When you have this surgery, please look at PubMed for the studies like these, that show Vitamin C prevents RSD as a result of surgery or trauma to the foot and wrist:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12584978
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17606778
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19840748
There are many other articles from around the world, some from Mayo even showing that taking Vitamin C at 500mg to 1000mg daily before, during and up to 50 days after greatly reduced incidence of RSD developing.
RSD is a neuropathy as well, and in anyone with complex issues already I would think is a risk. This is so easy to do, and inexpensive, that I think,Cyclelops you may profit from these studies.
This is the keyword to use for more PubMed hits:
"Vitamin C reflex sympathetic dystrophy"
They go back about a decade.
I hope you find some relief with this procedure. I can't imagine having painful, useless thumbs like you have so far!
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