thumb arthritis surgery - a month and a half out

benasan

Hello,

I had surgery a month and a half ago and while I am getting my movement back in my hand but it is still painful and thumb is swollen, what I have noticed for the past week is I wake up at night with my whole arm aching. Only way to sleep through the night is with strong pain pill. Any others experienced this?

THank you!

jeddison1985

Hi @benasan firstly let me welcome you to the forum I hope you find the information and support you are after from our wonderful community.

I can see from your post that you have recently had thumb surgery but are struggling with pain at night affecting your sleep.

The site is full of information and I wanted to signpost you to some which could help. Firstly is information and advice around hand surgery including tips for recovery and secondly tips for how to get better sleep.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/treatments/surgery/hand-and-wrist-surgery/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/managing-symptoms/sleep/

Please feel free to search the forum for others with similar experiences and I am sure that some of our community will be able to help offer some useful suggestions.

Take care and I hope you get some relief and answers soon.

Thanks

Joe