candrews922
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[/b]I had surgery performed on the 12th of February. I have had CTS symptoms for around 10 years. I have used braces at night for years, and different NSAIDs over the years as well. I can no longer take anti-inflams as they eat up my stomach. My conductivity test had my level as severe in both wrists. I have never been a supporter of surgery, unless it is the last option. This was my first surgery, and I am 47. I have worked since I was 14, and all my work has included a lot of hand work of different types. It would include repetitive motion, but at this point it sounds like CTS isn't caused by the same thing in everyone. In my case my wrists are very small in bone structure and I have never not done any due to a consideration of frailty. So overuse or overexertion could have played a role.
Now back to my present outcome. My nerve symptoms have disappeared in the right hand at present. I do have considerable pain in and around the incision site. I have tried to be as cautious as I can, but I am right handed and have a toddler. So pretending I only have one hand is almost impossible. I had my stitches out on the 21st, which to me was too early. Since I can still see a scab over the incision, but my surgeon really pulls everything together tightly and I think that is why he gets them out early. He doesn't want too much healing to take place with everything pulled abnormally tight. I put a butterfly over the area and have been treating it with neosporin and tea tree oil to speed up healing. It do have a lump beneath the incision area that is sore and aches at times. Not sure what that is, I have to wait until it has been 2 weeks since surgery to get a PT eval and start therapy. At this point I can feel a considerable amount of weakness in my hand, as well as a loss of coordination. The pain hasn't been too bad, but the loss of strength symptoms and feeling like my hand doesn't want to work properly is disturbing. I am to have the left hand done also in the near future. I will wait to see how this turns out first, before having it done. I was given this as my only option also, with progressing permenant nerve damage if I didn't have it. This came from a neurologist and a surgeon.[color=indigo][/color][size=3][/size]
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| Posted Feb 23, 2007, 9:33 pm |
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lauraj1215
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i had surgery on feb 21st and this is my second the first went great i am not so sure if these symptoms i have now are normal...anyone email me please...bryanlaura07@aol.com
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Mich
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I had the Carpal tunnel surgery 3 weeks ago. My stiches were taken out after 14 days and the incision opened up an hour after that. According to the surgeon that was alright.....is that true? Should the incision be covered? One last thing...I have some tingling in the hand it self once in a while...is this normal?
Thanks for any info you all can offer!
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| Posted May 30, 2008, 1:24 am |
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wendy5655
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Candrews922-How are you now? I am scheduled for surgery tomorrow and now I'm nervous! Had the nerve test completed-OUWWWWWW! Have severe cts in both hands-would you recommend this surgery?
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asitnetwork
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I just posted this as a way too long comment over on Mel’s site, but it is worth repeating here. Mel was just told she has Carpal Tunnel, but she doesn’t want to miss a lot of work having the surgery. I know I was offline for 2 weeks when I had my hand surgery back in December, but part of that was by choice, and part of that was because I actually had two procedures done at the same time – the one for Carpal Tunnel and the one for DeQuarvein’s Syndrome – something I would never recommend. (I found out later that the doctor also doesn’t normally recommend it, but we were dealing with a short holiday break so we did it that way. Big mistake.) The surgery on my thumb had it immobile for two weeks. I basically had a cast that covered my thumb and rendered my right hand pretty useless. That said, the carpal tunnel portion of the surgery wasn’t bad at all. By day 2, I was moving my fingers. Day 3, I was able to type somewhat, although not much without a thumb, so I just stayed offline.
Your hands are SO important to you – why would you want to mess with the health of your hands? I just talked about this on my latest podcast because it matters so much to me. Take good care of your hands!
If you have been told you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, here is my advice (slightly edited from the original comment left on Mel’s site):
- ICE. You don’t need heat. Just ice. My hand surgeon and my hand therapist both said the ice is what does the trick; heat just feels good. (I realize different therapists have different views on this, but from personal experience only ice helps.)
- Sleep with the wrist splints on. You may feel stupid, but I don’t care. You want to take care of your hands, right?
- Drive a standard? Wear the splints then too. Probably a good idea no matter what you drive.
- Splints during the day also a good idea. You’ll get used to them. I knit with them on. You can do it.
- The carpal tunnel only surgery has a initial recovery time of less than a week. My Mom had it in February – without the thumb surgery – and she was on the computer two days after her surgery. My surgeon had told me that he frequently has people do the surgery on a Thursday, take Friday off and return to Monday.
- Once you have carpal tunnel syndrome, it NEVER goes away. The symptoms may get better, but it doesn’t go away. Ignore it and skip having the surgery and you can end up like me with some permanent nerve damage. I have a crappy tingle feeling in my right hand all the time, and a special spot that I can touch that sends fireworks through my hand. I would recommend nerve testing to determine the level of carpal tunnel that you have, and also trying the cortisone shots first. But if you are at the point where surgery is recommended – do it.
Almost 3 months later, I have no numbness. No tingling. Nothing. My right hand feels so good, I am considering having the surgery on my left hand this summer. (It only goes numb 1-2 times a week, so we’re not at the severe point my right hand was at with constant pain. Yet.)
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Justinc.lopez
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Thanks for the suggestion....
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