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Sue....that is what I have been saying for years......"No more surgeries." " Don't fall down mountains, don't sign up for walking adventures and then lag behind. Act your age."

So...I have just had orthopedic surgery #14 and I have no more knees. However, I am getting ready for the second "thumb" surgery in a few weeks. I can't even open jars anymore. Of course, it is the right thumb, my dominant one. I have been putting it off because I don't want to need personal hygiene help during recovery. Oh well.......one more and that is truly going to be it.

Good for you already walking......I think you are the best surgery role model I have ever had.
My best,
Chris

PS....do you know what type of thumb surgery is the best. My other one was "anchovy".

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Oct 19, 2021

Hi Chris -
I am determined not to need another ortho surgery, but my knees are loudly proclaiming otherwise! Now I am working on my balance and leg strength to put is off as long as I can. (I'm way behind you at only 11 so far.)

I personally am partial to the "tightrope" CMC repair. I have had 2 very successfully, by different hand surgeons,and have active use of both thumbs. My friend is an avid painter, and her tightrope and mine were done about the same time - she also is delighted with hers - we are both able to pursue our passions. We found our initial recovery was about 6 weeks faster than another friend who had the anchovy - she was still in a cast when we started PT - and total recovery was almost 6 months faster.

The thumbs were just x-rayed by my new hand doc, and she proclaimed them "perfect." Unfortunately she couldn't say the same about my wrist - I now have a lovely new black splint to support it (10 years after it was altered.)

I'm not that great a model - have been waited on a lot this past week - but I am determined to head for Texas, so being careful.
Sue

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