Re: 12 Weeks Post-Op..How are you dmm?

In Reply to: 12 Weeks Post-Op..How are you dmm? posted by Jeepgirl on March 16, 2004 at 20:39:51:

: Hi All,
: I'm doing really well at just over 12 weeks post-op. I still have some "tightness" in my wrist and some stiffness first thing in the morning. I'm not quite back to full strength (I can't hold weighty things for very long)and I can also tell when I over-use it. That's a very small price to pay for such a drastic change in my pain and usability of my hand. I'm VERY happy that I decided to have the surgery; I just shouldn't have waited so long. Just returned from my honeymoon cruise and all is well!

I'm still contending with some strength issues and some tendonitis. The scar tissue is a bit of a challenge too. I've got some pillar pain that gets kinda nasty at times, and the heel of my hand still swells some. I'm still in rehab. Things are slowly improving, its just taking forever. I started back to work, but I've got a splint to keep from overdoing it. I'm happy that the numbness has gone, but the strength etc will take time. My hand is so sore by the end of the day. I'm glad it got done, but I should have done it sooner, in retrospect.