Jancy Jaslow on sun 9 jan 00
Thank you to clayarters who sent me suggestions for forestalling carpal
tunnel surgery. I elected to have the surgery in early December, because the
discomfort was substantial, and there was the surprise announcement from my
orthopod that the longer I postponed surgery, the greater the possibility
that the numbness might not go away since I might have some severely damaged
nerves.
The surgery was not the most pleasant half hour of my life, but that was
then. There were 10 days of total uselessness while my right arm was wrapped
up(lots of book reading, video watching). Gradually I am working on my
flexibility. Some restrictions, but did some handbuilding last week,
finally. My scar follows one of those vertical lines in my palm, extending
it closer to my wrist. Definitely weak in the right paw, but feeling
better, because the numbness is GONE.
Meanwhile, the left paw still complains, particularly since it was overworked
while the right one was out of commission.
Jancy Jaslow
gburning.mail on tue 11 jan 00
Howdy, I had to speak up on this carpal tunnel thread because of my own past
experience. I had the operation done on both hands Twice. I severely screwed up
and got too active too soon the first time and actually created more problems by
promoting the development of scar tissue that came back even more ferocious than
the original problem. The second time I was a whole lot sadder and wiser and
spent two months doing nothing to aggravate the problem again. Started back up
slow and easy, pausing to stretch out the wrists and fingers on a regular basis.
It's been 15 years and the surgeries were the best thing I ever did to preserve
the use of my hands. Too bad I couldn't follow the doctor's orders the first tim
around. Lee
Jancy Jaslow wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Thank you to clayarters who sent me suggestions for forestalling carpal
> tunnel surgery. I elected to have the surgery in early December, because the
> discomfort was substantial, and there was the surprise announcement from my
> orthopod that the longer I postponed surgery, the greater the possibility
> that the numbness might not go away since I might have some severely damaged
> nerves.
>
> The surgery was not the most pleasant half hour of my life, but that was
> then. There were 10 days of total uselessness while my right arm was wrapped
> up(lots of book reading, video watching). Gradually I am working on my
> flexibility. Some restrictions, but did some handbuilding last week,
> finally. My scar follows one of those vertical lines in my palm, extending
> it closer to my wrist. Definitely weak in the right paw, but feeling
> better, because the numbness is GONE.
>
> Meanwhile, the left paw still complains, particularly since it was overworked
> while the right one was out of commission.
>
> Jancy Jaslow
John Rodgers on wed 12 jan 00
Jancy,
I am bothered by this ailment, and have looked into the surgery for myself. I a
really curious as to why your surgery involved the long incision of the type tha
you described.
As some gall bladder surgery candidates still have to under go the older method
of full incision type surgery instead of the newer laproscopy type surgery for
gallbladder removal, there may well be reasons why you had to have the full
surgical incision for your carpal tunnal repair. With the newer technique for
gallbladder surgery, the laproscopy method is used to reduce the amount of
cutting and thus recovery time. The newest methods for treating carpal tunnel
syndrome are laser treatment for mild cases, and a less invasive incision method
for the more severe cases. In the latter two small incisions are made in the
hand, one toward the palm and the other toward the heal of the hand. A small tub
with a slit in one side is inserted in the incision to protect tissue and nerves
and a small cutting device is inserted through the tube, and the blade cuts
through the slit into the ligamentous tissue to relax the pressure on the
affected nerve. This process reduces the amount of tissue cut, and heals faster.
Since I may come to a point of having the surgery, I just would like to know wha
unknown I may run up against. I would prefer knowing that there was no other
choice as opposed to having a surgeon who wasn't up on the latest technique.
Would appreciate any input.
Thanks,
John Rodgers
Birmingham, AL
Jancy Jaslow wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Thank you to clayarters who sent me suggestions for forestalling carpal
> tunnel surgery. I elected to have the surgery in early December, because the
> discomfort was substantial, and there was the surprise announcement from my
> orthopod that the longer I postponed surgery, the greater the possibility
> that the numbness might not go away since I might have some severely damaged
> nerves.
>
> The surgery was not the most pleasant half hour of my life, but that was
> then. There were 10 days of total uselessness while my right arm was wrapped
> up(lots of book reading, video watching). Gradually I am working on my
> flexibility. Some restrictions, but did some handbuilding last week,
> finally. My scar follows one of those vertical lines in my palm, extending
> it closer to my wrist. Definitely weak in the right paw, but feeling
> better, because the numbness is GONE.
>
> Meanwhile, the left paw still complains, particularly since it was overworked
> while the right one was out of commission.
>
> Jancy Jaslow
Sharon on thu 13 jan 00
------------------
I too was diagnosed with carpal tunnel. Luckily I got in touch with a very =
good
chiropractor who was able to fix me up with no surgery. He used ultrasound =
and
electric shocks on me and also taught me some very helpful exercises to do.
Don't know if it will work for you but it may be worth a try. Good luck.
Sharon Sept
In southern Alberta where winter is really trying to get serious now.
ILENE MAHLER on thu 13 jan 00
When you have the surgery and start throwing ,start small.. like a pound
or 2 and, then work your way up to your normal amount. I had it done
over 10 years ago and am still okay sometimes it takes more than 1
surgery...GOOD LUCK Ilene in Conn
John Rodgers wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Jancy,
>
> I am bothered by this ailment, and have looked into the surgery for myself. I
> really curious as to why your surgery involved the long incision of the type t
> you described.
>
> As some gall bladder surgery candidates still have to under go the older metho
> of full incision type surgery instead of the newer laproscopy type surgery fo
> gallbladder removal, there may well be reasons why you had to have the full
> surgical incision for your carpal tunnal repair. With the newer technique for
> gallbladder surgery, the laproscopy method is used to reduce the amount of
> cutting and thus recovery time. The newest methods for treating carpal tunnel
> syndrome are laser treatment for mild cases, and a less invasive incision meth
> for the more severe cases. In the latter two small incisions are made in the
> hand, one toward the palm and the other toward the heal of the hand. A small t
> with a slit in one side is inserted in the incision to protect tissue and nerv
> and a small cutting device is inserted through the tube, and the blade cuts
> through the slit into the ligamentous tissue to relax the pressure on the
> affected nerve. This process reduces the amount of tissue cut, and heals faste
>
> Since I may come to a point of having the surgery, I just would like to know w
> unknown I may run up against. I would prefer knowing that there was no other
> choice as opposed to having a surgeon who wasn't up on the latest technique.
>
> Would appreciate any input.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Rodgers
> Birmingham, AL
>
> Jancy Jaslow wrote:
>
> > ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > Thank you to clayarters who sent me suggestions for forestalling carpal
> > tunnel surgery. I elected to have the surgery in early December, because th
> > discomfort was substantial, and there was the surprise announcement from my
> > orthopod that the longer I postponed surgery, the greater the possibility
> > that the numbness might not go away since I might have some severely damage
> > nerves.
> >
> > The surgery was not the most pleasant half hour of my life, but that was
> > then. There were 10 days of total uselessness while my right arm was wrappe
> > up(lots of book reading, video watching). Gradually I am working on my
> > flexibility. Some restrictions, but did some handbuilding last week,
> > finally. My scar follows one of those vertical lines in my palm, extending
> > it closer to my wrist. Definitely weak in the right paw, but feeling
> > better, because the numbness is GONE.
> >
> > Meanwhile, the left paw still complains, particularly since it was overworke
> > while the right one was out of commission.
> >
> > Jancy Jaslow
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