@sueinmn I went to a hand wrist surgeon at my wits and after 30 years. I am an artist. I went to a top drawer surgeon and we were joking and he said Miss Escalera. I can take your hand off, but I can’t put it back on. He said that my hand and wrist were just riddled with osteoarthritis. Turns out a lady from this group recommended tart cherry capsules which I bought the next day on Amazon and 24 hours later after 30 years my hand and wrist were pain-free. !!!! turns out I had gout as well as the osteoarthritis, but it was the gout that was causing the pain and stiffness and inflammation so I asked my primary care doctor to put me on allopurinol which is what my dad was on for gout. And that keeps my uric acid level, perfectly centered and the gout at bay and allows me to be pain-free and my wrist and hands so before you go forward with any surgery, I suggest you check out that route, especially if you have any family history of gout. ZAZZEE I think it’s 10000:1 or 3000 units. But it’s $15 on Amazon then if it works, you’ll be thrilled. There is another kind of doubt called pseudogout for which the only remedy is Tylenol type treatment. It’s joint pain in your hands and wrists that’s caused by deposits of calcium. Please check all this out before you schedule an unnecessary surgery.