Trigger Finger Repaired-I hope!

I wish I'd known what I had was Trigger Finger (fixable) and not arthritis (not fixable)--I would have visited a doctor much sooner! The orthopedist confirmed that what I had was TF, and said the conservative approach was to first try cortisone shots. So he gave me a shot at the base of my middle finger, where the misfiring tendon was. That was 2 days ago--I have a pretty large bruise on the palm of my hand where the shot was--and it hurts if I put pressure on it. But my finger joint seems fine.

I think he said that cortisone works for about 40% of people with TF--and they don't have to do anything else! If the joint starts locking again, he'll do a second shot. He said if 2 shots don't work, 22 won't work. So then he would do surgery to (I guess) keep the tendon from catching and preventing the joint from unlocking.

So if you have a finger joint that locks in the bent position--see an orthopedist and get it fixed!