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stelligan · Post by **stelligan** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:57 pm

FWIW - I am not a middle aged woman. I do, however, have severe bone on bone arthritis in both thumbs. I have been fighting surgery but finally gave in.
Amp building will be a spectator sport for a while......

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Post by **pompeiisneaks** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:09 pm

oof! I have a lot of issues with arthritis already myself, and I'm not a woman, nor am I over 50 **yet** that comes next year

Mine's a combination of genetics (thanks mom ;D) and the pounding the military put on me in the infantry lol.

Get well fast!

~Phil

stelligan · Post by **stelligan** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:52 pm

30 + years a pharmacist. Opening bottles - closing bottles, plier staplers, safety caps.... All my guitar and sax squeezing... yeesh

TUBEDUDE · Post by **TUBEDUDE** » Fri Oct 25, 2019 10:29 am

Wow, that whole process seems like a first draft idea for a repair. I guess they don't have thumb joints yet. Hope you get some relief and can sling solder soon!

norburybrook · Post by **norburybrook** » Fri Oct 25, 2019 4:05 pm

oooh that looks sore! Speedy recovery

let us know if it's worked when the pain wears off.

M

didit · Post by **didit** » Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:29 pm

Hello --

Twinged just looking at words and pictures. Speedy recovery and then full return building & playing.

Best .. Ian

Winder · Post by **Winder** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 12:39 am

Dayum! Can't this stick a titanium "bone" or the sumpin' else in there?!?!? Hope that works out for you. My wife has had the condition in her thumb joints for 15-20 years ... can't remember how long.

Guy77 · Post by **Guy77** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 1:22 am

All the best for a speedy recovery .

Cheers

Guy

Blindog · Post by **Blindog** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 5:04 am

Yikes!

Get well quick.

drew · Post by **drew** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 5:44 am

TUBEDUDE wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2019 10:29 am Wow, that whole process seems like a first draft idea for a repair.

Right?!

Hope it provides the relief you’re looking for, stelligan.

stelligan · Post by **stelligan** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:25 am

Thanks for all the support, guys. Cast off and splint on Thursday. No thumb motion for 4 more weeks, then therapy. My left hand is bad also so I need to be careful not to over work it.

Off work until 12/13 but bored to tears......

M Fowler · Post by **M Fowler** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:19 pm

Get well that looks nasty.

My arthritis is kicking my ass too! Plus fibromyalgia makes me so tired.

Mark

stelligan · Post by **stelligan** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:19 am

Happy to report the thumb surgery was a success. I had that and carpal tunnel surgery done at the same time. Recovery and rehab was longer and more painful than I hoped, but I'm happy overall. Only downside was that all the inflammation from surgery exacerbated a trigger finger in my pointer. So severe that I had another surgery to release that......

Baby steps - building a Tweedle Dee in a Vibro Champ chassis for my brother. Not a ton of strength yet - way less pain

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johnnyreece · Post by **johnnyreece** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:36 pm

Right on! Any time you can say "way less pain", that's an awesome bonus!

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I'm back to solder and pliers 8^)

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