Jayna D. (Fountain Valley, CA) on 07/24/2025
Fixing My Trigger Thumb!
Decades ago my right thumb suddenly went completely "out." I could not use it at all. (I was and am an avid gardener.) My doctor told me I needed a simple operation to restore use. It involved a minor clipping of tissue under the thumb which I did have done. Ever since then I have not had another problem with this thumb. In cases such as mine, this seems like the best course of action to take.
Broo (Geelong, Victoria, Australia) on 12/05/2015
I had a cortisone injection and it worked for about 2 weeks. Then it returned, probably worse than before the injections. I went to see my doctor and asked for a referral to a plastic surgeon but the surgeon who operated on my carpel tunnel moved to another city so I went to see a a plastic surgeon who mainly worked on wrinkled women. I got out of there and got another referral to a very good surgeon in Colac (Vic). 4 weeks later and I was on the operating table in Colac hospital and my hand had 2 small stitches at the base of the finger. I saw a big improvement by the next morning but with my hand bandaged up, I had to wait another week for the stitches to come out. Its been around 2 and half weeks and although my finger is still a bit tender there is no more locking up and I am expecting the finger to keep improving. Apart from the initial cost for the first visit, around $70 and the anaesthetists which was paid by the hospital there have been no other out of pocket expenses.
