:)Congratulations Jaime on taking the plunge on surgery! I wish for you smooth sailing this September....! I had tarsal tunnel surgery done on my ankle and it turned out great! Took the pain away...

I will have my emg's this week to see if they will include a carpal tunnel release as part of my tendon transfer hand reconstruction.....my thought is, why not just throw it in! Tendon transfer is more complex, since they take a bone from the base of the thumb, shave a few others, take a tendon from the fore arm and make it into a cartilage pad, and they put a pin in the thumb....then do a carpal tunnel release too. Then a cast for 4 weeks, splint for 4 weeks and then do it again on the other hand.......ooof dah.

I am desparate for the surgery at this point, with almost having lost my hand function....my radial nerve is compressed pretty badly, due to the thumb migration. This can't come soon enough....I just wonder how we will manage with me in a cast for that long! I have to have pins too....ugh. I hope by next summer, I will be 'fixed'. Ya think??:Scratch-Head:

Keep us posted how yours goes. I am hoping to schedule mine around the same time...if not sooner....I should have done this sooner.....waited so long, I can barely stand it. I hope some of the pain is better and not all due to PN....it's a risk, no doubt.

Well, I finally saw the hand surgeon on Wednesday. It was a very long trip To the city for a very short consultation (barely 10 mins!) with the hand surgeon...and then I still have to wait maybe 3 months for the actual surgery! They don't do the endescopic CT release at this hospital, (unfortunately!) so I will be having the open surgery, and I wasn't too pleased about that, because it means a longer recovery time...and me actually getting time to recover without family demands, (and possibly moving house!) will be very difficult! lol
I nearly changed my mind about the surgery, but finally agreed to go ahead...so now I'm still waiting...:(
~Jaime~

I see a lot of commercials on TV promoting the Brown Hand Center for their endoscopic method of carpal tunnel surgery. The recovery time is supposed to be quicker. There is a lot of info on the internet about it if you google "Brown method for carpel tunnel." They are in several Texas cities as well as Phoenix and Las Vegas.

I (fortunately) don't have this problem--yet, but I certainly sympathize with all of you who do. Living with PN is challenge enough! Joan

Surgery date is set for the 26th Oct. not long to go now! :eek:
~Jaime~

Surgery was delayed, now it's on the 5th November...2 days away! I'll be glad when its done, I'm sick of being messed around!
:o
~Jaime~

I've now had the CT surgery! I think it all went well...time will tell, of course! 2 days later, it still hurts a lot! :o lol
~Jaime~

I'm pleased it's finally over for you as I know you had many trials before getting to this point.

I do hope your pain settles soon, and that you regain use of your hand/wrist quickly. :hug:

Got the bandages off on Monday... still a lot of healing to do, but at least it's only a small scar!:D
~Jaime~