Anyone else on here had this??? I go in tomorrow to a specialist and would imagine ill probably be told to have surgery beings I've been fighting it for awhile...I have the symptoms in both hands...Does anyone know the fastest a guy can get back to work? I'm self employed and I can afford to be off work,but customer and work load wise need to get back as soon as I can...I also want to be healed up before turkey season... :funnyturkey:
I had both hands and my left elbow operated on at the same time. Recovery was quick, but it all depends on what you do for a living. I went straight to work, but about all I did was type and write. I was riding a 4-wheeler the next day, but that's not advisable.
Glad to here it's possible to do both hands at once and the healing is pretty fast... I wasn't sure if it was possible to do some essential things in life like feed myself along with the other side of feeding yourself if i did both hands at once..I want to keep my dignity. My wife is pretty good most the time but Not that helpful... Lol...
I've suffered with it for years. Never was very excited about surgery though, I guess that's why I still suffer from it. Good luck.
I had the surgery 31 years ago was back to work in 7 days and I have never had any problems with it again
Quote from: C. Brumfiel on January 14, 2018, 04:29:02 PM
I've suffered with it for years. Never was very excited about surgery though, I guess that's why I still suffer from it. Good luck.
Thank you....Mine has gone on awhile also.. I'm finally to the point I'm tired of dealing with it...
Quote from: 3bailey3 on January 14, 2018, 04:51:23 PM
I had the surgery 31 years ago was back to work in 7 days and I have never had any problems with it again
I like hearing that....I thought it would be over a month. I can handle a week or two or three. After that I'd be bored out of my mind...
Quote from: 1iagobblergetter on January 14, 2018, 04:52:19 PM
Quote from: C. Brumfiel on January 14, 2018, 04:29:02 PM
I've suffered with it for years. Never was very excited about surgery though, I guess that's why I still suffer from it. Good luck.
Thank you....Mine has gone on awhile also.. I'm finally to the point I'm tired of dealing with it...
Carpal tunnel sucks, I hope the surgery fixes it for you.
Quote from: 1iagobblergetter on January 14, 2018, 04:24:28 PM
Glad to here it's possible to do both hands at once and the healing is pretty fast... I wasn't sure if it was possible to do some essential things in life like feed myself along with the other side of feeding yourself if i did both hands at once..I want to keep my dignity. My wife is pretty good most the time but Not that helpful... Lol...
I went straight from surgery to eat at a local restaurant. It was funny because my wife had a cat on her left are from wrist surgery a week before. The hardest thing was getting money out of my pocket. The best rehab tool I had was like a soccer ball. Just putting pressure on it with my hands really helped to loosen up and stretch things out. Good luck.
Maybe you could schedule it for the beginning of April then you could turkey hunt while you recover. My wife had it done and it was a fast recovery for her
Maybe physical therapy could work or maybe it's just a matter of using your hands in a different way if it's been caused by some habit of yours. It sometimes happens if you use a tool a lot and hold it in a way that causes the problem, even a computer mouse. Surgery is the last resort. Don't go to the doctor thinking surgery is the only solution.
Been dealing with and cubital tunnel (elbow) without surgery but the tendonitis in my fingers is become much more bothersome of an issue.
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I had it done to my right hand only, the left hand wasn't bad enough to have done. The test to see how bad you are was almost worse then having it fixed. The test they did on me is they start jabbing needles into you ( I hate needles, I had a operation at eight years old)and keep moving up or down, don't remember untill your mussels jump. Anyway I was back to doing most things after surgery with in a week, not a lot of heavy lifting though. But my fingers were going num by mid day every day, doctor said keep it up and it becomes permanent. He said some one will have to botten your shits and zip your pants the rest of your life. Month later I was turkey hunting, but I did try shooting left handed again before surgery just in case something went wrong.
I agree, the test was no joke. On mine they put black dots all over my hands and arms with a sharpie. I asked what those dots were for, the guy said you don't want to know :o. Each dot is where they stuck a curved needle in. And it had a wire attached, then they sent electricity into the spot and watched a monitor. Then take the needle out and go to the next spot. It was like 15-17 spots on each side. My Doctor is a turkey hunter and I think He had them give me some special treatment :TooFunny:
I had one shot in my hand said it might help, the doctor that did my surgery on New Year's Eve 1986 left the next morning for the Winter Olympics as team doctor, I didn't know it till that day, I thought that was cool!
I suffered with it for over 10 years.
Got a different job with insurance that would pay for the surgery.
Had right hand done and went back to work in ten days. I regretted that but I had to at the time. Somewhat physical job at times.
I saved up for 2 years and had my left hand done. Took a month off and that was so much better.
Both of my hands were bad. I remember coming out of surgery the first time and rubbing my fingers together. That was the first time I had feeling in them for several years.
I had endoscopic surgery, minimal scaring. You can watch the surgery on YouTube.
I highly recommended it. I put it off way too long. But luckily I didn't have any nerve damage. I'm really happy with the results.
Only issue I had was trigger finger, it's caused by scar tissue. A cortisone shot cleared that up.
I'm sure recovery is different, based on how severe it is and which way they do the surgery.
The endoscopic only left 2 tiny holes, one on wrist and the other in the middle of my hand.
I've seen scars from the other type of surgery, pretty good size incision that may take a few weeks to heal.
My dad had the surgery done on both hands 2 or 3 years ago (He's 53 now). If I recall correctly he was out of work for 4-6 weeks. He does a lot of wrenching in his line of work, so his recovery time may have been longer than some. Grip strength was his biggest problem after the surgery. He had his surgery a week, no more than two before the spring season. He ended up shooting at a tom with a 3in 12ga shell, and the end of the gun ended up in his lap, because he couldn't hang onto the forearm. First time I have ever seen him miss. That afternoon we got his 20ga pump setup for turkey, and he was able to hang onto that on the shot. The next time out the lucky son of a gun tagged out by shooting two birds with one shot! They were jakes, but he thought that was the greatest thing ever.
Surgery two birds in one shot a life time of memory.
Had it in my right hand years ago. I guy worked with had it in both his hands. He went to doctor and they give him a wrist brace that you only where while you're asleep. Worked great for him so I borrowed it. One week of use and my right hand was back to normal. Might want to give it a try instead of surgery.
I had both hands done and then ulnar releases done in my elbows. Right side done first and then left side 2 weeks later. Doctor wouldn't do them both at same time. Couldn't turn door knobs or wipe my butt with that hand for over a week. I took 6 weeks off work, because at the time I was a masonry foreman and worked the tools everyday. Take off as long as you can. The longer you can heal, the better results you will get from the surgery.
Currently experience it in my right hand. Too much time with a screwdriver I guess. It's not all the time but when it happens, good grief it sux. For those that battle it consistently, I feel for you.
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