Trigger fingers occurred frequently to me too. I don't think I have RA although some fingers are a bit crooked. I haven't needed any surgery to release the many trigger fingers. However, I would go to orthopedic surgeons where I worked and they would release the trigger fingers for me on the spot. I got some strange looks from those surgeons when I would randomly go to the orthopedic surgery inpatient unit to see if anyone could help me ... I wasn't too shy because I needed to go back to work too.

I went to the same orthopedic inpatient unit during work when my thumb went limp. I asked a surgeon if he knew what was wrong with my thumb. He asked me if I was the one with the trigger fingers. The surgeon said I would need a hand surgeon soon because the tendon attaching my thumb had ruptured.