Daplumma Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 I am going in tomorrow morning for surgery to fix trigger finger on my right ring finger.Anyone had it done?How quick was the recovery?I know what the doctors have said but would like to hear from people who have had the surgery. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Joe best of luck with the surgery. If you like,I can come down and pull the trigger for ya. Speedy recovery bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdfast Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 UH, Thats Gay (LOL ) oops I mean UN -heterosexual Sorry never had trigger finger surgery, but have a quick Recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Good luck tomorrow!!! I have instances, when my hands are cold mostly, where I'll straighten a finger, put a little tension on it and then it freezes in the open position. It takes a lot of massaging to get it flexible again. There is no popping sound when it goes back. I suppose I should go get that looked at. Problem is it happens maybe once a month. Hope you have a speedy recovery!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 What the heck!!! Why wasn't I told aboot this up on the West Arm??? I coulda fixed it for you up there... out in the boat even! Hope all goes well and you get back to finger banging in record time! ... can't be any worse than the knee surgery stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbag Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Yes I had the surgey Daplumma. I was in/out of the surgery in les than 15 minutes. the longest part of the whole thing is waiting for the freezing to take. Recovery was fairly short too as I recall. Keep you finger rested in the splint that they will put it in and you should be back to normal in a week or two. It will feel much better before that, but back to new in two weeks. Cheers and let us know how it goes Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoz Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I had 'TRIGGER THUMB' fixed almost 20 years ago . . . it had become quite bothersome & painful, to the point it was giving me trouble holding & sorting mail. I'd never been in a hospital before, and I considered it MAJOR surgery!! Watta a big chicken-crap I was . . . it took 15 minutes to freeze it, perhaps another 15 to 'fix' it, an hour to sit in the 'recovery room,' and I went home with 2 stitches. It throbbed a bit for about a half day . . . I had a splint on it for a week, took it easy for another week, and that was it. At the time the doctor said it should do me for at least 15 years before I MIGHT get any recurrance . . . it's been 20 & counting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanook Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 All the best with the OP. Joe !! Bet ya glad it's not the middle finger, ya'll would be flipping 'birds' at everybody ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassledgen Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 My best advice is to mark which finger your getting operated on and make sure its the right one. I got my knee operated on last year and didnt mark it and they did the wrong knee. Theres nothing like waking up with the Dr telling me he operated on the wrong knee. So he did both. Now Im looking for a good lawyer. Thats my only advice, mark the finger well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Wow, you do that much shooting Joe? Good luck with the surgery. Keep us updated on how it went. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 My best advice is to mark which finger your getting operated on and make sure its the right one. I got my knee operated on last year and didnt mark it and they did the wrong knee. Theres nothing like waking up with the Dr telling me he operated on the wrong knee. So he did both. Now Im looking for a good lawyer. Thats my only advice, mark the finger well. Yeah! Take the red ribbon from around the goats neck and tie it around your finger!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daplumma Posted July 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Thanx for the well wishes and replies.I have had 3 Cortizone shots in the finger in the last year and a half but it is a very temporary fix.If I make a fist I have to pull the finger straight and it makes a popping noise and hurts like h*ll.Down here they write where they are going to operate on the patient with a magic marker.I'll let y'all know how it turns out. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERCHER Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I had the same operation on my right thumb about 6 years ago.It was quick and quite painless.The whole thing took about 20 minutes or so.The part I hated was the shot of quartazone the doctor gave me to tied me over until my operation.Now that hurt.Have no fear it will be all over before you know it and in about two weeks you will be good to go. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I had the same operation on my right thumb about 6 years ago.It was quick and quite painless.The whole thing took about 20 minutes or so.The part I hated was the shot of quartazone the doctor gave me to tied me over until my operation.Now that hurt.Have no fear it will be all over before you know it and in about two weeks you will be good to go.Dan Pretty soon you will have to redo the throttle fingers for the Bike not sure about the boat though as we don't see any fish pics from you anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERCHER Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 We will have to let Quinte prove you wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whopper Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Good Luck Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Hope to see you get in and out of there quick... My grandfather had the surgery and said it was quick and helped him a heck of alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxcowboy Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 dont know anything about the surgery, but best of luck and hope ya have a speedy recovery. jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motv8tr Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Good luck today Joe, hope you have lots of wine kicking around for your recovery Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Good luck today Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Well Joe heads in this mornin for the operation with Becky driving so I know it will be done right. I will post after he gets home to tell you if he is still high and giggling like a school girl or just a bump on the log. Good luck Joe. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I will post after he gets home to tell you if he is still high and giggling like a school girl or just a bump on the log.Good luck Joe. Art ....Yes please keep us posted Art. I'm guessing it won't affect his typing abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjsa Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 ....Yes please keep us posted Art. I'm guessing it won't affect his typing abilities. Who knows Chris, it might improve it :lol: :lol: Nah, wouldn't happen, couldn't happen. Could it????????????//...........time will tell. Hope everything goes well Joe, and you are happily painting deer in the near future. I guess Becky is gonna be operating the paintball gun for the next few weeks????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Hope the surgery helps your trigger finger problem. I have been told by my orthopedic doctor that a cortisone injection in the finger is quite painful, at least that is what he told me when I went to see him about one for my 2 trigger fingers so I walked away to try and live with it. Somedays they are really bad, especially in the morning. But you probably know this for fact after 3 shots! Best of luck Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANIMAL Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 (edited) Is trigger finger another name for Dupuytrens disease? I have had the lump on my hand for about 3 years now, I'm just wondering how long it usually takes for the hand to start curling up. good luck with your sugery. Edited July 3, 2008 by DANIMAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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