Hi Rachel,

Apologies for the rant about the accupuncture I was under the impression that it was done after you were diagnosed with TFCC tear.

A lot depends on your dignosis and what exactly is damaged. If its just the TFCC then I would be quite optomistic. It becomes a little more complicated if ligaments are damaged and some wrist bones are unstable ('loose') but again its usually correctable.

I wouldn't worry too much about the scare stories on the net, with the number of people using the net your always going to get a handfull that had difficulties out of the thousands that got the surgery . I would imagine that people (majority) that had successful surgery have more to do then post stuff on the net saying 'Went for surgery......went well......off playing golf now......'

The best thing to do is weigh up all your options, get all the info off the Doctor (and dont put up with being brushed off!) and make your decision. If you decide not to go with surgery then so be it but if you choose to do the surgery then once the decision is made you need to put all the worry out of your head as it wont change the outcome of the surgery. I know it sounds korny but try and have a positive attitude about it.

Anyway all the best and hope the painting goes well for you in the future.