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www.PreOp.com Patient ED @ 617-379-1582 INFO Your doctor has recommended that you undergo hand surgery to treat carpal tunnel syndrome. But what exactly is carpal tunnel syndrome? The median nerve, which carries sensation to the thumb and first three fingers, passes through a natural passageway in the wrist. This opening – called the carpal tunnel is formed by arch-shaped wrist bones and a connecting ligament. Various conditions, such as pregnancy, injury, arthritis and changes in the …

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Comment by debit256
2008-08-13 02:28:33

i don’t get it, pregnacy and overusage causes the carpal ligament to crowed with what?

 
Comment by Jessebied
2008-09-20 03:36:33

awe man, I have tingling in my pinky and ring finger on my left hand, wrong fingers =( must research more now =(

 
Comment by korina00
2008-09-25 06:42:45

try to research ulnar nerve neuropathy =)

 
Comment by Jessebied
2008-09-26 04:20:53

I’m a hypercondriac with bad panic attacks lmao, watching video’s on youtube about Ulnar Nerce neuropathy scared the crap out of me, but after watching a few videos, I relized I don’t have that. They say like, “you can’t move of two fingers a certain way or you will see muscle stuff.” My fingers are perfectly fine, I can cross the on my own and my hand looks normal. they just tingle constaintly =) Thank you for the suggestion though =)

 
Comment by obiven
2008-11-10 05:51:58

with fluid man.. during pregnancy blood volume increase and some fluid oozes into space like carpel tunnel exacerbating or creating new attack

 
Comment by BECK26x
2008-11-17 07:33:54

Gym + guitar = carpal Tunnel sydrome

 
Comment by lilacrain00
2008-12-07 04:29:18

sooooooo good, finally understand it

 
Comment by LassoLad
2009-01-18 11:19:02

uh, my hand doesnt hurt, but my parents say i have this, my arm hurts more ords the middle between the elbow and hand.. what is that?

 
Comment by rokvidfan
2009-02-18 02:41:07

is it broken? lol maybe growing pains depending on your age i had that as a kid sometimes my entire body hurt because my bones, joints, muscles were expanding, but meh im no fuckin surgeon, make sure your arm isnt broken you will smack your forehead so hard you’ll have a hurt head too :P

 
Comment by AirHendrix91
2009-02-19 09:05:22

Would Medicaid cover Hand Surgery or is that considered as Cosmetic surgery?

 
Comment by bolopi
2009-03-18 20:45:44

man i hate watching surgery vids this one made my hand numb

 
Comment by moyadapne
2009-03-21 12:59:24

I’ve just have mine done on both hands, one week ago . No more dead hands at night. Hope it stays that way! I’d have thought medical insurance would cover it. I’m still waiting to see if my AIG does.

 
Comment by feeps55
2009-03-22 06:32:24

I work using my hands a lot, I play guitar a lot and go to the gym regulargy, it’s been about 3 months since hand started hurting, it wont stop, I thought it would get better by now….specially in the mornings it’s freaking painful!

 
Comment by nate7773
2009-04-23 11:04:18

yea same here, i used to play guitar, consols, typing and work with my hands alot now i feel like choping my hand off, especially in the mornings. i feel your pain.

 
Comment by iSylar18
2009-04-25 03:33:23

The inside of my hand and sometimes my forearm feels like its on fire, but dosen’t effect what i do just very annoying. Its been like this for 7 months is it carpal tunnel.

 
Comment by csibp
2009-05-04 06:16:11

how do u feel now?i just had mine done a week ago only one hand now do u think in a week or two i can do the athere?

 
Comment by moyadapne
2009-05-04 07:31:26

I had both my carpals done. My surgeon said it only affects the hand. The forearm sounds like s/thing different. Get it looked at. Cheers.

 
Comment by moyadapne
2009-05-04 07:46:27

7 weeks. Great. Scarring almost gone. Only a couple of twinges. Don’t sweat the awful looking wound. The red line of skin under the top scar is new skin forming, and quite firm. I cut all the dead top skin off after 10 days…yuk. Still missing some strength in hands. Hands do assume an overpercentage of ones total being. Life’s returned to almost normal. I’m a mechanic, and can lift heavy parts. I worried a bit too much. You know…little twinge.. omigod the op was a failure. Good luck.

 
Comment by metalhead1210
2009-05-08 00:34:58

Medicaid should cover ask your primary doctor for a referral

 
Comment by mallamoozoo
2009-05-13 16:34:25

maybe lay off the heavier stuff first like heavy weights for wrist curls etc at the gym. better quitting that than guitar!

 
Comment by feeps55
2009-05-14 10:06:46

I did quit lifting weights and anything heavy, and even slowed on the guitar, it has gotten better somewhat

 
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