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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.
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I'm sorry you have so much pain,I think I may end up with a trigger finger as my ring finger on right hand does get stuck slightly sometimes.My gran suffered with it terribly,she would shout my cousin and I when we were around 8trs old to pull it out she wold scream out in pain,not nice at all.Nature is so cruel.
@lustarr Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You are looking to connect with people that have experience with trigger finger surgery.
It makes sense you are concerned about surgery, since trigger point surgery is a new concept to you. It is also a new concept to me.
Below I have linked a previous discussion related to trigger fingers. Members @stefspad @pjc820 @artscaping @tyort have previously discussed this topic. You may wish to scroll through the previous discussion and comments for information and/or connect.
- Extreme pain in hands https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/extreme-pain-in-hands/
You are also interested in connecting with members that have experience with degenerative knuckle osteoarthritis. Them above listed members may be able to support you and/or direct you to members/information that may be helpful.
May I ask what kind of a timeline do you have for surgery?
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I got that done on my thumbs and it worked brilliantly - nothing to it really. Please do not go hog wild with shots of cortisone into your fingers - it eats the bone up. The BEST thing I have found for arthritis - particularly in my hands - is boron. Boron is a trace mineral and I've been doing a lot of research on it. I've been taking it a little over two years for osteoporosis - but it took ALL of my arthritis pain away! If I feel any pain, I just pop another one. But basically I take 6 mg at breakfast, 6 mg at lunch, 6 mg at dinner, and 6 mg before I go to sleep. You can get it from raisins and prunes and other foods (you can do a search for this) - this is why Ruth Bader Ginsburg ate prunes all the time. You just cannot get enough from prunes to do much good. The upper limit for boron has been set at 20 mg/day - but I have spoken to hundreds of people who are taking 120 mg/day, and they have been taking that dose for years and years (EDS, osteoporosis and arthritis are the main reasons for taking boron). It is hard to find good research about boron - I was able to find some at the NIH (National Institute for Health). Doctors don't know anything about boron. My hand surgeon wanted to do extensive surgery on my hands and I was all set to get it - then I discovered boron. There is no way I am having any more arthritis-related surgery now that I have boron. And it is super cheap.
Good luck to you! Arthritis really hurts - I used to cry myself to sleep with my hands just hurting so bad. Now I can crochet and play piano again. A nutritionist might be able to tell you about boron. It is really hard to find anything about it - and yet people have been using it for hundreds of years for arthritis. This is my third winter without pain and I LOVE it!