I am so glad I canceled my surgery! I was all set to go then backed out. I wouldn't have been able to even unlock my front door while rehabing, due to positioning. My hand/arm is already weak from nerve damage, add surgery to it and I would have jumped off a bridge.

I started taking some anti-inflammatories, not the cox-2 things, and it really helped with the pain so I vetoed the surgery since that was the main reason I was doing it.

I'm sure some day I will have to have it done, but I'm in no hurry. Mines a full tear too! Yikes.................

Linda