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nicmaree
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26 days ago

Trigger finger / thumb and Tamoxifin

Hi All, I've had trigger finger in my left thumb for at least 6 weeks. It started prior to that with severe pain at the base of my thumb. That subsided and moved to trigger finger. I've had x-rays a...
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nicmaree
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24 days ago

Hi arpie​, thanks so much for the above info and how you've coped with trigger finger . I also suffer from Dupuytren's contracture (in my other hand) which became aggressive when taking  Aromasin. My onc change me to Tamoxifen and now I have trigger finger also!

I've spoken with friends who have had surgery and the recovery procedure and time is harder and longer than what they were advised by their surgeon.  I think I'll just keep using the splint for now. The cortisone shot doesn't sound like much fun either!

Thanks again. Take care xx

 

 

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    arpie
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    24 days ago

    nicmaree​  - The actual cortisone shot was more painful than the condition, as there isn't enough flesh in there for it to really penetrate - I guess that they have to get it in between the metatarsals for it to 'work' and there is only non existent cartilage in there! The shot was supposed to last for 3 months - it didn't even give a week of relief!  :( 

    A couple of friends have had very successful surgery for Dupuytrens  .... one at Newcastle, the other at Port Macquarie.  It is such a nasty 'contracture' .... so that one is well worth getting looked at & done.  

    Yep, surgeons are very good at telling you what you want to hear - not what  actually WILL happen!  I had shoulder surgery 15 years ago - and was told I'd be functioning 95% within 6 months!  Bullsh*t!   It was 12 months before I could achieve full rotation ... and 2 years before I wasn't  'aware' of the discomfort and restriction - and I'd done the exercises/physio religiously!   grrr  I had to cancel a kayak fishing trip I'd booked in WA due to his 'incorrect recovery' information!  I only booked the surgery in then, so that I COULD get to WA & take part in the trip!  grrr 

    Yep - You've always got to talk to someone who's had the 'lived experience' of it.  They usually have no reason to lie!  Cos the surgeons have really only ever been lectured about it, performed the surgery & heard other patients talking about it!
    Unless they'e had the procedure done on themselves - they have absolutely NO IDEA just how bad it is, to recover from that particular surgery!

    So - my message is, it DOES come & go - it is manageable MOST of the time & when it hurts, use appropriate measures to stop the pain.  I've just ordered some Medicinal Cannabis Balm to use on the thumb that is just playing up on me now!  It had been fine for 3-5 years up til now!  Those thumb braces/splints are brilliant.  I've cut mine back so it isn't so bulky on my hand (it had a lot of neoprene just covering my skin that didn't really 'do anything') so I cut it back to the bare essentials & it works perfectly for me!

    This is the one I use ... it has 2 metal splints (on both sides of the thumb.)  I cut away the 'extra' neoprene that wasn't needed as it just got in the way when doing veges & dirty when doing gardening & stuff!
    https://shop.app/products/4818528239702

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