Are you saying once you’ve had surgery there can never be another to help with making things better?
EGADS! Our lab tech had surgery for CTS last year and was disadvantaged for several months.
She, thank goodness, has been pleased with the results.
Have attempted to control the pain with exercises,
https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/exercises-carpal-tunnel-syndrome#1
Perhaps that blue emu pain cream might help
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Blue-Emu-Super-Strength-Topical-Cream-12-oz/39882333
Football players swear by this stuff and are seen shouting its praises in TV ads all the time.
Another pain cream is Ted’s Pain Cream
https://discover.tedsbrainscience.com/products/pain-cream-1/c.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw8r_XBRBkEiwAjWGLlKsT9tHFd_JeuDn1gAYQauooZcdihIu124HkojkGvXUYP3VsDoMishoCjX0QAvD_BwE
The technician mentioned this one.
Surgery here is not an option. Feel the same about the optional laser eye surgery. LOL glasses seldom cause pain unless you poke your eye out. :-/
I’ve tried all the various medicines and creams, but thanks. What works best for me is to alternate heat and ice. Mainly ice. Actually what would work best would be for someone to follow me around and tell me to quit using my arms :-)
Yeah, the problem with the surgery for tendinitis and nerve compression is that it creates scar tissue. Which is what the surgery aims to reduce. So it’s a catch 22 situation.
I would say good call on the eye surgery. What the ophthalmologists don’t tell anyone is that much of the time eye surgery causes a dry eye situation. Which can be incredibly painful! And chronic. I had eye surgery for something else, something necessary, and the dry eyes afterwards have been horrendous.
lol on poking your eye :-). I have worn glasses for decades, and it’s only been a problem when I wanted to play at the beach. So I just don’t do that. I don’t care much for the salt and the sand anyway. Oh, and rain. So I bring a hat. Minimal issues.