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42. Damn, sounds like you are having a rough time...

I am about to have (next week) my fourth operation for, you'll laugh at this one, trigger finger. Described below:

Trigger finger, trigger thumb, or trigger digit, is a common disorder of later adulthood characterized by catching, snapping or locking of the involved finger flexor tendon, associated with dysfunction and pain.[1] A disparity in size between the flexor tendon and the surrounding retinacular pulley system, most commonly at the level of the first annular (A1) pulley, results in difficulty flexing or extending the finger and the “triggering” phenomenon.[1] The label of trigger finger is used because when the finger unlocks, it pops back suddenly, as if releasing a trigger on a gun.

I've had the operation on the index finger and thumb on the left hand, the index finger on the right hand and next thursday will have the thumb on the left hand done. Seems to be a little more common in diabetics from what I read and I have been type 1 for 30 years.

Best of luck to you and hope you have a speedy recovery.