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