I just had surgery on my thumb and I can see your worry, this has been an ordeal, but I am hoping that it will do the trick. The real pain has been it is my right hand and I am right handed, I go back on Sept 10 to have the pin removed then we shall see. I know that the inflamation is gone, thumb is very painful but I am told that after all the swelling goes down and pin is removed things should be better than normal.
Whatever you do...Good Luck with it and my thoughts will be with you.