Thumb joint rebuild

[redleif]

I would recommend using a hand specialist surgeon.

[Pistol]

Thanks, I have one of the best. I think I will start with the left hand carpel tunnel

[dallred]

Approximately 3 years ago I had my left thumb joint (large knuckle to wrist) removed and replaced with a section of tendon from the same forearm. Thumb was basically useless before surgery and now it's probably 80-90%. The decison to have surgery was made when I could not operate my O/U shotgun during dove season. I used Dr. Hugh Frederick at the Carroll Clinic in Dallas. Recovery and rehab can be a slow process. Good luck...

[Dusty Britches]

Get it done now so you can bow hunt in October!

[gfulton]

Can you still thumb wrestle after the procedure, asking for a friend?

[Snakelover]

Do they give you back your own or is it like a transmission where they just swap it out with someone else's that they already overhauled?

Best wishes for a smooth procedure and speedy recovery!

[bowhunter2989]

I work with a guy who had it done about 6 months ago. He basically had no grip strength before and after the procedure. He was in a flexible cast that he could take off, not a plaster one. He said it hurt like hell if he’d hit his thumb on something for a few weeks after the surgery but generally it was better. He’s mostly back to normal now but he still doesn’t have the best grip strength.

[JLivi1224]

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You’ve been working on your rights and lefts. Good job Curt. Gold star!

[Stuck]

I know which hand is most important for me to operate correctly. I would start with it and would have scheduled the surgery at the start of lent. The lord would have been quite impressed if I was able to give that up for six weeks.

[rferg84]

I broke my thumb pretty bad in high school. My joint is pretty much non existent at this point, tendons stretched, bone is rubbing on bone.

I opted to wear a cast back then instead of surgery.

Never really bothered me until the last couple years but I suspect I'll have to get it fixed at some point.

I can tell you when it's going to rain though, so I got that going for me.

[Pistol]

Do they give you back your own or is it like a transmission where they just swap it out with someone else's that they already overhauled?

Best wishes for a smooth procedure and speedy recovery!

That is a really good question David. I don't know.

[Pistol]

Approximately 3 years ago I had my left thumb joint (large knuckle to wrist) removed and replaced with a section of tendon from the same forearm. Thumb was basically useless before surgery and now it's probably 80-90%. The decison to have surgery was made when I could not operate my O/U shotgun during dove season. I used Dr. Hugh Frederick at the Carroll Clinic in Dallas. Recovery and rehab can be a slow process. Good luck...

This is close to the description I was given.