Gavin* thought he had done everything right leading up to his recent hand surgery. He had talked in depth with his orthopedic surgeon about the procedure, which was to treat a torn tendon in his finger. The discussion included everything that came with it—expected duration, potential risks, what he could expect in terms of function

William* could not have been more relieved when he completed his wrist fracture surgery last month. He had broken it during a motorcycle accident and there were concerns at first that he might not ever regain full function. But his orthopedic surgeon insisted that the procedure went perfectly, and that he would be back to

The last thing Stephanie* expected to be doing over the weekend was scouring the internet for everything she could find on thumb arthritis surgery, let alone learning the word trapeziectomy. But she was at her wits’ end after months of worsening pain at the base of her thumb. She knew she had to figure out

*Jackson’s carpal tunnel symptoms started small. For instance, he would wake up in the middle of the night once or twice a week with mild numbness and tingling in his hands. If it not that, he would experience finger stiffness or occasional discomfort while focusing on intense deadlines, which was largely computer work. He brushed