Carpal Tunnel question

[radfringe]

My partner had carpal tunnel surgery in October. her hand is still giving her problems.

initially we thought the tingling and pain was from the healing process. Her index and ring finger was very sensitive to the touch, she said it was like a zinger going up her arm when anything touched those fingers.

This told me the ulna nerve and not the radial nerve was "irritated" - but the incision was still healing at that time. She mentioned it to the doctor on a follow-up visit, he said to give it some more time to heal.

the tingling/zingers in the fingers did go away. She gained a bit more mobility and strength in her hand and seemed to on the way to full recovery. She had been doing some hand exercises, wearing a brace on and off depending on how sore her hand feels.

On Monday, she started having more pain/lose of dexterity in her thumb and forefinger to the point where she was having problems using the gear shift while driving and even zipping a coat.

She has a doc appointment this friday. She's beginning to suspect there was a problem/mistake done during surgery. If she doesn't get anywhere with the doc on friday, she's going to go see her primary care doc and see if she can get a referal to someone else to take a closer look at it.

anyone here have similar problems with the after effects of carpal tunnel surgery?

[radwriter0555]

1. Sadly, carpal tunnel is often misdiagnosed and hence, mistreated.

Often times the ulnar nerve and its related irritation can be directly attributed to compressed nerves in the neck and cervical region.

It should be suggested that your friend gets treated with a combination of activator style chiropractic and 6 weeks of ingested steroids.

I had the same pain because of a car wreck & whip lash injury, and the traditional docs were all scratching their heads and I had to beg them for steroids after their treatments didn't solve the horrendous pain shooting down my forearm into my little finger, via the ulnar nerve. It was AWFUL.

So after following the traditional route for insurance reasons, I did it my own way with the chiropractor and steroids and all was as good as new in a few short weeks.

My chiropractor was key in me receiving the right treatment. We have to advocate for ourselves these days.