My Thumb Was Stuck in a Trigger Position - Until the Surgeon Took His Scissors to It ; Me and My Operation Trigger Thumb Release

Daily Mail (January 04, 2005)

Author: Angela Brooks

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TRIGGER thumb is one of the most common conditions treated by hand surgeons.

Here, Irene Deffley, 61, who lives in Birmingham and works as a school lunchtime supervisor, tells ANGELA BROOKS about her trigger thumb surgery, and her surgeon then explains the procedure.

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My Thumb Was Stuck in a Trigger Position - Until the Surgeon Took His Scissors to It ; Me and My Operation Trigger Thumb Release

ALMOST two years ago, my right thumb started feeling stiff. It became increasingly worse, and soon it was painful and swollen. It hurt more first thing in the morning - I would have to exercise it to try to get it moving.

Within weeks, it was closing into my palm and I would have to force it back with my other hand to get it to became ...

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