This all sounds so painful. I have osteoporosis arthritis just about everywhere in my body but my hands have been the latest part ive added to the list. I have trigger fingers on both hands ; mainly the middle and ring fingers and now the thumbs. I’ve been seeing and orthopedic hand surgeon who wants to open those trigger points in my hands basically by the base of those fingers. I’m a tad worrisome about that surgery since I haven’t heard anything about it previously. I just found out that the other knuckle problems in my hands typically the middle knuckle in my thumbs and fingers do not have any repairs or meds to help them. I do take celebrex once an evening for overall degenerative disc and knee problems.
I’d be interested to hear if anyone has any. 1. Insights on the trigger finger surgery and 2. Help with the degenerative knuckle osteoarthritis. Good luck with your erosive arthritis. Prayers.

I have a lovely man as my GP but I have to do my own research to tell him what I need and want. He sent me for an Xray but I think I need an MRI. Due to the 2 thumb surgeries in the past I thought I had better ask to go back to the same surgeon and get the what I am diagnosing as ganglions looked at. Hand surgeons by the way here in BC,Canada are plastic surgeons,who knew ? So, I daren't ask to see the Rheumatologist yet I think that he thinks I focus on my pain too much so never suggests ANYTHING unless I ask for it.