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"Quality of life"......a gift that just keeps on giving.
Aging Well | Last Active: Feb 26, 2021 | Replies (242)Comment receiving replies
My Goodness, Chris! That sounds fantastic. I've lost use of both thumbs due to arthritis. It's as tho the thumb joints disintegrate, gradually, and poof....of course after and with a lot of real pain and dropping most of my glassware, spilling food, etc....and a few tears and expletives.....now, They are available for typing, yeah!
I have bought 3 different sets of glassware since this began. Each set has a smaller base so it's easier to hold, but has to be lightweight, too. And pretty! No plastic. I also use both hands to pick of things like a glass or plate or anything. All my fingers on both hands have not suffered from frozen joints, knots, frozen fingers and pain.
Now, it's the wrists and wrist/thumb joints. I think the medical marijuana is helping, tho. I'm not having nearly the pain now that I'm on the 1:1 dose.
Crazy, tho. I do truly miss my thumbs!
You go, girl and get that surgery! Keep up the crafts and everything you do with your hands. May you have successful, lasting relief.
Blessings, Elizabeth
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Elizabeth - I'm on the Chris team - arthritis has been attacking for years, diminishing the use of my hands. But I refuse to surrender - I have had surgery on both thumbs and one wrist, coming up on the other. Also numerous injections, lots of PT, hip replacements, knee surgery, bone spurs scraped...
I urge you to see if you are still a candidate for CMC joint surgery using either Chris' "anchovy" technique or my "tightrope" technique. I feel as if I've gotten my life back, even though not complete strength. My friend waited too long, and had to have full fusion to ease the pain.
As for the wrists, the same is true - 10 years ago, another friend my age & I were both suffering greatly - I chose to go through corrective surgery, which was disruptive, but gave me my hand back. She chose to wait, thinking that at 60 she was "too young" for arthritis, taped & splinted to get by - by the time she decided she couldn't stand the pain the bones ends were completely destroyed, she had to have the wrist/forearm fused...
Sue