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Anyone have experience with suspension arthroplasty for CMC joint?

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Mar 27 10:10am | Replies (21)
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@lexie4

I had suture suspension CMC surgery 6 weeks ago. I had a wonderful young, talented surgeon. I left the hospital in a bulky cast, which was removed exactly one week later. I did not need any pain meds, not even Advil. I started PT exactly one week after surgery. I will continue my PT twice a week through the end of this month. I don’t even need a splint now. I am pretty much pain-free with a new hand. I have seen videos of people in a cast for weeks and weeks, still in severe pain. I don’t get it. I’m just glad I’m not one of them. Do your research and shop around for the best surgeon you can find. Do the surgery that you want, not the one that is the only one that a surgeon does.

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Chris Trout, Volunteer Mentor | @artscaping | Dec 14, 2023

Welcome to Connect @lexie4. I am happy to read that you were pleased with your surgeon and I applaud the way you have handled the pre-surgery PT and the post-surgery pain medication. Just a note.....I have had this type of surgery on both hands. It is great to be able to open bottles and play with the grandchildren again.

I will share with you one rather surprising incident. With my first surgery, I was living on a mountain in Southern CA at about 6000 ft. That was a bit too much altitude and the medication did not help so I had to go back down the mountain for a few days. My surgeon also changed the medication. Other than that unexpected event....everything went smoothly.

Is this surgery on your dominant hand?

May you be safe, protected, and free from inner and outer harm.
Chris

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