Sue, My wife Ruth and I also live in KC, near Lees Summit, and she needs the CMC joint surgery for thumb arthritis. We met with one hand surgeon who only does the traditional LRTI surgery with a long recovery time. We are meeting April 10 with a KU Med hand surgeon who did his fellowship at Duke (Jacob Brubacher, M.D.) where they promote a suspension type surgery that does not involve a wrist tendon transfer and has about much shorter immobilization period. Would like to know your experiences and who did your thumb surgery. Thanks. John & Ruth Mencl