Carpel Tunnel

[csservices]

Well after spending half the day in Derby Royal today my deadness in my left arm has been diagnosed as carpel Tunnel, have got moderate nerve damage in my right hand and severe nerve damage in my left, been given a steroid injection in my left which will hopefully give me 3-5 months before I need to have an op on it, been told is 6 weeks when Canada any heavy lifting and 9 months for full recovery after the op so not quite sure how I'm going to afford/ manage that much time off work though.

[Mick Dempsey]

Get a second opinion.

[Mick Dempsey]

Ps the deadness in your right arm is a skeleton judging by the avatar.

[csservices]

Wrong arm its the other one that goes dead Mick

[Mick Dempsey]

I know.

I say about the second opinion because a landscaper I work for told me a couple of years ago about a shoulder operation he needed and that he needed 3 months off, 2 kids to support etc. anyway he saw another Doc who gave him a couple of injections and said "see how you get on" 2 years later he's still earning.

Just saying like.

[Stubby]

Had the same from throttle and brake from hard track riding on motor bikes . Could not feel my first 2 fingers and thumb . Had the opp years ago . Never a problem since . Day surgery . In and out . 6 weeks is about right though but worth it .

[csservices]

I know.

I say about the second opinion because a landscaper I work for told me a couple of years ago about a shoulder operation he needed and that he needed 3 months off, 2 kids to support etc. anyway he saw another Doc who gave him a couple of injections and said "see how you get on" 2 years later he's still earning.

Just saying like.

 

Yep that's why had steroid injection today to keep me going, is a good chance it is though as my mum's got it as well.

[nepia]

The most common presentation of CTS is tingling/loss of sensation in any or all of the thumb, forefinger, middle finger and inside of the fourth finger. The condition doesn't affect the outside of the fourth finger or the ring pinkie. Because there is nerve damage certain hand muscles won't have been instructed to work so there may be muscle wastage too; the ball of my right thumb was noticeably atrophied.

 

The ordinary operation takes minutes, is usually done under a nerve block and recovery is very quick. I was back to virtually full work in a month but that didn't include climbing.

A year on my hand's as good as new and I can barely tell anything was done: the consultant had been a right bundle of laughs - 'severe muscle wastage in the ball of the thumb that will never rebuild' (proven utterly wrong), 'severe nerve damage to base of right thumb that will probably never repair though will stabilise'. As I say I can't tell anything was ever wrong.

 

 

Hope this helps.

[White Noise]

Steroid injections are all well and good as long as you stop doing what caused the problem in the first place ?

 

For me Tree Work is a love hate relationship . My hands and finger tips are numb for most of the year .... But heck I get to do some crazy stuff and with the help of a few subbies I keep marching on . Its a life we choose and it has its downfalls ...... no pun intended . Hope all works out for you . Your not alone by any standards with regards the pain and numbness . Many and most on here have suffered the pain and many still do . Warm regards Paul Bell

[Stubby]

The most common presentation of CTS is tingling/loss of sensation in any or all of the thumb, forefinger, middle finger and inside of the fourth finger. The condition doesn't affect the outside of the fourth finger or the ring pinkie. Because there is nerve damage certain hand muscles won't have been instructed to work so there may be muscle wastage too; the ball of my right thumb was noticeably atrophied.

 

The ordinary operation takes minutes, is usually done under a nerve block and recovery is very quick. I was back to virtually full work in a month but that didn't include climbing.

A year on my hand's as good as new and I can barely tell anything was done: the consultant had been a right bundle of laughs - 'severe muscle wastage in the ball of the thumb that will never rebuild' (proven utterly wrong), 'severe nerve damage to base of right thumb that will probably never repair though will stabilise'. As I say I can't tell anything was ever wrong.

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Exactly the same for me .