I hv Carpal tunnel syndrome in both my hands.Will i be able to appear for my exams in Jan if i undergo surgery
970356
you will be flat out wiping your bum let a lone doing exams ,do one at atime  and give say 6 months between ops
851601
Could be carpel tunnel syndrome, get it looked at by another doctor...;
1016401
I know my mom's boyfriend had surgery on both hands at one time. It took him 6 weeks to recover but he is an only child and expects people to do everything for him. He was also 65 at the time. I am not sure of your age and independance but if it were me I think (33 years) 4 weeks would be fine.
844319
Any repetitive movements can cause the symptoms of Carpal Tunnel. You can wear wrist braces that will help some, but eventually you will need surgery. I also found out after my surgery that is can come back. Best of luck to you.
193861
If the tingling extends to the side of the hand, towards the wrist it may indicate ulnar nerve entrapment.  2-3 months is most definitely to long to wait to have an evaluation.  A simple brace, or evlaution of any repetitve motions you do may be the answer.  If you are at any risk for, or have Diabetes, you should be evaluated for that as well.
753972
Was the wrist drop there before or after the surgery? 3 months is the usual time period given for nerve injuries to settle down. After this time, whatever you see will most probably be permanent. If the wrist drop occurred after the surgery, go see another doctor who will explain to you what went wrong. By the way, it is cocked-up splint. Not plain ****up splint. You don't have to be embarassed to write the whole word.
997171
Carpal tunnel syndrome is usually caused from repetative motion.  Whether it is work or at home crocheting it is the same thing over and over.  Your tendons swell and they have a narrow canal to go through.  Surgury slices this canal open so they have room to expand then the only thing protecting them is your scar tissue...which is other problems if it over compensates but not part of this discussion.  You can get carpal tunnel back even after surgury.   If you have this condition and it is NOT surgically fixed you can actually end up with less use of your hands and them in a permanent curled position.  I have had the surgury and it was very successful.  I had it before mine was too bad.  Sometimes if you wait too long your hands don't come back to normal.  They are never as strong as they once were but mine were screaming everynight in pain and I quit being able to sleep.  I had to have mine done and I'm not sorry.  Mine fell asleep every night even when I was in my 20's.  I always thought it was because of my overweight and it was because of carpal tunnel.  They have never fallen asleep once since the surgury.  It is a hard surgury to go through and it took about a year until my hands felt normal and I didn't think about them every second of the day.\nJust wanted to add if your not having surgury they sell wrist supports to keep your wrists straight while your sleeping.  These really helped my sister in law who has problems with carpal tunnel.
635919
Sounds like your nerve is pinced, but you would know if you had carpel tunnel , it is bloody painful. See your doctor as sometimes the blood vessels shrink and can cause major problems.
1140807
Possible neuropathy to Brachial plexus ( sends nerves to arm)\nNeurontin may help. Ask your Doctor if he wants to try you on it.\nThe Surgery may have affected nerve groups near the field of operation.
841364
I don't have ,but I have treated several carpal tunnel patients.  try putting ice on your wrists for 10 minutes at night and get some wrist cock up splints from your pharmacy and wear them all night long.  If you do have carpal tunnel it should work.  Also re-evaluate your work habits/area.  Carpal Tunnel is a repetitive stress injury.  Peopel who type a lot or use a hammer or anything involving the wrist doing repeated motions for much of their day.  Take a break from these activities during the day and do some stretches every 1 1/2 hours or so to help relieve the stress.
764965
you could have a trapped nerve or something, but really your not going to get the answer here, most of us arent qualified to give you this information, see a GP. good luck
400353
sounds like pains that are associated with carpal tunnel syndrome--mine is in my thumb and pointer finger and wraps around the wrist, crosses to the elbow and up my arm into my shoulder--i have been to chiropractors, orthopedists, and neurologists.  mine flares up every few weeks.  if it is not bad enough for surgery the best you can do is take advil/ibuprophen. It works better for me than alieve.  good luck!
571009
Oh darlin- good luck to you!  I just went thru this whole damn thing!  I had injured both my hands in a fall and ended up out of work for 3 months.  I got fired for missing work!  NICE huh?  Well after being out 3 months I found a new job and was doing great at first and ended up making my hands even worse and I just had double hand surgery!  I did luck out and get the first employer to pay for it plus benefits but I had to get an attorney to do that much!  Good luck to u!
1136527
I don't think SSI will consider that a long term disability. There are surgeries for carpal tunnel.... it is a tough road to file for disability. More illnesses need to be diagnosed for permanent disability and SSI.\nGood Luck with your illness...........  :o)
317230
actually I just had a training session on this, if your carpal tunnel is permananent they have to treat it as a disability, however if it is a temporary condition usually compared to a broken leg, then your employer is required to make reasonable accomodation for you. As far as other employers when asked why you need to explain. If you are the best qualified then you should be hired, I think you and the poster that was fired after the 12 weeks needs to contact the EEOC and have them do an investigation. Most companies do not want to have them involved and are ready to settle, also FYI if they are found negligible you are eligible for $300,000 for each incident.
892187
My sister had carpel tunnel and she had systs on her wrist like you are referring to.  Carpel tunnel affevts people in different ways it depends on how bad it is.
71229
i had that problem too and saw a doctor.  carpel tunnel syndrome is a pinched nerve in your wrist.  it will help if you get a brace that goes around your forearm that looks like the brace which is used for tennis elbow.  sort of puts pressure on a pressure point of the muscle in your forearm that tends to relieve the pain from the carpel tunnel syndrome.  another brace that will help is a wrist brace.  this brace has a metal plate in it which keeps your wrist in its normal resting position.  it may seem like it is in an awkward position, but it tends to relieve the pain.  especially when you sleep.