My right hand was unusable when I came to see Dr. Maximos. I had thumb arthritis that was so painful that none of the “ice” remedies I used worked. The pain was keeping me up at night. I spoke with a co-worker who had her thumb joint removed the year before by Dr. Maximos and had full use of her hand. I scheduled an appointment with Dr. Maximos and decided to have the surgery — something I have never regretted. Within one week of the surgery, enough healing had occurred that the pain was substantially less than it had been before. Subsequent to surgery, I went to physical therapy and now (three months later) have almost 100% use of my hand. It gets better every day. The scar on my hand is barely visible.