Thumb Arthritis

My thumbs are sore too and I have a painful right knee but I don’t want surgery only as a very, very last resort and from what I hear the injections are quite short lasting.
So I m looking in to alternatives if I find anything I ll let you know Lizbeth

I’ve had this in the past as I have a lot of joints affected with O/A I took pain relief and bought a wrist with splint which fitted round the thumb which helped but the pain eventually stopped and now I get the occasional twinge but it’s not bad.

I have had successful trapeziotomy (? spelling) operations on both thumbs. The recovery period was 6 weeks wearing a splint. The operations were definitely worth it. No more pain and completely normal use of hands once healed.
The operation took place with a nerve block and I had no problems during or afterwards.
I just used the splint provided by the hospital and found that perfectly adequate.

I've had both CMC joints replaced and I'd advise get them done sooner rather than later. My left hand is great, pain free and normal movement within 3 weeks after the op but my right joint had fused badly because I waited so long and the movement is now quite restricted but it is pain free. I had steroid injections for a long time in my joints because they helped so much - one of the only places where they have actually worked.

Thank you for starting this thread Lizbeth, I’m starting to get pain in my thumbs and am finding the replies encouraging.