Wrist operation

joespedding45

I would like to get in touch with anyone who has had wrist fusion, I have been offered this as a last resort.

helpline_team

Hi @joespedding45

Thank you for your posting on the Online Community. I understand that you are being offered a wrist fusion and would like to have contact with others who have had this treatment. Hopefully there will be forum members who can share their experiences of wrist fusion which may help you but it may be helpful to post on our Living with arthritis forum as well for others experiences too, though everyone's individual health circumstances are unique and everyone’s experiences will be somewhat different. I have put a link below to this thread.

Wrist fusion is where the bones in your wrist are fixed to the bones in your hand. This can reduce pain and increase strength. Finding out as much as you can about the operation and understanding the process can help. There is information below about hand and wrist surgery that you may find helpful that includes the potential benefits and disadvantages of this surgery. I have also put a link in for hand and wrist pain that I hope will be of help to you.

https://community.versusarthritis.org/categories/living-with-arthritis-forum

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

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/hand-and-wrist-pain/

Kind regards

Dawn, Helpline Advisor

fred890

I’ve had the surgery—happy to share what recovery and daily life are like now.