Pyrocarbon thumb joint replacement

Hi @maiby5 - Just wanted to welcome you to Connect! I'm curious whether the pain limits what you can do with your hands? I had a thumb injury last fall and I was amazed at how many activities I had to change or curtail while it healed. Wishing you the best with your surgeon visit. Please keep us posted.

@mayby5 I'd like to Welcome you also to this caring group .I've had bone on bone in both thumbs since 08 plenty of injections also the Dr recommended thumb braces for me I use them when it hurts and overnight so far so good .Good luck with your surgery

I have Stablyx implants in both thumbs. My right thumb was done 10-6-17 & the left was done 2-6-18. I have had great results. I was in a splint for about 3 weeks and then exercises on my own at home. I occasionally get some stiffness and mild pain in my right thumb if I over use it. I am not sure if that is normal or if it is because I have autoimmune inflammatory arthritis.

I am now 2.5 months out from Stablyx joint replacement in my left thumb. It has been a tough recovery but now it's going well. I had nerve damage that is healing without medication and my thumb doesn't hurt at rest like it used to. Every day I can do more and more. It's still tight but improving and I plan to try playing tennis again likely in another month or so.

I still have pain 🙁 I think it's due to the carpal bones near the cmc joint having arthritic changes. I had a cortisone shot at the beginning of January '19 with minimal relief. I am back to taking Aleve twice daily to help with pain & keep inflammation at bay. I'm not sure what I'm going to do next, but will try conservative measures for now....I have at least 19 more years of work. I changed jobs so that I can manage my pain better. Not the sunny report I would have liked to have given 🙁

@var122 I'm sorry your still in pain .I understand pain my thumbs aren't to the point where I need to consider surgery Seems like just resting them and braces help Of course being retired helps a lot .The only suggestions I can offer is ice ,turmeric it's anti inflammatory This is what I use when I overdo.Hope you feel better

I just had the surgery 2 days ago and am in Excruciating pain and my doctor is not addressing it. Is it normal to have this level of pain after a 24 hour nerve block wears off. Only taking 1 5mg Oxycodone every 6 hours (Along with a rotation of Tylenol and ibuprofen)? I’m miserable.

Is a pain pump standard? I just had the surgery done and am in excruciating pain and cannot seem to find if this is typical?? Help.

@hnbmomof3, @var122, @lioness. As I recall this was a painful surgery. I had the tried and true anchovy surgery where they remove the thumb joint and replace it with a ligament harvested from your wrist. I too was miserable. My salvation was ice. They forgot that I lived at 6000 ft up on a mountain. The bandages became way too tight. I had to go back to the surgeon and have it refitted. And they gave me Percocet trying to be helpful. i just vomited......my sensitivity to opioids is pretty conclusive. Now you can use medical cannabis.
It is awful to be in unrelenting pain. May you begin to be free of suffering tonight. Chris

I had a pain pump which continued the nerve block for about 3 extra days. Why all facilities don't use them is beyond me. Meds are your friend and there is an uptake to get you to a tolerable level. Stay consistent with the meds. The pain is excruciating and quite normal. It does get better.