Had it as well over 15 years ago. Excellent results I never have thought about it since.... and I am on the computer everyday. Get it done and you will be past it in no time.
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My wife and her mother had it done by a plastic surgeon, who was a hand surgeon decades ago.
Their painful CT went away after the surgery. Both had same day surgery, and the recovery time was minimal.
PT post surgery was critical, and my wife still does a few minutes of critical exercises a few times a day.
Best thing I ever did. Instant relief and no huge open palm scar to heal up.
because surgery on the tunnel does nothing to loosen tight muscles in arm or hand itself. plenty of possible trigger points in muscles can be source of pain and relieving them would have no need for surgery, but surgery is all surgeons sell and most surgeons don’t steer people to truth but just to what they know and sell..
info is free on web. look here http://www.triggerpoints.net/forearm-hand-pain click on the part of hand or arm you feel the pain and see which muscles are likely cause.Stretch them, use some thing like big rubber pencil eraser to press and trigger point out the tight sore spots with in reason in short sessions on yourself so you don’t cause huge bruising but actually help loosen your tight muscles, ice the areas a few times a day and most likely you’ll find relief.
we type a lot, some of us have jobs or hobbies (yes even the male one) of repetitive hand motions, tight muscles happen and people don’t take time to stretch and flush out the overworked muscles after they use them.
no charge for info - surgery and recovery big expense in many ways.
Had dominant carpal and elbow done on April 18 and second hand May 2. Going for follow-up in two weeks. All numbness is gone. Both hands are functional. Have some minor intermittent discomfort in left thumb and right wrist. Nothing major, but hopefully just part of the surgical recovery. Both issues have improvement over the last month.
Scope surgery on all three sites. Putting off surgery too long can risk permanent nerve damage, such that even if surgery happens later, the damage is already done.
The Carpal release was instant relief (although it took 6 weeks to get back to work). Only downside (35+ years later) is that i sometimes loose the feeling along the scar . Overall, was a great relief and would do it again in a heartbeat, given the same circumstances...
Now let me tell you about breaking my neck, and what had to be done to fix that!!!
(Maybe another time)...
I had it recommended to me. I found another doctor. I engaged in a regiment of stretching of the tendons on a hourly basis, twice a day basis and finally as needed. Switch to ergo keyboard and mouse, symptoms never returned after a full 20 years and I use computers virgously on a daily basis.
I’ve heard many good outcomes and wish you well. If there is any chance that mouse usage was the cause I would strongly recommend throwing all mice in the trash and buying a Logitech trackman. I’ve used nothing else since experiencing wrist discomfort about 15 years ago, and the trackball device totally eliminates any strain. I like the M570 wireless model, which makes it easy to position wherever you wish, even if it wasn’t the cause of your problems it is much better ergonomically.
Mine was done by an orthopedic hand specialist about 10 years ago.
Took two year to get full recovery and complete range of motion back, not the six month promised.
I’d recommend it, but be prepared to manage expectations.
I had mine done in the 90’s. By a plastic surgeon. Sat in dental type chair and he did some sort of shots, I guess, like from a small straw around wrist. Didn’t feel anything. Watched him do surgery. Walked out of there and went home. He did one hand at a time. You can buy some hand/wrist things beforehand and wear it home. Had no problems whatsoever and still doing good. He did second hand about 2 weeks later. I am a big chicken about stuff like too, but no problem with the way he did it.
I had the surgery two years ago on my dominant “mouse” hand. I thought it was unsuccessful because I did not regain feeling for nearly six months. I was told that sometimes it can take quite a while for the nerve to fire back up. I hope that happens for you. Best of luck.
Don’t do it. Surgery is regressive. Change your behavior.
had right hand done @ 20 years ago. had to go to physical therapy for a couple of weeks. everything normal now
I had tarsal tunnel surgery on both feet. The surgery and recovery were a success but the diagnosis was incorrect. I suffered from neuropathy and I still do. Not treatable.
When someone complains about carpal tunnel, odds are they are a heavy coffee drinker. Coffee impacts vitamin B6 absorption, which is the real cause of carpal tunnel.
Before opting for surgery Google carpal tunnel, Vitamin B6, calcium magnesium. This regimen is effective in a large number of sufferers. I had CTS by the biggest hand surgeon in the world about 25 years ago. My hands were my life. My surgery happened to be career ending, but most people have excellent results. The doctor told me I was about 20 years too late getting the surgery. If you have the surgery done, you must give 100% to the post surgery therapy.
Had the left wrist done about 6 months later as an outpatient by a hand surgeon. He wasn't quit as rough as the ex-fullback orthopedic guy was. Much faster recovery and no bruising. Also instant relief from the pain of the condition itself. Only lost the day of the surgery and the weekend. Went back to work in a cabinet shop on Monday with no ill effects.
Get the surgery done ASAP because the pain from it is nothing compared to the pain inflicted by the carpal tunnel. It's an easy procedure. You won't regret it.
Having to re-do one hand because you're having some problems? Get it taken care of right away if something is not working right or there is post-surgery pain that doesn't abate and disappear.
I have never had any problem with either hand for 45 years. No pain, no restrictions. Nice scars to show off once in a while though. :-)
I had the surgery on my left dominant hand a year ago. I waited too long to have it done, tho. Altho there is no pain during the day, and at night there is no pain or total hand tingling, I still have numbness in the middle finger and the inner aspects of the index and ring fingers. Probably nerve damage. I’ve been too busy to go back to the ortho to see if anything can be done about it —— like PT. But I do press the fingers up and back so as to stretch the base of the palm. I read somewhere that that is one of the PT exercises.
My other hand is fine during the day, but it gets numb at night -— even with a hand support. It is all a matter of positioning the arm. But there is no numbness in the fingers, so I have time. (I’m care giver for 2, and just heard about my own medical problem, so I’m putting off having the wrist looked at.)
The ortho said the numbness on my 3 middle fingers might take a year or more to ease off.
Long after the surgery was done on my left hand, I experienced some sharp pain in the area at the base of the thumb. I pulled a muscle the wrong way?? It passed quickly, but sometimes it comes back when I move that area the wrong way. If I move my thumb across the middle of the palm, I can feel a mild sensation at the base of the thumb in the back A wrist strap seems to give it support.
I have taken high doses of all the B vitamins and cal/mag for aeons. I’m an old fogy now so maybe I put having these problems off till this advanced age.
I had a very conservative orthopedic surgeon, who wanted me to try physical therapy first. I tried almost a year of PT, but the symptoms (tingling, numbness) did not abate. Finally, he performed a carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand. After a few weeks of PT, the hand was as good as new. Never looked back, it’s been several years now. When the same thing began to occur with my left hand, I tried a long course of PT, but then had the surgery. It was a nothing burger. I had local anesthesia, and carried on a conversation with the anesthesiologist about our respective cats, alternating with joking around with my surgeon as he snipped and stitched on the other side of a drape. Had a few weeks of follow up PT on the left hand, you’d never know anything was wrong. I actually have to point out the scars on both hands, they are just about invisible.