3 years ago, I developed a trigger finger. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00024 Got the cortisone shot for it...helped for 2+ years.
Last spring, it came back...got another cortisone shot (and had completely forgotten they hurt like a MOTHERFUCKER when put in the pad at the base of the affected finger).
It started hurting again before Christmas (notice this shot only lasted 6 months not 2 years). So I decided to go the surgery route. They just numb the hand and go in a very small incision right where the tendon is entrapped. Tomorrow afternoon is surgery...but since it is a local to my hand, not prep needed.
Last spring, it came back...got another cortisone shot (and had completely forgotten they hurt like a MOTHERFUCKER when put in the pad at the base of the affected finger).
It started hurting again before Christmas (notice this shot only lasted 6 months not 2 years). So I decided to go the surgery route. They just numb the hand and go in a very small incision right where the tendon is entrapped. Tomorrow afternoon is surgery...but since it is a local to my hand, not prep needed.