Great video! Just had my second CMC surgery, I’m 60. My right hand was 5 years ago and it is feeling excellent my surgeon did the tendon procedure as well. January 18, 2024. I just did my left hand I am 2 1/2 weeks in just had my cast removed, and now in a removable splint. I guess I forgot how painful this really was….The end result is amazing. Just hang in there have trust in your medical advisors, it does get worse before it gets better, although you will not regret your decision I have forwarded this video to friends that have been having this issue! Best of luck, you will have no regrets!! Sue
I had LRTI on my left in 2009 and my right in 2014. I was 64 yo at the time of my first surgery. Previously to surgery, I could not pick up a carton of milk. After surgery I had therapy for about six months on each hand and by one year the hand was like new. I could do anything that I could do before arthritis in the hand. After about ten years, the only thing to show for the procedure are the two scars. Both thumbs have normal movement and strength.
@@mikebasson3798 You will get discouraged about 3-4 months after surgery as nothing will seem to move. Just keep working through the therapy. Do not stop. It will all loosen up. Total healing takes a year but it is worth it in the end 👍
I'm getting this surgery later this month and I am convinced that it will work. I get this assurance from my Doctor and from watching this video. Thank you for taking the time to produce this.
Excellent video. Had this thumb surgery 5 weeks ago and this video reinforces much of the info I was given initially but forgot some of it. Length of recovery is the most surprising part of this surgery. Much longer than I had hoped. Thanks for the video
This video is fantastic! Dr Goll you are a wonderful teacher and expert. I watched 11 videos tonight and yours is by far the best! I am having this surgery next week and have been scared to death as it is on my right hand. And I am right handed. I am retired and play competitive racquetball and pickleball and can barely hold the racquets. I pray this fixes the problem . Now I understand what the dr is going to do and I am no longer scared thanks to you! You ROCK!
69 YOM. Left thumb done 2 weeks ago. Put this off and dealt with the pain for too many years. Got 2 cortisone shots, one in 23, one this year (24). Didn't help much and seemed to accelerate the problem. Picking up an empty Coke can got my attention. The rt thumb is not as advanced but is is getting worse. Understand now why the recovery can be a year. Thanks Doc.
The age question answered,, thank you very much. I thought that i may be too old. Wish i lived besr you Im in Australia. Thank you again, you have a great manner. Appreciate.
Suffering with this in my left thumb now - going for my third injection since last September in 2 days. The shot is not lasting as long as it did in the beginning. The burning sensation I experience while driving/holding steering wheel is enough to make me cry at this point.
This was a great video! I am in Birmingham and seeing a ortho hand surgeon. This helps me explain to my husband what is wrong and why at some point I will need surgery.
had it done a little over 6 weeks ago and my thumb is as stiff as it gets, and the entire thing was way more painful than i ever expected, but i am not giving up, this will take time and i try to make the best of it
You are at the worst point. Keep up with the therapy and the movement and strenth will start coming back. It takes 10 mos to a year before the hand is completely normal.
I have arthritis in both thumbs but left is worse. I’m hoping to have this surgery in the next 6 months or so. I have a great orthopedic hand surgeon. Just need to get it scheduled. This video was the best I’ve seen on this subject. Thank you!
Well explained. I have done a lot of research on this and I am very likely to have the surgery in the near future. I had a cortisone injection today for the first time and I know it is a temporary measure until I nail down a surgeon. Thanks for putting this video out there, more people should watch it. I have lived with the pain for 5 years and it's time to do something.
I’m a “lifetime Drummer” and don’t plan on stopping. As a performer for 60 years with innumerable landmark shows around the World, my hands have taken a beating. I’m 73 and play keys too (which is like therapy to me) To lose these skills it’s not an option. Thanks for all the encouraging comments to GET R DUN. God Bless Y’all☮️🥁🎹🎸🎼🎷
My sports orthopedist told me to live with my arthritis because if I have the surgery, I will never hold a hammer again. I like to work in my shop and my hands are very important to me.
I am a retired home remodeling contractor. I was promised that I would hold tools and be able to do sports, so I am getting it done next week. I hope your guy is very wrong!
I’m a contractor and had the surgery on my left hand 3 years ago. Had a longer recovery due to the type of work I do, but don’t regret it at all. Hand feels as good as new and I can hold anything with it. Probably going to have to have the right done this year and have no second thoughts about it. My surgeon said he would perform the procedure on a 20 year old laborer if need be. It’s durable and works.
I got a cortisone injection it made my thumb worse. Went to Orthopedic Surgeon practice. They gave me a foot surgeon did not even have the X-ray in the room before the injection. Ortho NC. My thumb now "pops" ! It never popped before.
Doctor- 1st Orthopedic Surgeon labeled mine “gout” 2nd one “pseudo gout” Rhemotologist M.D. “pseudo gout/arthritis” After a thorough series of crystal clear x-rays: Resident Orthopedic M.D. “inflammatory” something or another His boss, a hand specialist- cmc/stt Too many seem to subscribe to the idea that the person in pain needs just enuf info and no more to get them out of the office Me: a little knowledge is dangerous YOU - nailed it w/o seeing it
I had surgery 11 months ago and still have tightness, pain ..especially when tieing a shoe or buttoning a shirt. I do stretch and have full strength but still have pain but not like before..it’s a different pain now. I got a few cortisone shots since surgery and they did help. It was suspension arthroplasty with suture, no ligaments transfer. Index finger is also tight, surgical site still a little sensitive. Can suture have been too tight? After Surgery had a nerve study, no carpel but a little nerve irritation. Feels like bone sticking out at mcp joint on ulner side. Why would I still have issues 11 months out and is it safe to continue cortisone shot? Thank you.
I'm having this surgery on January 26. I've watched the surgery procedure on a video where they harvest a tendon for it but my surgeon says he uses anchors instead of a tendon. Has anyone had this kind of procedure?
Great video! Just had my second CMC surgery, I’m 60. My right hand was 5 years ago and it is feeling excellent my surgeon did the tendon procedure as well. January 18, 2024. I just did my left hand I am 2 1/2 weeks in just had my cast removed, and now in a removable splint. I guess I forgot how painful this really was….The end result is amazing. Just hang in there have trust in your medical advisors, it does get worse before it gets better, although you will not regret your decision I have forwarded this video to friends that have been having this issue! Best of luck, you will have no regrets!! Sue
Did you get your strength back in your thumb? I’m worried about that
I had LRTI on my left in 2009 and my right in 2014. I was 64 yo at the time of my first surgery. Previously to surgery, I could not pick up a carton of milk. After surgery I had therapy for about six months on each hand and by one year the hand was like new. I could do anything that I could do before arthritis in the hand. After about ten years, the only thing to show for the procedure are the two scars. Both thumbs have normal movement and strength.
Thank you for sharing your great story! My first surgery is next week and this gives me hope!
@@mikebasson3798 You will get discouraged about 3-4 months after surgery as nothing will seem to move. Just keep working through the therapy. Do not stop. It will all loosen up. Total healing takes a year but it is worth it in the end 👍
I had fiberwire cmc surgery a year ago. Results are great. I am 77.
Patients need to remember that recovery is a marathon, not a sprint.😊
I'm getting this surgery later this month and I am convinced that it will work. I get this assurance from my Doctor and from watching this video. Thank you for taking the time to produce this.
Excellent video. Had this thumb surgery 5 weeks ago and this video reinforces much of the info I was given initially but forgot some of it. Length of recovery is the most surprising part of this surgery. Much longer than I had hoped. Thanks for the video
This video is fantastic! Dr Goll you are a wonderful teacher and expert. I watched 11 videos tonight and yours is by far the best! I am having this surgery next week and have been scared to death as it is on my right hand. And I am right handed. I am retired and play competitive racquetball and pickleball and can barely hold the racquets. I pray this fixes the problem . Now I understand what the dr is going to do and I am no longer scared thanks to you! You ROCK!
69 YOM. Left thumb done 2 weeks ago. Put this off and dealt with the pain for too many years. Got 2 cortisone shots, one in 23, one this year (24). Didn't help much and seemed to accelerate the problem. Picking up an empty Coke can got my attention. The rt thumb is not as advanced but is is getting worse. Understand now why the recovery can be a year. Thanks Doc.
The age question answered,, thank you very much. I thought that i may be too old. Wish i lived besr you Im in Australia. Thank you again, you have a great manner. Appreciate.
This is the very finest explanation of CMC joint treatment I’ve seen. Thank you. Wish you were in Connecticut.
Suffering with this in my left thumb now - going for my third injection since last September in 2 days. The shot is not lasting as long as it did in the beginning. The burning sensation I experience while driving/holding steering wheel is enough to make me cry at this point.
This was a great video! I am in Birmingham and seeing a ortho hand surgeon. This helps me explain to my husband what is wrong and why at some point I will need surgery.
had it done a little over 6 weeks ago and my thumb is as stiff as it gets, and the entire thing was way more painful than i ever expected, but i am not giving up, this will take time and i try to make the best of it
You are at the worst point. Keep up with the therapy and the movement and strenth will start coming back. It takes 10 mos to a year before the hand is completely normal.
its been a bit over 4 months now and i am still in therapy and its getting better now, but still stiff mostly but it will take time @@TheYancydog
I have arthritis in both thumbs but left is worse. I’m hoping to have this surgery in the next 6 months or so. I have a great orthopedic hand surgeon. Just need to get it scheduled. This video was the best I’ve seen on this subject. Thank you!
I have this in both hands AND the analogous big toe joints, or MTP joints! I am getting my feet fixed first, then the CMC arthritis.
Well explained. I have done a lot of research on this and I am very likely to have the surgery in the near future. I had a cortisone injection today for the first time and I know it is a temporary measure until I nail down a surgeon. Thanks for putting this video out there, more people should watch it. I have lived with the pain for 5 years and it's time to do something.
What a well presented thorough presentation. Thank you!!!
Best CMC joint video I’ve seen in over a year of research. Very informative.
I have the LITR on November 30, 2023.
This is excellent video
Great video. Very informative. I’m scheduled for surgery in a couple weeks. I can’t wait cause my thumb hurts.
Btw...I really liked this as it explained everything clearly!
I’m a “lifetime Drummer” and don’t plan on stopping. As a performer for 60 years with innumerable landmark shows around the World, my hands have taken a beating. I’m 73 and play keys too (which is like therapy to me) To lose these skills it’s not an option. Thanks for all the encouraging comments to GET R DUN. God Bless Y’all☮️🥁🎹🎸🎼🎷
My sports orthopedist told me to live with my arthritis because if I have the surgery, I will never hold a hammer again. I like to work in my shop and my hands are very important to me.
I am a retired home remodeling contractor. I was promised that I would hold tools and be able to do sports, so I am getting it done next week. I hope your guy is very wrong!
I’m a contractor and had the surgery on my left hand 3 years ago. Had a longer recovery due to the type of work I do, but don’t regret it at all. Hand feels as good as new and I can hold anything with it. Probably going to have to have the right done this year and have no second thoughts about it. My surgeon said he would perform the procedure on a 20 year old laborer if need be. It’s durable and works.
@@mikeklein2865 Thanks. Did you have the surgery where they roll up the tendon and put it where the bone used to be?
@@vernonland5987 yes the LRTI surgery
This video explained it so well. Thank you.
I got a cortisone injection it made my thumb worse. Went to Orthopedic Surgeon practice. They gave me a foot surgeon did not even have the X-ray in the room before the injection. Ortho NC. My thumb now "pops" ! It never popped before.
I am 15 and I am boy and I have osteoarthritis in right and left thumb and in all fingers of left hand 😭😢
Excellent info
Doctor- 1st Orthopedic Surgeon labeled mine “gout”
2nd one “pseudo gout”
Rhemotologist M.D. “pseudo gout/arthritis”
After a thorough series of crystal clear x-rays:
Resident Orthopedic M.D. “inflammatory” something or another
His boss, a hand specialist- cmc/stt
Too many seem to subscribe to the idea that the person in pain needs just enuf info and no more to get them out of the office
Me: a little knowledge is dangerous
YOU - nailed it w/o seeing it
Is it normal for both hands to do this at the same time?
Thankyou, excellent explanation.
You didn't mention using a cast, do you not do that? My doctor said I will have a cast.
I had surgery 11 months ago and still have tightness, pain ..especially when tieing a shoe or buttoning a shirt. I do stretch and have full strength but still have pain but not like before..it’s a different pain now. I got a few cortisone shots since surgery and they did help. It was suspension arthroplasty with suture, no ligaments transfer. Index finger is also tight, surgical site still a little sensitive. Can suture have been too tight? After Surgery had a nerve study, no carpel but a little nerve irritation. Feels like bone sticking out at mcp joint on ulner side. Why would I still have issues 11 months out and is it safe to continue cortisone shot? Thank you.
Wow
An educated xpertise
Thanks
I'm having this surgery on January 26. I've watched the surgery procedure on a video where they harvest a tendon for it but my surgeon says he uses anchors instead of a tendon. Has anyone had this kind of procedure?
Any updates on how you are doing?
Both hands are bad. Seeing Dr. again soon want to put off surgery as long as I can.
What happens if I don’t have surgery
I put off the surgery for 2 years and it just kept getting worse. More pain. Less movement. My surgery scheduled for next week.
Once again fobbed of with cortisone injections.