anyone had the surgery for osteo arhtritis in your thumbs?

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Hey all,

I have been told that my painful thumbs are oa, and that I need surgery to take

out a bone

(apparently this is a very common treatment, once you exhaust the steroid

injections and

such).

Has anyone had the surgery? I want to know what recovery was like, and do you

think it was

worth it? Is there anyone who had success with something less drastic, other

than injections?

I have had 4 this year, and I cannot do oral steroids.

I know i have to do something soon, I use my hands for a living, and it is

really hard to mess

with computer parts when your opposable thumbs are opposing you! :-P

Tx,

Di