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Thumb tendon repair
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08/12/21 11:55 PM
08/12/21 11:55 PM
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SpottedOwl
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Had a 9” cutoff wheel grenade on me. A big chunk of wheel severed both extensor tendons and stuck in the bone. Surgery to fish out and repair tendons yesterday. Bone cleaned up.
Any guesses on realistic recoup time? Any experiences for therapy and final outcomes from something like this, strength or range of motion? Surgeon wasn’t huge help with these questions, all I got was don’t get your hopes up. Follow up in 2 weeks, with my preferred specialist.
Owl
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Re: Thumb tendon repair
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08/13/21 10:45 AM
08/13/21 10:45 AM
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Chancey
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Hello Owl,
Sorry to hear this. We don't realize how important our thumbs are until we lose the ability to use them. I cut myself badly back in 2005 and completely severed the extensor tendon on my thumb. Went the next day for the surgeon to try to sew it back together and then stitch it up. Long story short, after two weeks of being in a splint with no movement I went back to the surgeon. He took off the splint and asked me to try and move my thumb. As hard as I tried, I could not get it to move more than about 1/16". The surgeon assured me that he believed it was a good procedure and that he felt confident about the sewing.
I still had trouble moving it the next several weeks. My mom is a big herbalist and encouraged me to put some kind of essential oil on it and rub/massage my thumb every night. Surprisingly, it did help and also seemed to warm my thumb and actually felt pretty good. The movement in my thumb improved daily and now I have full use of my thumb like nothing ever happened.
When it gets really cold, that thumb gets numb in that area, but it still functions like it was never cut. I am confident that using that essential oil at night and rubbing the area gently helped speed up my healing process. Just make sure the cut is healed up good enough that it does not hurt when gently rubbing. Good luck, and wishing you a fast and full recovery! Chancey
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Re: Thumb tendon repair
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08/13/21 11:15 AM
08/13/21 11:15 AM
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SpottedOwl
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Thanks guys.
Sounds like time and determination is the key to good results if not full recovery.
Good times, good times.
Owl
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