Unfortunatly RSD can cause carpal tunnel symptoms and any surgery can make RSD worse if precautions are not taken.. alot of regular doc's just dont seem to know this yeat.

http://www.rsdrx.com/rsdpuz4.0/puz_12.htm

It sounds like you may have had it prior to your surgery to me, here is a small quote from the above link:

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When carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is accompanied by RSD, it is usually the effect rather than the cause. This is especially true among the professionals mentioned above.

Because RSD is a disease of constant burning pain accompanied by constriction of blood vessels, muscle contraction, weakness of the muscles, insomnia, and inflammation of the soft tissues, it can easily cause carpal tunnel syndrome due to the inflammatory process at the carpal tunnel (wrist) as well as poor circulation to the nerve due to constriction of the blood vessels.

It is not at all difficult to diagnose the CTS cases that are caused by RSD. The following are the clues that differentiate the true CTS from RSD CTS.

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