Trigger finger?

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Found out a while back that I have trigger finger.(I know... right)
The long finger of my left hand would not uncurl on its own. sticks in fist position. Kind of awkward shooting, so I had surgery to fix it yesterday. Now I'm "typing" hunt and peck style with my left hand bound up like I have a broken wrist. Can you say PITA?
I guess there is no point in asking THIS bunch if they have ever had trigger finger! So go ahead, give me your best shot!
 
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My wife had it, I used to pull on it to get it to open, she has had no problems since having the surgery.
 
Among the other insults to my hands, I have had THREE trigger fingers surgically corrected. Yeah, PITA.

The first one was some years ago and I was putting it off, waiting for the miracle to just sorta make it go away. Hmmph.

THEN I broke a finger in both hands and the bones in the left one. A dragon bit me. No, really, a dragon bit me. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it . . ..
Sooo, had the doc do the trigger finger at the same time. Funzies.

AND, it seems, I am subject to forming nerve ganglions in my hands. The doc got to cut patterns across my palms before she was through.

Sooo, keep an eye out for sore lumps in your palms.

Maybe too late for your first (and we can hope ONLY one), but if you have to have another, or other hand surgery, seek out a plastic surgeon. My first TF was done by a "mere" surgeon, and I have a notable scar. Of course, he was gluing bones back together, too, so I forgive him. For all the others I went to a woman plastic surgeon. Tiny cuts, tiny stitching, healed almost invisible. She also did a separated tendon and three nasty cysts for me. My fingers look like claws but that isn't due to the surgeon's work. I was just too cheap to pay for the "elective" reconstruction surgery my health insurance wouldn't cover.

Graphic pix on request.
 
I used to get my wife or son to "pull my finger", but they figured that out pretty quick. Still works on real do-gooders occasionally.:) Only real problem I ever had is sometimes when I get mad, the middle finger on my right hand won't bend when I make a fist.:(
 
The social finger on my right hand did that. My massage therapist suggested a particular stretch (palm down, use the other hand to pull the finger out and up and hold that position). Did it lots of times a day, almost any time I was not using the hand, and after several months, it was pretty much gone.
 
TRIGGER THUMB

Luckily it was on my left thumb (right handed). I had the surgery but it still points to the right a bit, and makes my shots go right a bit with a 2 hand hold. I had to modify my grip a bit to keep that thumb from pressing against the gun. Tremors & neuropathy cause worse problems. With enough practice you can overcome/improve a lot of issues.
 
I too have the condition on my left hand. Thankfully not the shooting hand.
It started with the ring finger a few years ago, getting stuck curled back against my palm. Now its progressed to all but the middle finger.
 
I had trigger finger on my trigger finger and the next two. It wasn't bad just an aggravation. Got shots in the base knuckles and it was fine. That was two years ago and the aggravation is back. If I ever need the surgery you can bet I won't get it till late fall if I can go that long.
 
I had a case of this 2-3 years ago in my right hand, ring and little fingers. After several months of PT, I read an article on the side effects of statin drugs where this was mentioned. In my case, I was taking Zocor. I discontinued the Zocor and in 2-3 weeks, the trigger finger and other cramps in my hand went away. I have since tried other statins and had similar experience, mostly cramping and pain in my hands. YMMV
 
Had it in my left ring finger about 6 years ago. Surgery fixed it and no reoccurrence.
 
If you have MS Office there is a dictation program buried in there somewhere. My wife has trigger finger and uses a different program successfully.
Geoff
Who is getting old and his hands and legs older..
 
Seems to be a common problem for people around here when driving a car, seems one finger in particular won't bend with the rest of them. And it's almost always the one who has done something stupid in traffic. Probably not the same problem you're experiencing.
 
I had it on the ring finger of my right hand. Total lockup and then had to pull it free with my other hand. After about three years my social finger
(Same hand) started to develope it. Went in for surgery to fix both fingers. It took about a year to get both fingers to open perfectly straight but they both work fine now. So if you have the same problem (fingers not opening straight) don't worry, it'll eventually work itself out.
 
Yep. Ring finger on the left hand,pinkie on the right. Hell,there ain't too many physical ailments discussed on this forum that I don't,or haven't,had. :(
f.t.
 
I'm afraid I'm similarly afflicted. Those who choose to make light of it are welcome to, well, pucker up.

Mine has been in my shooting hand, in the thumb and last two fingers. Orthopedist has given me the cortisone shots twice, which help for a couple of months or so but unfortunately haven't "cured" the problem. She won't give any more of them, and says surgery will be the only option when it gets bad enough.

I type on a keyboard for living, so I'm not looking forward to being without one of my hands for several weeks.

Thumbs still in good shape, but the fingers are getting progressively tighter and tighter. I'm not to the point of having to pull them all the way open yet. I can still open 'em on their own. First thing in the morning is usually the most difficult time.

Never had a problem until I started handgun shooting as a hobby, especially since I like 45 ACP. I swear I think in my case there's a cause-and-effect.
 
The forum is drifting through strange currents.
It is not tracking by page??
Dragon Naturally Speaking (TM) is what my wife uses. For all those troubled by trigger finger in the second worst way.

Geoff
Who notes he has other troubles. Sigh.
 
Cortisone shots helped some for me, but the orthopedic doc said that
is was only temporary and it wasnt good for people with diabetes.
So I went ahead and had the surgery.
 
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