I Have a Trigger Finger - And Not the Good Kind!

[11Charlie]

Keep us updated etrain. Glad your getting the thing fixed.

 

[jbett98]

You'll be glad you got it done.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Sometimes I wonder if Dr's are just too friggin busy to make the right decision in our cases, after all they do still have a practice after all the years of service.... They should have journeyman status you'd think.

I hope that this surgery takes away the pain and stiffness.

 

[Slobray]

we should just 'fix it' for good.

I don't like the sound of that................. as when I say "I'm going to fix that mother bubblegumer for good"; it usually doesn't turn out that well for the object of my attention and doesn't really involve "fixing".


Ray

 

[Caveman Jim]

I don't like the sound of that................. as when I say "I'm going to fix that mother bubblegumer for good"; it usually doesn't turn out that well for the object of my attention and doesn't really involve "fixing".


Ray

You're a riot Ray.....
Let's go ....

 

[etrain16]

I don't like the sound of that................. as when I say "I'm going to fix that mother bubblegumer for good"; it usually doesn't turn out that well for the object of my attention and doesn't really involve "fixing".


Ray

Well, it's certainly better than just "getting fixed" Last thing I need to do is come home with a satellite collar around my neck to keep me from licking the stitches

 

[Slobray]

You're a riot Ray.....
Let's go ....

I'm ready, except that right now I can only get out on the weekend. I'll text you when I have an open weekday.


Ray

 

[Slobray]

Well, it's certainly better than just "getting fixed" Last thing I need to do is come home with a satellite collar around my neck to keep me from licking the stitches

Wow, I'm surprised you ever leave your house.............., especially if you can lick the place where the stitches from "getting fixed" would be . I'm impressed.



Ray

 

[etrain16]

Wow, I'm surprised you ever leave your house.............., especially if you can lick the place where the stitches from "getting fixed" would be . I'm impressed.



Ray

I'll send pictures

 

[Sgt Nambu]

Good luck with complete success, brother!

 

[etrain16]

Good luck with complete success, brother!

Thanks Sarge! Such a small thing though compared to what you're going through.

 

[etrain16]

Okay, surgery scheduled - November 30th, get this thing fixed once and for all.

 

[etrain16]

Time for another update - surgery in 2 days! Finally going to get this thing fixed. It's been going on since January and has made everything from opening jars, gripping small objects and shooting guns anywhere from difficult to painful to impossible. Heck, I can't even grip a darn ziploc bag enough to pull it open, that is frustrating.

Bad part is I won't be able to carry during recovery since this is my dominant hand and there is no way I'd be able to grip a gun during the first 2-3 weeks after the surgery. This will be the first time in years I'll be going around without carrying regularly, it's going to be an odd feeling. In the meantime, I'll be moving my carry knife to my left side and possibly add a small canister of pepper spray as a backup.

 

[11Charlie]

Time for another update - surgery in 2 days! Finally going to get this thing fixed. It's been going on since January and has made everything from opening jars, gripping small objects and shooting guns anywhere from difficult to painful to impossible. Heck, I can't even grip a darn ziploc bag enough to pull it open, that is frustrating.

Bad part is I won't be able to carry during recovery since this is my dominant hand and there is no way I'd be able to grip a gun during the first 2-3 weeks after the surgery. This will be the first time in years I'll be going around without carrying regularly, it's going to be an odd feeling. In the meantime, I'll be moving my carry knife to my left side and possibly add a small canister of pepper spray as a backup.

Good luck brother we are all pulling for you!!! Will definitely keep you in our thoughts and prayers. You need that trigger finger to function properly.

 

[etrain16]

Good luck brother we are all pulling for you!!! Will definitely keep you in our thoughts and prayers. You need that trigger finger to function properly.

Thanks man. I've really come to appreciate how important a functional thumb is to the hand. Excited to have this done.

 

[jbett98]

Your only regret will be not doing the surgery sooner.

 

[etrain16]

Your only regret will be not doing the surgery sooner.

Only reason it didn't happen sooner is the docs wanted to try other things first. I would have elected to do this 6 months ago, but they wouldn't at that time.

 

[jbett98]

Did they talk you into the extremely painful shots that felt like they were injecting Fire Ants into your hand?

 

[etrain16]

Did they talk you into the extremely painful shots that felt like they were injecting Fire Ants into your hand?

Yep. I got one cortisone injection. Took a month to take effect, worked for a month, then back to the problem again.

 

[RicInOR]

Bad part is I won't be able to carry during recovery since this is my dominant hand and there is no way I'd be able to grip a gun during the first 2-3 weeks after the surgery. This will be the first time in years I'll be going around without carrying regularly, it's going to be an odd feeling. In the meantime, I'll be moving my carry knife to my left side and possibly add a small canister of pepper spray as a backup.

Are you sure you can't carry? I get the not being able to pull -- but if you can't safely get the rig on you no need to risk it.



Best of luck with recovery - and do what ever physical therapy is called for.