Just a quick update. I had an appointment with my Hand doctor today and I will be undergoing surgery on my left thumb, most likely within the next month.
I have significant arthritis in the joint which has caused me a lot of pain. At my last appointment with the hand specialist, he gave me a cortizone shot, hoping it would give me several months of relief. It lasted 6 weeks.
The surgery is very successful and done under local anesthesia at a surgical center as an outpatient. They will remove a tendon from my left arm, remove a bone from the thumb joint and sew the tendon in the place of the bone, creating a cushion.
Recovery is a whole nother issue. I'll be in a cast for 28 days, then will have therapy twice a week for 8 weeks. Total recovery will take between 9 months and a year.
Anyway, it will be good to not have to deal with this pain long-term. However, I HATE surgery, and it seems I've had well more than my fair share.
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