Pain again!!! Thumb osteoarthritis bottom of finger has any one got the same

Pain again thumb osteoarthritis bottom off thumb!!! Do I go to docs maybe have injection I don’t know any body got the same ??

[anna4969]

Yes, I sure do. Have had two injections in that joint. One last December and one at the end of July and it is getting to an unbearable point again.i was told I could only have 3 injections to hold off surgery, so I’m going to try to hold on a little while longer. And frankly, this last injection was so painful that I cried. That is a bit rare for me, I’ve been through a lot but that injection was something, I’ll tell you.

That being said, The results of the injections are a miracle, completely pain free for as long as they last. My doc told me he has seen an injection last for 3 months to 10 years. Maybe you’ll get lucky.

[weathervane]

My sister had it done also with good results, she didn’t find the injection too bad.

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I had this in both thumbs. I had injections which didn't help so I had bilateral trapeziectomies in 2013. Six weeks in plaster after each one then six weeks in splints. Worth every minute. No pain now, grip even stronger. Good luck!

[Spacecat1]

Mine started off as capel tunnel .but eventually I developed Osthearthritus and it can be painful. I usually wear a hand strap which helps me keeps the warmth in .I find cold damp weather affects my thumbs they start to ache in thr cold. I do have the injection which does help.. hope your hands feel better soon keep them warm and maybe the hand strap may help dont have to tight though .all the best.xx

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Yes I have had both my wrist s done

[katieoxo60]

Hello although I have had osteo in my hands ect for years have never had injections. There are operations now also I beleive, If you can get treatment take itanything that makes life easier is worth a try. Good luck.

[cyberbarn]

I have had injections in my big toe for the same thing, and it really did work well to stave off having to have surgery for a couple of years. I have also had an injection in my hand for a trigger finger rather than the thumb. At the moment the base of thumb arthritis is manageable. Just.

They say that wearing a resting splint at night can help, so if you haven't seen a hand specialist (they are usually occupational therapists but sometimes they are physios) then it might be worth trying that first.

As for the injections, they can be painful, but it depends on how you deal with pain (I have a high threshold, I didn't think childbirth hurt at all!) and who is doing it, and how they do it. But for me, they have been worth it.

[chairbasedIns1]

I have OA base of thumbs & now fingers,too, but I was referred by my GP to a Hand physio who made a moulded thumb support for each hand and gave me daily exercises,as that lubricates the joint. Sometimes you can self refer to physio by getting phone number from GP surgery.OA is basically wear & tear of joints as we get older and can be made worse by old injury or excess usage. I looked after my husband in a wheelchair for 8 yrs and had a special hoist in the car, but I had to pull him out into his wheelchair & you don't realise that you are over using your thumb joints. I avoid needles if I can. I find painkillers & a little of 2% Voltarol gel over the thumbs & fingers before I go to bed gives me a better sleep

Good luck.keep moving. Do a bit & rest a bit is my motto!

[GimpALimp]

I had it in BOTH hands and decided I needed more than a few months' relief so I opted for surgery. I convinced my doctor to do the bilateral trapeziectomies in the same surgery because I was going to need help with hygiene and other things when each hand was done, so I decided it was easier to just go through it once. But, unless you have the funds to hire someone or a VERY good friend who will do it for free, I don't suggest doing that. It was going on 3 months before I could do everything myself again.

Then, about a year after that surgery, I was having MAJOR pain in my right hand and wrist. It turned out I had De Quervain's Tendinitis and required another surgery on my right hand. This one was MUCH simpler than the trapeziectomy and I was able to use my right hand with next to no pain - I went from crippling pain at the least little movement to pain free, overnight! The moment I got cleared about a week after the splint came off - a total of about 3 weeks, I was back to almost 100%. And the 2 weeks with the splint only slowed me down a little.

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Gosh you’ve been though it.

[hc75]

I too have pain at the base of the thumb. I found an excellent phsiotherapist who has a private clinic. He was treating knee joint problems I had gone to him about referred to him by my consultant. He advised me that although his exercise and various non surgical treatments would sort my knees out they could not help the thumb. He told me to keep it moving , knitting or crochet etc and not to have any injections into it. Because according to him those injections destroy tissue. I believe this because my dearest friend aged 86 has been having these injections for the past five years and is just in a terrible state regarding pain and joint problems all over. After an intensive, daily treatment which lasted 6 weeks, using laser, exercise and some other treatments which I honestly cant remember what he called them my knee problem disappeared. This lasted for four years. However, he gave me exercises to be done 3 times a week and told me not to gain any weight. I now have a flare up in my other knee and can not visit him because of this lockdown. The pain is awful and my knee is swollen so I got my husband to buy me some spray on diclofenac I thought it may help to reduce the area of swelling. Well after 3 days it is much improved and I am going to telephone my doc and ask how long I can use it. Years ago my doctor told my Mum to avoid a regular course of diclofenac tablets because they are too harsh on the kidneys. So has anyone else tried this spray on and how long did the effects last.. I have been very tardy with my leg exercises, the theory being that our muscles keep our joints where they are supposed to be so as we grow old we have to keep them in trim! I am 76

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I am glad you’re knee is a lot better now when I was on diclofenac tablets and couldn’t take them for long as they upset my stomach, as for the spray I haven’t tried it.

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