Ken - trigger finger

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Ken, my mother was suffering terribly from a trigger finger. She has

Type II diabetes.

A surgical release was performed and she is very pleased with the

result. It was a very simple procedure.

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] fROM kEN, TO ALL THE SUPPORTING MEMBERS IN THIS

NEW GROUP

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> Greetings! First of all, I wanted to thank you all for

> inviting me to join in to your group. I am a former 20

> year vet of trucking, and my wife must work, except

> when she takes me to the V.A., which she had to

> do...and boy, am I worried!

> I spend most of my time here alone, and really

> appreciate that there is someone out there who cares,

> and will talk to me.

> Today, they custom made a plastic splint for my two

> fingers that have " trigger-finger " I'm supposed to

> wear it at night, because every morning, when I wake

> up, my finger is closed, and locked, and it causes me

> terrible pain to unbeend, and straighten out. T hey

> said they can't give me a cortesone shot in it because

> it is caused by bad damage to my joints.

> Then, because my knee has just given out, without

> warning, making me fall, they have me scheduled for a

> m.r.i....and it might lead to a knee operation.

> Besides being in terrible pain, and taking up to an

> hour just to get out of bed, now I am kind of scared.

> I often wonder whats the use of living, and going

> on....I don't even have friends! How do you make

> friends when you'fr on the road all the time...till

> R.A. takes it all away!

> I guess I'm kind of dspressed.I'm so tired of

> hurting and struggling,and wondering what good I am

> anymore....well, enough of this. Thank you all for

> accepting me into your group. I think I really need a

> friend. ken

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