Re: Re: 3rd thumb surgery in a year-AJ

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Hi AJ,

Most of the time there's pain without swelling, but on occasion there's a small

amount of swelling too. (like today, after it was examined.)

The pain is constant *all* the time, whether it's swollen or not.

Do you have any grinding when it moves, and if so does this seem to increase

your pain a good deal?

How have your thumbs been doing lately?

Sure hope you get some relief!

CindyH

Wisc.

3rd thumb surgery in a year

I was wondering if it were inflamed? Or are you having the pain without

swelling?

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On 3/6/04 5:50 PM, " ceda " <ceda > wrote:

>

> Subject: Re: Re: 3rd thumb surgery in a year-AJ

>

> Hi AJ,

> Most of the time there's pain without swelling, but on occasion there's a

> small amount of swelling too. (like today, after it was examined.)

> The pain is constant *all* the time, whether it's swollen or not.

>

> Do you have any grinding when it moves, and if so does this seem to increase

> your pain a good deal?

> How have your thumbs been doing lately?

> Sure hope you get some relief!

Cindy; I guess this must be different. My muscle at my basal thumb joint is

inflamed and twice the size of the other; which is somewhat inflamed. It

doesn¹t grind. It feels like the bone is trying to poke through the inflamed

muscle that pinches the nerve. You mentioned a degree that a thumb should

be able to go up? My left thumb; the less inflamed - hand palm down on the

table and putting thumb to the ceiling can go about 70 degrees. My right

thumb in the same position can only go up about 15 degree. This is what the

physiotherapist has given me Arthrotec for. None of my medical care is doing

anything as I am still waiting on the chronic pain clinic; who have not yet

decided on a plan. It has been 10 months

[Guest guest]

On 3/6/04 5:50 PM, " ceda " <ceda > wrote:

>

> Subject: Re: Re: 3rd thumb surgery in a year-AJ

>

> Hi AJ,

> Most of the time there's pain without swelling, but on occasion there's a

> small amount of swelling too. (like today, after it was examined.)

> The pain is constant *all* the time, whether it's swollen or not.

>

> Do you have any grinding when it moves, and if so does this seem to increase

> your pain a good deal?

> How have your thumbs been doing lately?

> Sure hope you get some relief!

Cindy; I guess this must be different. My muscle at my basal thumb joint is

inflamed and twice the size of the other; which is somewhat inflamed. It

doesn¹t grind. It feels like the bone is trying to poke through the inflamed

muscle that pinches the nerve. You mentioned a degree that a thumb should

be able to go up? My left thumb; the less inflamed - hand palm down on the

table and putting thumb to the ceiling can go about 70 degrees. My right

thumb in the same position can only go up about 15 degree. This is what the

physiotherapist has given me Arthrotec for. None of my medical care is doing

anything as I am still waiting on the chronic pain clinic; who have not yet

decided on a plan. It has been 10 months