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Well, here I go again. Trigger thumb in beginning stage (right hand). I’m pretty sure it was caused by laying/moving landscape bricks for 1-2 hours on consecutive days. The last instance was also caused by overuse: 2 days of excessive weed pulling by hand (Labor Day 2022). Had injection mid October, symptoms gone within 3 weeks. Yes, I tried rest, ice, Voltaren, Icy Hot, exercise before the shot.
I wanted to check with those who had surgery for trigger thumb, whether that fixed the problem permanently? Between almost daily yard work, lots of dicing and slicing food, really heavy pots and pans, and love of knitting and crocheting, there’s simply no way that I won’t use my thumb on a daily basis. So - either another shot, and maybe some restraint in the future, or surgery and be done with it.
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@ellerbracke I used Oval 8 from Amazon. Check it out. It cured my thumb I developed it from the Anastrozole I was taking. The thumb just needs to rest. This device is plastic , so doesn’t restrict too much daily activities but restrain to keep from using your thumb. Good luck.
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Hello! Your activities sound a lot like my mine. The final insult for both of my thumbs was a summer of stacking split wood into rows. Injections were painful and didn’t help. Surgery was a blessed answer. Right thumb, with carpal tunnel repair first, left thumb six weeks later in 2008. I have not had any other issues since then and I am so grateful to have had a great hand specialist. My younger brother has had 6 of his fingers and both thumbs surgically repaired and says it’s the only way to go. I agree. Restraint? Never! Except while healing from the surgery. I did as they told me. New concept🤣😵💫! Best of health and well wishes to you 🌻🌻