Anyone have personal experience with the "open hand" surgery?
How did it go? Was it effective? Has it lasted?
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On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 2:39:39 PM UTC-6, BenignBodger wrote:
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> I was back at the lathe within days of both of my surgeries and had no il=
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> effects. Good luck.
That made me think.
A few years ago when I was active in the woodturning club, one of the most =
talented woodturners in the club was about 75 at that time. He turned a lo=
t and aggravated his hands to the point they almost didn't work, and the pa=
in was constant even when he wasn't doing anything.
He went to a clinic in Houston (since they didn't offer it here at the time=
) to have the procedure done on the most painful hand, then was turning aga=
in in about two weeks but had to wear a bowling type glove for a while to s=
tiffen his wrist. About six months later he had his other hand done, and t=
he same results. I saw him for about 3 years after that and he told me he =
never had any problems afterward.
Go for it!
Robert
If you're talking about surgery to correct dupotron's contracture, I had an=
in-office, non-surgical procedure about three years ago and the results ha=
ve been excellent. Rather than cutting into the hand to free the restricte=
d tendon, the surgeon does so with a needle inserted at the problem site. =
After stretching out the affected fingers, he placed my hand in a removable=
cast for about two weeks.
Larry
On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 12:50:51 PM UTC-6, Swingman wrote:
> Anyone have personal experience with the "open hand" surgery?
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> How did it go? Was it effective? Has it lasted?
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On 3/12/2016 7:55 PM, Doug Miller wrote:
> Swingman <[email protected]> wrote in news:IqWdnQuEh7uV-HnLnZ2dnUU7-
> [email protected]:
>
>> Anyone have personal experience with the "open hand" surgery?
>>
>> How did it go? Was it effective? Has it lasted?
>>
> Karl,
>
> I had that surgery on my right hand in April '04 and on my left about two years later. Was it
> effective? OH HELL YES! Before the surgery, I couldn't move my right thumb far enough to
> grasp a glass of water or bottle of beer, or pick up coins from a table. Three months post-
> op, I could easily open my hand wide enough to grasp anything I could before the
> problems started, and I could pick up a dime by the edges.
>
> Has it lasted? OH HELL YES! I made tracings of each hand before surgery, and at intervals
> afterward, to give an objective measure of how much my range of motion has increased.
> (My issue was reduced range of motion in the thumb.) Not only has it increased in each
> hand, but it *continues* to increase even ten years after the surgery.
>
> My only regret is that I didn't have the right hand done sooner: although it's come back
> much better than the surgeon predicted it would, some of the loss of motion appears to be
> permanent.
Thanks, Doug ... that's encouraging news.
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On 3/13/2016 12:38 AM, Geeezer wrote:
> I had the surgery about ten years ago. It was fine except I couldn't play the piano afterwards. But then I couldn't play it before either.
') Damn ... I was hoping for more talented fingers than what I had.
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Swingman <[email protected]> wrote in news:IqWdnQuEh7uV-HnLnZ2dnUU7-
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> Anyone have personal experience with the "open hand" surgery?
>
> How did it go? Was it effective? Has it lasted?
>
Karl,
I had that surgery on my right hand in April '04 and on my left about two years later. Was it
effective? OH HELL YES! Before the surgery, I couldn't move my right thumb far enough to
grasp a glass of water or bottle of beer, or pick up coins from a table. Three months post-
op, I could easily open my hand wide enough to grasp anything I could before the
problems started, and I could pick up a dime by the edges.
Has it lasted? OH HELL YES! I made tracings of each hand before surgery, and at intervals
afterward, to give an objective measure of how much my range of motion has increased.
(My issue was reduced range of motion in the thumb.) Not only has it increased in each
hand, but it *continues* to increase even ten years after the surgery.
My only regret is that I didn't have the right hand done sooner: although it's come back
much better than the surgeon predicted it would, some of the loss of motion appears to be
permanent.
On 2016-03-12 1:50 PM, Swingman wrote:
> Anyone have personal experience with the "open hand" surgery?
>
> How did it go? Was it effective? Has it lasted?
>
Yep, had it about 10 years ago, it is a simple procedure, and has been
very effective. I had it in my right hand, I was at the point I could
barely pick up a pen and sign my name. Now all is good. Recovery for
me was about three or four days with just a bit of discomfort, but the
numbness had gone, with another couple to get the stitches out. With the
help of meds I was back at work the day after surgery.
I would not hesitate to do it again if necessary, but do not see that
day comingany time soon.
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On 2016-03-12 2:43 PM, Swingman wrote:
> On 3/12/2016 12:59 PM, FrozenNorth wrote:
>> On 2016-03-12 1:50 PM, Swingman wrote:
>>> Anyone have personal experience with the "open hand" surgery?
>>>
>>> How did it go? Was it effective? Has it lasted?
>>>
>> Yep, had it about 10 years ago, it is a simple procedure, and has been
>> very effective. I had it in my right hand, I was at the point I could
>> barely pick up a pen and sign my name. Now all is good. Recovery for
>> me was about three or four days with just a bit of discomfort, but the
>> numbness had gone, with another couple to get the stitches out. With the
>> help of meds I was back at work the day after surgery.
>>
>> I would not hesitate to do it again if necessary, but do not see that
>> day comingany time soon.
>
> That's about where I am now. Good to hear. That's encouraging. Thank you!
>
> Scheduled for surgery on the 22nd on my left hand on 3/22, and then 90
> days later on my dominant right.
>
> At my age, would just be glad to be able to play music again ...
>
It is really bad if you can't turn the radio on. :-)
Don't worry about it, just a local, quick snip and scrape and stitch it
up, and you should be out in no time. Stop by the pharmacy on the way
home, you may need the pain killer the first night, after that it is
easy. Are you wearing the brace? They are pretty cheap at a drug store
and do help, both before and after surgery.
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On 3/12/2016 1:50 PM, Swingman wrote:
> Anyone have personal experience with the "open hand" surgery?
>
> How did it go? Was it effective? Has it lasted?
>
I've had it on both hands and it was no big deal. There are two basic ways
to do the surgery: the old way involves a short incision vertically on the
palm (basically along the 'life line') and is well proven while the new
way, for cosmetic reasons, involves an incision along the base of the palm
in a crease and calls for more subtlety and a longer reach inside the palm
and means that more can go wrong.
In either method you will probably have a Bier block for anesthesia and
bleeding control. If, as a woodworker, you do a lot of complex glueups, ask
that you be allowed to keep the long latex band that is used for
compression of the arm. It does wonders in the shop, odd as it seems.
I was back at the lathe within days of both of my surgeries and had no ill
effects. Good luck.
Swingman wrote:
> Feeling better about it already. You'd think someone who is a musician
> as well would know more folks who have had it done.
>
Not a musician - a bass player...
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On 3/12/2016 1:13 PM, Gramps' shop wrote:
> If you're talking about surgery to correct dupotron's contracture, I had an in-office, non-surgical procedure about three years ago and the results have been excellent. Rather than cutting into the hand to free the restricted tendon, the surgeon does so with a needle inserted at the problem site. After stretching out the affected fingers, he placed my hand in a removable cast for about two weeks.
This was diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome by nerve conduction
testing, but the two often go together.
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On 3/12/2016 1:44 PM, Sonny wrote:
> On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 12:50:51 PM UTC-6, Swingman wrote:
>> Anyone have personal experience with the "open hand" surgery?
>>
>
> Yes.
>
>> How did it go? Was it effective? Has it lasted?
> All Sxs I performed went well. The procedure is simple and very rarely is there negative or unsatisfactory results.
Thanks for the feedback.
Feeling better about it already. You'd think someone who is a musician
as well would know more folks who have had it done.
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On 3/12/2016 12:59 PM, FrozenNorth wrote:
> On 2016-03-12 1:50 PM, Swingman wrote:
>> Anyone have personal experience with the "open hand" surgery?
>>
>> How did it go? Was it effective? Has it lasted?
>>
> Yep, had it about 10 years ago, it is a simple procedure, and has been
> very effective. I had it in my right hand, I was at the point I could
> barely pick up a pen and sign my name. Now all is good. Recovery for
> me was about three or four days with just a bit of discomfort, but the
> numbness had gone, with another couple to get the stitches out. With the
> help of meds I was back at work the day after surgery.
>
> I would not hesitate to do it again if necessary, but do not see that
> day comingany time soon.
That's about where I am now. Good to hear. That's encouraging. Thank you!
Scheduled for surgery on the 22nd on my left hand on 3/22, and then 90
days later on my dominant right.
At my age, would just be glad to be able to play music again ...
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