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Trigger finger Number 4

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Flower

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Only 6 more to go for a full house!🙄

I've had trigger finger coming for about a month, a really painful nodule at the base of my index finger and my finger getting stuck at right angles.. Well today it got well and truly stuck and after some swearing and trying to un-jam it I managed to get it straight for a bit but it's bent over again now.

I had surgery on 3 trigger fingers on my other hand about a year ago when I had my carpal tunnels done.

Just had a read about it again- it is more common in the diabetic population and in women typically in the fifth to sixth decade. Tick, tick and tick! I'm following the rules!

I'm going to show you the door diabetes and your flipping complications- I won't point the way as I can't! 😱
 
Ouch Flower, what a shame you can't be a rebel and not follow the rules!
 
I’ve had a lock-release finger on one fand for a couple of years now. Occasionally I wear a trigger finger splint at night for a while but I’m not sure that does much.

It has a pretty-much permanent curve to it now, and frequently locks when I grip things (though I can usually un-ping it without too much pain)

Did you find the surgery effective @Flower?
 
Hope it resolves itself without surgery....
 
Ooh, not nice. Wifey has it in both her thumbs & has been referred to physio.
 
@Flower . Diabetes sure has a lot to answer for doesn’t it , I’ve got trigger thumb atm so you have my sympathy, fortunately mines getting better all by itself , I hope yours does too.
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Did you find the surgery effective @Flower?
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The surgery worked wonders and was such a relief, a bit sore for a few days but I would take the offer of surgery again to sort this one out. I don't think it helps needing crutches full time as my fingers are curled over and gripping the handles for hours every day!
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
I’ve had a lock-release finger on one fand for a couple of years now. Occasionally I wear a trigger finger splint at night for a while but I’m not sure that does much.

It has a pretty-much permanent curve to it now, and frequently locks when I grip things (though I can usually un-ping it without too much pain)

Did you find the surgery effective @Flower?
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Fand EDU&Ds?🙄 Thats a new one on me!!:D
 
wirralass said:
Fand EDU&Ds?🙄 Thats a new one on me!!:D
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Haha! I blame fat fingers on my phone - I’m more than happy to borrow @Vince_UK’s excuse!
 
Flower said:
The surgery worked wonders and was such a relief, a bit sore for a few days but I would take the offer of surgery again to sort this one out. I don't think it helps needing crutches full time as my fingers are curled over and gripping the handles for hours every day!
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That’s great to hear Flower - I’m not too concerned at the moment, but I do have a bit of a worry if I lose a lot of mobility in my fingers as some stuff I enjoy could get quite hard to do.
 
Sorry to hear your problems with fingers. d is irritating in the extras it offers us!!

I have had surgery on two fingers for trigger finger both of which worked very well. They were done under local anaesthetic and that was worse than the op, but good because they got me to check that they had released the trigger completely before tidying up.

I have also had
- cortisone Injections in the base of thumb
- removal of a bit of bone at base of other thumb

More recently I resorted to cortisone in the beginnings of a trigger finger which reduced the nodule and stopped the development of the trigger. Does horrors to basal rates needed (usually run at about 200% to start with) but well worth it.
 
Flower said:
Only 6 more to go for a full house!🙄

I've had trigger finger coming for about a month, a really painful nodule at the base of my index finger and my finger getting stuck at right angles.. Well today it got well and truly stuck and after some swearing and trying to un-jam it I managed to get it straight for a bit but it's bent over again now.

I had surgery on 3 trigger fingers on my other hand about a year ago when I had my carpal tunnels done.

Just had a read about it again- it is more common in the diabetic population and in women typically in the fifth to sixth decade. Tick, tick and tick! I'm following the rules!

I'm going to show you the door diabetes and your flipping complications- I won't point the way as I can't! 😱
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Oh Flower, I'm so sorry to hear this ~ you're certainly having your fair share of things which you could do without ~ never mind not being able to point Diabetes to the door coz I'll be right along shortly to help you kick Diabetes well and truly into touch with a no return ticket stuck fast on its face!!🙄:D I hope your trigger finger resolves itself naturally ~ but if not, then I hope your GP will refer you as speedily as possible for surgery. Thinking of you as always Flower x
 
SB2015 said:
They were done under local anaesthetic and that was worse than the op, but good because they got me to check that they had released the trigger completely before tidying up.
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The local anaesthetic injection certainly does bring the colour to your cheeks 😱 but as you say it is a good way to ensure the fingers can move freely before stitching them up.
 
I've had what appears to be the start of this, with a sort of 'thickening' of a small area on the palm of my hand. I remember reporting it to my GP, and she said it might be Dupuytren's Syndrome - is that the same as trigger finger? It hasn't got any worse in over 8 years though, so perhaps it was developing pre-diagnosis but then didn't progress once I had my levels under better control.

I hope you can get it sorted soon @Flower, you have had quite enough 'gifts' from the DF! 😱
 
Flower said:
The local anaesthetic injection certainly does bring the colour to your cheeks 😱 but as you say it is a good way to ensure the fingers can move freely before stitching them up.
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Someone described the injection as a bee sting.
A bee sting lasts for seconds, the local anaesthetic however ....
Still worth it.
 
Flower said:
Only 6 more to go for a full house!🙄

I've had trigger finger coming for about a month, a really painful nodule at the base of my index finger and my finger getting stuck at right angles.. Well today it got well and truly stuck and after some swearing and trying to un-jam it I managed to get it straight for a bit but it's bent over again now.

I had surgery on 3 trigger fingers on my other hand about a year ago when I had my carpal tunnels done.

Just had a read about it again- it is more common in the diabetic population and in women typically in the fifth to sixth decade. Tick, tick and tick! I'm following the rules!

I'm going to show you the door diabetes and your flipping complications- I won't point the way as I can't! 😱
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Oh no....Hoping you manage to point it away
 
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