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Author: buckeye75
Date: 2012-07-23 18:30
Does anyone know haw long it takes to resume clarinet playing after trigger finger surgery?
Thanks,
JEF
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Author: GBK
Date: 2012-07-23 18:50
About a month, but that's just a shot in the dark 
...GBK
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Author: buckeye75
Date: 2012-07-23 18:58
Thanks for the info. This is the ring finger on my left hand. I am hoping I can do a little playing without strenuous fingering sooner than that.
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Author: kdk
Date: 2012-07-23 19:41
FWIW, I developed a trigger (left) thumb several years ago and never actually stopped playing. I had cortisone shots, no surgery, and the pain went away gradually as the cortisone took effect. Have you tried injections unsuccessfully?
Karl
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2012-07-23 19:45
After I got the shot, I was playing again after about 10 days. I wasn't 100% for another week or so.
Jeff
“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.” Kalman Opperman, 1919-2010
"A drummer is a musician's best friend."
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Author: rtmyth
Date: 2012-07-23 20:19
Had several shots, but did not last. Then surgery, plus therapy for about two weeks. That was 10 years ago. Finger as good as new. Therapy is important.
richard smith
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Author: Mary Jo
Date: 2012-07-24 00:45
Best wishes for a fast recovery!
I had my middle finger surgery at noon today. My third operation. Thank goodness for pain meds. I just am a home player, but will start practicing again in a couple weeks, after bandage and stitches are gone.
These heal pretty fast, of course your doc is expert on the activities resumption. I can't wait until bike riding is O k (driving a car is only 2 days away on my post-op instructions. I take med warnings very seriously--drowsiness/alcohol interactions.
Again, fast recovery!
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Author: Cory
Date: 2012-07-24 01:09
I developed a trigger thumb on my left hand about 6 months ago and my doctor sent me to a specialist for a cortisone shot, but after consultation and testing the strength in my hand, which he said was normal, and telling me how painful the shot would be, he said go home and think about it. Of course I did nothing and now in the last month the trigger thumb has disappeared.
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Author: buckeye75
Date: 2012-07-24 17:11
I have had two trigger thumbs and two fingers operated on in the past. Cortisone gave me some relief at one point, but eventually, I needed the surgery. At the time I was not playing the clarinet, so I was not concerned with that aspect of the recovery time.
Thanks for your response.
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Author: Mary Jo
Date: 2012-07-25 23:46
I played for 20 minutes today, some play-along songs and am happy to report I still have my "mojo." My finger is a bit swollen yet and numb and the bandage comes off tommorow, but no big deal.
I'd be happy if the semi-numbness goes away, but it didn't on my left hand (two TFs there), again no big problem.
To me, though I'm no doctor, the issue with healing is finger extension, which is a primary concern of physical therapy.
Best of luck in recovery.
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Author: sowilson
Date: 2012-07-27 16:57
I've had trigger release surgury on 4 fingers and a thumb (2nd & 3rd, both hands, plus left thumb). The thumb surgery almost killed me (two follow on surgeries due to staff infection) and it took about 3 months to regain 80% of my motion, another 9 months to get back nearly %100 (I play bass guitar so a strong, flexible left thumb is necessary). My 4 middle fingers took about 3 months to get back to %90. I still need to do a lot of warming up (including hot pads) before I can play violin or mandolin with the same dexterity as before. Once warmed up, I'm ok.
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