zztop11
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Post by zztop11 on Nov 7, 2014 16:50:30 GMT
Just spoke with my husband on the phone and he told me that the hand doctor said that he has trigger finger and will operate on him. Looked it up and it sounds as though it should help him. Do they put you to sleep for this or is it just a local? I sure hope it's a local. What else can you tell me about this surgery? Thanks in advance.
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Montannie
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Post by Montannie on Nov 7, 2014 17:10:44 GMT
I had it done a couple years ago. It was out-patient, and I was lightly sedated -- does that make any sense? The same sort of sedation they use for colonoscopies, I think. Couldn't drive myself home, but no lingering effects. The surgery was over very quickly, and I had no problems. Finger works fine!
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zztop11
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Post by zztop11 on Nov 7, 2014 18:44:16 GMT
Oh yes, we're very familiar with colonoscopy sedation  |
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Post by LauraTen on Nov 7, 2014 19:45:24 GMT
I had it done years ago on my right hand. Has he tried www.3pointproducts.com/oval-8-finger-splint-copy-1I have a trigger finger now on my left hand. I wore this brace all the time and it barely can lock now. Now I just wear it at night to keep it straight. |
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mstubble
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Post by mstubble on Nov 8, 2014 4:22:11 GMT
My dad had this done many years ago and I think he had more than a local.
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chendra
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Post by chendra on Nov 8, 2014 4:35:20 GMT
My coworker is prone to trigger fingers and has had to have the surgery three times on different fingers. She too described "light sedation". So far, all of the fingers on which she's had surgery are fine, but she was told that sometimes, the surgery needs to be repeated.
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MZF
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Post by MZF on Nov 8, 2014 5:24:07 GMT
I had surgery in 2009 for trigger finger on the middle two fingers of my left hand. They numb the hand, I was awake, I think it took about 1/2 hour. Stitches were removed in 10 days, recovery took a couple of weeks. I haven't had any problems with it since.
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Post by Flowergirl on Nov 8, 2014 5:44:31 GMT
DD had this surgery on her thumb when she was about 13 months old. She was given full anesthesia. She was cranky after waking from the surgery but a couple hours later, you wouldn't have known anything happened earlier that day. She never showed he was in pain/discomfort after the surgery.
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Post by Skypea on Nov 8, 2014 8:24:35 GMT
can't he try shots first? I have 4. both thumbs and 2 other fingers on R hand. the R thumb was the worst (the 2 R hand fingers are very new to being 'triggers') very painful. Doctor shot it with something. It worked. I think he said he could try the shots twice and if that didn't work he'd do surgery. That thumb has been fine for a very long time - a decade now? hopefully, the others won't act up either.
I'd try the shots first.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2014 11:36:52 GMT
My uncle has had this done twice on different fingers. No problems, and he has had great results.
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