and a carpal tunnel release 7 months ago. After hand therapy and steroid injections, one finger was officially declared a failure yesterday, and they have to go...
I have had trigger finger in both thumbs and two different fingers. For me, the only ones that have been painful are the ones triggering. Right now, I have one still triggering 7 months after...
You need to follow the advice of your surgeon about when to return to work. They know you and your hand the best....
I had trigger finger release on my thumb in January and would have been able to go back to work after one day rest at home. I ended up home for a week because of snow. When I did go back to work,...
I am very interested in what you find out. I am in a similar situation. I had trigger finger release on 2 fingers and my thumb as well as carpal tunnel release on the same hand all in April. I still...
I had trigger finger release on my thumb in January, and it was only swollen for about 2 weeks. In April, I had 3 fingers done on my other hand as well as carpal tunnel release. The swelling lasted...
I had surgery for 3 trigger fingers and carpal tunnel three and a half months ago. Two fingers and the carpal tunnel all healed great and work normally again. That is not the case for one finger. It...