Can anyone help with a thumb?

aanderson
aanderson Member Posts: 25
edited 10. Jan 2009, 05:02 in Living with Arthritis archive
I have had a brevis tendon repaired in my thumb came out of plaster Monday. My surgeon dosen't want me to have phyiso yet(says they are to rough!) Thumb really stiff has anyone had a similar thing done? Tendon went because of plate put in my hand to fuse the wrist two years ago due to RA :?:

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  • jenzie06
    jenzie06 Member Posts: 708
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I had ligament repair of my right thumb a couple of years ago and was in plaster for 3 weeks. After the plaster it was in a splint for quite a few weeks. It was so so stiff I couldn't move it at all. I did physio exercises - really simple ones at first. I'm sure your docs don't want you to do too much and make your tendon go 'spang!'
    Hope this helps.
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,395
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I had a tendon transfer into my thumb twenty years ago now and when the plaster came off my top thumb joint wouldn't move and I'm sorry to say it's never moved since :shock: My RA is very aggressive though and I was never offered physio - but I suggest you do a few little movements, if you're able, just to get it going.

    Luv Legs :D
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • aanderson
    aanderson Member Posts: 25
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    jenzie06 wrote:
    I had ligament repair of my right thumb a couple of years ago and was in plaster for 3 weeks. After the plaster it was in a splint for quite a few weeks. It was so so stiff I couldn't move it at all. I did physio exercises - really simple ones at first. I'm sure your docs don't want you to do too much and make your tendon go 'spang!'
    Hope this helps.
    Thanks for that thumb is slowly moving now but told to wear splint only at night also told if it goes spang thats it! Just not very good at doing nothing all day though hopefully allowed back to work 19th. Thanks again for your input
  • aanderson
    aanderson Member Posts: 25
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    lindalegs wrote:
    I had a tendon transfer into my thumb twenty years ago now and when the plaster came off my top thumb joint wouldn't move and I'm sorry to say it's never moved since :shock: My RA is very aggressive though and I was never offered physio - but I suggest you do a few little movements, if you're able, just to get it going.

    Luv Legs :D
    Have got some movement now the tip was okay just wouldn't lift from the base didn't know we had two thumb tendons!
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,395
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    They actually transferred the tendon from my first finger - I was told we have a spare tendon in our fingers - a bit like having a spare tyre in a car, I suppose :lol:

    Luv Legs :)
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,772
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Legs
    Nice one!! That made me laugh!!!
    Toni x
  • mouseymousey
    mouseymousey Member Posts: 283
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Made me laugh too!! Just wondering what the huge spare roll of 'stuff' I have attached to my waist is for??? :lol:
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