>I was found to have carpel tunnel problems a decade ago with nerve >conduction tests. The doc told me of two kinds of surgery available, >one with a two week recovery, one with 48 hour recovery, but a higher >risk of permanent loss of feeling in the hands.
There's no guarantee you'll get the lower-recovery-time procedure anyway. The doc can't really know how bad it is until s/he gets in there and looks. Then you may find yourself waking up with a 5-inch incision down the palm of your hand and into your wrist and a 6-week semi-recovery period followed by 6 months of OT before it really gets back to normal. That was my wife's experience. Based on her experience, as soon as you start having peristent pain, do something to alter your ergonomics. If that doesn't relieve the pain, go get the surgery. You're much more likely to have a successful result at that point than if you wait until the pain becomes excruciating and constant. Ken Dibble www.stic-cil.org _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
