I was just wondering what other treatments there were, (that would/might be helpful) besides surgery for the Carpal Tunnel? Some have mentioned they have had surgery for it, but the thought of surgery scares me too much! I thought that it would be a last resort anyway. I would like to try other things first, of course.
Anyway, I'm still waiting to see my neuro about the results first...

~Jaime~

I had a carpal tunnel operation on one wrist, even though going by the nerve conduction test they said both hands were pretty bad, but only the one hand was giving me grief, my symptoms were a throbbing & swollen hand, when i had the op it fixed it straight away and haven't had a problem with it since, the other hand still has not bothered me yet and that was about 7 years ago, touch wood

At that time i didn't know there were alternatives to try first, i have heard of good and bad results from the op, so i think it wise to try other methods first.
keeping my hand straight by using a splint helped some.
good luck
Brian

A friend of mine recently had both wrists done, at separate times, of course, and he thinks it's the best decision he ever made. He wishes he had done it sooner. My neuro told me mine carpal tunnel is inoperable, I didn't know there were any inoperable, but I guess so. Maybe that's why I also have pain in my elbows and shoulders too. I guess it's an individual decision.

My Neurologist told me yesterday (confirming the Carpal Tunnel diagnosis), he wanted me to try the wrist splints first. He told me the choices were splints or surgery, but would rather me try the splints first. So, he's making an appointment for me to get them fitted...I have no idea what that's going to cost me! lol
I wonder if they will be much help? I hope they aren't too uncomfortable.
~Jaime~