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CMC Arthroplasty with STABLYX Implant
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Sep 11 6:37pm | Replies (147)Comment receiving replies
Thanks Greg! I appreciate your feedback for sure! All of this is good to know! I'm happy you're getting good results. My left hand is about as bad as my right already so I will no doubt have both done. I'm going to start with my right as he is going to fuse 2 finger joints at the same time, also due to arthritis. My right hand definitely gives me the most problems with these two fingers being on that hand also. I'm 49 so still have a lot (hopefully lol) of life left to live and really want the use of my hands back!
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simonem, sorry to hear about the extent of your arthritis. Fusing joints has also never appealed to me. I have pretty classic arthritis in both big toes as well as both thumbs. My right foot also had a bunion. Surgeons here only wanted to remove the bunion and fuse the joint - seemed counter-productive to me. So I searched out a surgeon at OHSU (a teaching hospital in Portland, Or) who removed the bunion and cleaned out the joint. 3 months later I was walking straight again, and did a 7 mile difficult terrain hike into the Cascades here - minimal discomfort. I've been walking straight and pain free for the last 3 years. I believe other commenters on this blog have advised second (third and even fourth) opinions, something I always do. My arthritis will come back I'm sure, but I'm trying to squeeze out as much fun as I can, for as long as I can.
Good luck to you, and take care,
Gregv