I've had thumb joint problems too. It got so bad I couldn't hold anything. Dropped cups of coffee, etc. My orthopedic surgeron recommended surgery. It's called "anchovie" method. They took a piece of tendon from my arm and made a "fake" joint out of it. Routed all the nerves and tendons through the tendon and sewed me back up. I thought I'd made a "big" mistake in having it done. It took almost 8 mos for the thumb to quit hurting when I was using it. Of course, I didn't stop work or using my machines, so my recovery was probably longer than had I rested it more.
Today it's great. I'd do my left hand in a heartbeat. I have no more pain, can lift, knit, spin, etc. Working on the machines is a snap. I can tease the fibers apart, which I couldn't do before surgery. Gail White To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
