Early morning medical fun.

I’ve had a trigger finger for awhile and the one next to it just started giving me a fit. It is an impediment to paddling so my Doc decided to calm them down.
I’m a big boy, old anyway, and reasonably tough. But, a steroid injection in two knuckles before breakfast was an eye opener. Felt like my fingers were being ripped off.
She said I could have it done again in 2 weeks if this doesn’t work.
Not sure I want it repeated.

I had a hip replaced at 7 am seven weeks ago. Most medical real fun is done in the am.
Why would you want another cortisone shot in two weeks if the first didn’t work?

The technician said they have to do it twice before they can surgically repair it.
I can’t imagine anyone wanting one.
I am all too familiar with early morning surgeries. Three on the lower back and one on a shoulder. My ratty body is high maintenance. I almost forgot the semi repaired foot and the rearranged skull.
I envy people who can get to our age without getting cut on.

Shots are way less problematic than surgery. If you don’t have to slash around then don’t slash around.

A good surgeon under whom I trained back in the day told me surgery is always a bad choice and only should be undertaken when every other option is even worse.

The corollary to this then in his own words was that the good surgeon knows when not to operate. Sounds like your surgeon is steering you well because according to the latest literature >70% of trigger fingers will resolve with 1-2 shots.

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That’s good news. Thanks.

I just stay clear of the doctors. I saw one when I turned 40 and again at about 52 or 53. Other than a few times where I couldn’t stop the bleeding on my own that’s the total of my doctor visits since I was a kid and the Army doctors ran me through their medical routine.

That’s great! Just make sure you don’t die of prostate or colon cancer. Sometimes little warning until it’s too late. Or , in the case of many men, ignored warnings.

I’ll play. Three years ago I had some blood clots; one leg and two lungs. They medicated me and the clots went away. Specialist finds an imperfect number among all the blood numbers and says ‘Some folks with this number get the cancer. Let’s check again in 6 months.’
6 months later - blood test - same number - ‘how do you feel?’ - I feels good. - ‘Come back in 6 months’ ($1200.00)
6 months later - blood test - same number - ‘how do you feel?’ - I feels good. - ‘Come back in 6 months’ ($1200.00)
6 months later - blood test - same number - ‘how do you feel?’ - I feels good. - ‘Come back in 6 months’ ($1200.00)
6 months later - blood test - same number - ‘how do you feel?’ - I feels good. - ‘Come back in 6 months’ ($1200.00)
6 months later - blood test - same number - ‘how do you feel?’ - I feels good. - ‘Come back in 6 months’ ($1200.00)

I finally wised up and told my GP I wasn’t going to this specialist any more. My GP is welcome to look at my numbers during an annual physical if he wants.

The medical system will definitely play you. A good relationship with your GP , person and paddle, helps keep you off the field.