Bird
Rest in Peace
I can tell you that when the carpal tunnel syndrome gets bad enough, you'll be willing to do anything to stop the pain. I put up with it until I couldn't sleep (literally quit going to bed at night; just sat up in a chair so I could let my hands and arms hang down in front of me), tried cortisone injections which only helped a little bit, then finally had the surgery on one hand on August 4, 1997. I overheard the surgeon tell the anesthesiologist that mine was the worst he'd ever seen, and he'd done lots of them. The nurse called the next day to ask if I was in pain and I told her I sure was in pain . . . in the other hand, the one that had the surgery was great.
That surgeon likes to wait 3 months before doing the second hand, but I convinced him to do the second hand on Sept. 3 (almost one month).
This particular doctor had already done both hands for our younger daughter. Then my mother had the surgery on one hand by the wrong doctor and it didn't help. My doctor re-did hers and fixed it. So it is important to get the right doctor. I found people came for hundreds of miles to see the doctor who did our hands. And he also believes in surgery only as a last resort.
That surgeon likes to wait 3 months before doing the second hand, but I convinced him to do the second hand on Sept. 3 (almost one month).This particular doctor had already done both hands for our younger daughter. Then my mother had the surgery on one hand by the wrong doctor and it didn't help. My doctor re-did hers and fixed it. So it is important to get the right doctor. I found people came for hundreds of miles to see the doctor who did our hands. And he also believes in surgery only as a last resort.
