I had the open wrist done and chose sedation and a local rather than be put under. My right hand (which was done first) I had almost full use of by 3 weeks. It was good enough that they did my left hand at 3 weeks. The left hand took longer as the surgery didn't go as smoothly as the right hand did. It was because there was a problem with the cuff they use to block the blood flow to the arm for the local. The cuff deflated during the surgery and the local failed so he was rushing to get out. Not good. It's better than it was before surgery for sure but it's never been as good as the right hand has been. And my right hand was my worst hand before surgery. Total recovery time is, of course, individual, but for some people can take up to 6 months for a full recovery. My right hand was back to normal long before the 6 month mark. My left hand, not so much.