Has anyone ever had thumb fusion surgery...was it worth it?
970666
Yes, but my thumb smells like my feet now.
1132016
6 years and counting. Best thing I ever did. If you consider it, find a good Surgeon who has done many thousands.
220249
Rocky I suffered with the As*teroids for almost 20 years.\nI finally got tired of them and had the surgery.  I can honestly say I had ZERO pain!  I was in the hospital overnight because there were many..... but I wish I would have had the procedure done a long time prior!!  Believe me they will get no better without the surgery.
807212
I just had a dental implant for one of my upper incisors done in September. I had a maryland bridge there before that for over 10 years.\n\nThe bridge sucked and it looked bad (the bridge was noticeable).\n\nHowever, the implant is perfect. It's exactly the same as having a natural tooth there. Less sensitive of course, but after a couple of weeks, it's completely unnoticeable.\n\nIt was a tad expensive though... almost $5 grand. And insurance didn't cover any of it. Ouch.
1085072
My fiance has it and has had a lamenectomy and in January had a fusion operation.He also had an accident so there were other problems but,basically the surgery didn't help much,however he is on some medications that are really helping the pain.He sees a pain management doctor so if ur not,you will need to so that you can receive proper meds.Hydrocodone is very mild and doesn't help pain like that very much.He is on Oxycontin and Roxicodone.He is on a very high does,however.80mgs of Oxycontin 3 times a day and 30mgs of Roxicodone 3 times a day.It's quite alot but smaller doses would probably be beneficial to you.Good luck,I understand as I've seen the pain he has been in.
257239
I am not sure, but I did lost my thumb nail and it took about 5 months to fully grow back!!
562997
Go for it!  But let me tell you EXACTLY how the procedure will go down.  My husband had the surgery in 2000, and I sat in the waiting room and was able to watch the entire surgery on television live.  They take these clamps and pull his eye open, after he is giving a strong numbing agent in the eye.  Well, he cant feel the clamps. Then, the doctor cuts open his cornea just to the point that it hangs over.  He takes the exposed area and zaps the eyes with a laser. It took just a minute, and then he flips the cornea back into place, and taped my husband's eyes closed. Next, he did the other eye.  Well, he finished in less than five minutes. My husbands eyes were taped shut and these honeycomb looking things were placed over both eyes, along with those big huge glasses you see the elderly people wearing. And voila! That was it. He was given a sedative which helped him sleep when we got home.  He had to wear those honeycomb looking things overnight, but it didn't bother him because he was knocked out from the sedative. He also had plenty of eyedrops. Well, a week later he had a follow up appt. and his vision was incredible!!!!  I hope you decide to do it. And over the years, LASIK has become more and more affordable.  Here's to a speedy recovery.
292453
I glued my thumb to the side of my fore finger once and it peeled some skin off.  It was sore and red for a week!!
842923
My son is having it done this Friday for his lower front teeth (both, I believe.)  He also needs a Frenulectomy (where they snip that little piece of skin tht connects your lower lip to your bottom gums) because his is too short & is what caused his gums to recede.  The total cost for both is around $970.  (I'm expecting the insurance to cover about 80% of that.) They say the graft site on the roof of your mouth feels like it might feel after getting burned from eating really hot pizza.  But since my son is only 8, we're going with the alloderm grafts instead, because it will be less invasive & less painful for him.   The peridontist said the whole thing should take about 1/2 hr to 45 minutes.  Supposedly the mouth heals very quickly, so I'm sure he'll be good to go by Monday.  We were told he will need to eat cold & soft foods for the next day or so & gradually return to a normal diet.    As far as what it will look like, I don't even think we'll ever see it unless we look for it, since it's the bottom 2 teeth, which are almost always hidden by his lip, anyway. \n\nAs a side note, his great grandmother told us that she had a gum graft years ago & of all her teeth, it's the only one that hasn't receded as she's gotten older (she's 84.)
1156383
My Wife had it done after the birth of our son. He took after me and was broad shouldered, weighed nearly 10 lbs. She tore. She had the procedure done more as self esteem thing.  She was worried our sex life wouldn't be as good or that she was to big now etc.... It did make a difference. I was satisfied before, even better now.  She was sore for a month or more after the surgery though. No nookie for like 6-8 weeks afterwards either.-rob
114888
I have had the custom Lasik surgery and it went very well. My eyesight was extremely bad, I started wearing glasses in the 4th grade. I had the surgery over 1 year ago and now don't need contacts or glasses at all. \n\nI had only minor discomfort the first day and no pain whatsoever and the actual procedure takes almost no time at all. I wish that I had had it done years sooner instead of waiting.
964094
I have degenerative disc disease as well. I have had 5 lumbar fusions as a result. Although each was done to repair a different disc space. I do not regret any of them. The pain that I had before the surgery was almost unbearable. The pain that extended down my leg is now gone & I can stand up straight again. This choice however should be made by your mom hon. At her age there are bound to more risks involved. On one hand I know that you want her quality of life to improve. But you should know that it can take a full year or better to recover from this type of surgery.
383395
While the people above gave great answers. So I won't repeat what was said.\n\nBut I just had surgery to remove this tumor one month ago. \nSo I did alot of searching for information about this kind of surgery.\n\nI found a website that is dedicated to this kind of tumor.\nIt is loaded with information, pictures, stories from others who are going through/been through this kind of surgery.\n\nThey have a forum where you can ask 100's of people, Questions you may have about before/during/after the operation.\n\nMy tumor was benign.(thank God) \nGood luck to you or whoever is going through this.
881911
My daughter had this surgery and the results were totally amazing. Braces alone just couldn't have given her this amazing perfect smile. She had only her upper done and seriously she says it didn't really hurt. The jaw goes temporarily numb for a short time and by the time the feeling returns the jaw is healed. \n\nThe worse she said was the nose being stopped up and she couldn't blow her nose for 6 weeks because her sinuses were cut to do the surgery.  \n\nShe told me should would do it again in a heart beat that it wasn't bad at all. You can write me directly if you wish.
1113707
Well, what kind of surgery have you experienced for your back?\n\nDepending on what has been done, there is an amazing one-time treatment called Atlasprofilax.\n\nJust, if you had vertebraes fixed together it would be a risk!\n\nOtherwise ask a therapist in California - if possible, it's really worth the journey and the costs of approx. 220 dollars.
917210
I had one September of last year. Unfortunately, part of mine died away. Apparently, that doesn't happen often. Up until that point it was looking pretty good and after the recovery of the surgery there wasn't any pain associated with it. I just had the Dorsi flap reconstruction (from the back) though and since then I have limited movement, muscle aches and spasms. Feel free to email me for specific questions.
614577
I haven't had it personally, but many of my massage therapy clients have over 11 yrs of practice.  Unfortunately, most were unsatisfied with the results.  Incidentally, the physician who created the surgery spoke out later that it was not the cure for carpal tunnel.  I guess by that point, it was too big a business to stop it - people have it every day.\nAnyway, a good therapeutic massage therapist may be able to help you more, while costing you less (esp. if insurance will cover it - some do - must have a doctor's prescription.)  Working on the potential nerve impingement, postural distortion, and related factors should give you relief that cutting the ligaments in the carpal tunnel may not and which is far riskier.\nAsk any surgeon - for themselves, surgery is usually the last option to consider!  \nGood luck to you!