carpal tunnel surgery

Gunbuffer · Jun 16, 2019

Who here has had it?
I heard it has a good success rate to relieve the symptoms but did it make you weaker and not as able to handle carrying and working with heavy stuff?
They basically sever a big ligament in your wrist.
There’s not a lot of info on after-surgery permanent limitations
Thanks.

SoonerP226 · Jun 16, 2019

Dunno about that, but my doctor once told me that any old sawbones can work on the back of your wrist, but you need a specialist, and a really good one, for the underside of it (where the carpal tunnel is). He actually called it "no man's land."

Uncle TK · Jun 16, 2019

In the 1800 it was common knowledge that a typewriter needed to be on a stand only 26" high. (Frederick Taylor)
(Desks were 29-30 inches high) You did not rest your forearms on the sharp edge of a desk.
Now people put a computer keyboard on a 29-30 inch desk and rest their forearms on the sharp edge of the desk.
The results in Carpal Tunnel!

Apogee · Jun 16, 2019

I had the surgery a few years back.

I had the symptoms for a really long time, 20ish years, and was losing grip strength before the surgery. Grip strength is back and stronger before the surgery, but not as good as it was many years ago, but of course I was a lot younger back then as well.

Get the procedure done, it's worth it. I still get an odd pain on occasion where they made the cut, but beats the numb fingers and pain at night killing your sleep.

doctorjj · Jun 16, 2019

I do limited incision carpal tunnel releases. Patients do great. Functional grip strength for most tasks is back within 1-2 weeks. Ultimate grip strength may take several months but you should get back to being as strong as you were before, or even stronger.

No man’s land is in the palm, not the wrist.

Gunbuffer · Jun 16, 2019

doctorjj said:
I do limited incision carpal tunnel releases.

They refer to this as lengthening the tunnel?
I’ve read that studies support full division over lengthening.
You take bcbs??

doctorjj · Jun 16, 2019

Gunbuffer said:
They refer to this as lengthening the tunnel?
I’ve read that studies support full division over lengthening.
You take bcbs??

Limited skin incision. I still completely divide the transverse carpal ligament. Yes we do.

Gunbuffer · Jun 16, 2019

Thanks doc. I’ll be in touch

2busy · Jun 16, 2019

I've had both hands done 2 years ago , some days I still have the tingling and pain.. It was done at surgery center of OK. They cut me from wrist to almost the center of my palm. brace the first week then a hard cast for 2 weeks.It sucked big time. I had a pretty big lump next to the cut for a long time afterwards. Therapy was a ball of silly putty to squeeze.

doctorjj · Jun 17, 2019

2busy said:
I've had both hands done 2 years ago , some days I still have the tingling and pain.. It was done at surgery center of OK. They cut me from wrist to almost the center of my palm. brace the first week then a hard cast for 2 weeks.It sucked big time. I had a pretty big lump next to the cut for a long time afterwards. Therapy was a ball of silly putty to squeeze.

Plenty of studies to show absolutely no advantage to post op immobilization. SMH.

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