Donnaj4962
02-19-2007, 07:41 PM
What a title for a thread, huh!
Some of you may remember back in November of 2005 when I had my left thumb joint rebuilt due to arthritis.... I had surgery and was in a cast for a month. :(
Well, the right thumb is doing it now. I went to the doctor in October, and got a shot. The x-rays also show a bone spur on the thumb joint. :( The doctor seemed to think the shot would last me until the first of the year. And I was hoping it would as the pain was awful!!!!!!!!! :eek: Lots of fluid going into my little thumb joint, with a bone spur making the space even smaller!
So the pain has become terrible again, and I have begun having trouble lifting things. The pain shoots straight up my arm into my elbow! So in I went, and I now not only have arthritis in my thumb, but I also have tendonitis. I got a shot in the thumb and the elbow and I have a brace to wear on my forearm and I have to do some physical therapy for the elbow. The thumb shot hurt worse going in, but now the elbow is REALLY hurting! It is actually worse than before the shot this morning. I called the doctor office and the nurse says that the fluid needs time to flow and that I will probably feel pain for a few days. I am taking Aleeve and icing it for 15 minutes once every hour. That helps some. She also said not to "baby" it, which is just what I had been doing all day! :rolleyes: :D So here I sit, trying to type, and use the arm and thumb.
One good thing.... I booked a flight to Florida for Easter! My bday is the day after Easter, so I decided to buy myself a plane ticket as my gift to myself!
Anyone else deal with thumb issues? tendonitis?
Some of you may remember back in November of 2005 when I had my left thumb joint rebuilt due to arthritis.... I had surgery and was in a cast for a month. :(
Well, the right thumb is doing it now. I went to the doctor in October, and got a shot. The x-rays also show a bone spur on the thumb joint. :( The doctor seemed to think the shot would last me until the first of the year. And I was hoping it would as the pain was awful!!!!!!!!! :eek: Lots of fluid going into my little thumb joint, with a bone spur making the space even smaller!
So the pain has become terrible again, and I have begun having trouble lifting things. The pain shoots straight up my arm into my elbow! So in I went, and I now not only have arthritis in my thumb, but I also have tendonitis. I got a shot in the thumb and the elbow and I have a brace to wear on my forearm and I have to do some physical therapy for the elbow. The thumb shot hurt worse going in, but now the elbow is REALLY hurting! It is actually worse than before the shot this morning. I called the doctor office and the nurse says that the fluid needs time to flow and that I will probably feel pain for a few days. I am taking Aleeve and icing it for 15 minutes once every hour. That helps some. She also said not to "baby" it, which is just what I had been doing all day! :rolleyes: :D So here I sit, trying to type, and use the arm and thumb.
One good thing.... I booked a flight to Florida for Easter! My bday is the day after Easter, so I decided to buy myself a plane ticket as my gift to myself!
Anyone else deal with thumb issues? tendonitis?