That's interesting about the memory foam. I had a memory foam pad for about 6 months before I got my first super obvious MS symptom (numbness in the legs, which was promptly ignored by my doctors office)

I had to give my matress pad away because the memory foam made my numb leg problem feel worse. (I actually felt more numb when laying or sitting on my bed) and my arms going numb at night started when sleeping on the memory foam.

I would sink into the memory foam and NEVER MOVE AT ALL at night, and I'd wake up with a hip that was so sore, I wanted to scream when rolling over.

The matress pad was great until the numbness started. Also had a memory foam pillow and it was nice until I developed Optic Neuritis. I had some weird numbness in my face around the eyes at the time and the pillow drove me nuts.


I had the CTS surgery back in the early 90's...it could have been as far back as 1990, but I think it was '92 or '93. I only had the right hand done. (open surgery) Never did have anything done with the left. The surgery seemed to work, the pain I had in the right arm back then was so bad, that I could barely do anything, but after the surgery, I felt pretty good. Even now, other than numbness in both hands at night, my arm doesnt hurt like it did then. It still hurts, but nothing quite like what it was in the early 90s.

The neuro said that if it's CTS again, and if it's bad enough, he'll recommend that I get another surgery done. (he does not recommend the laproscopic surgery, so it would be another open surgery with all the "pretty" stitches again.

Not sure if I'd do another surgery, the CTS would have to be pretty bad, but at least I could crochet or knit for therapy. (crochet and knitting is therapy for me now...it keeps me from killing people )