Having my carpel tunnel release operation today

the_jaffa

Has anyone else had theirs done?  Any side effects or knock-on effects from having it done?

I'm looking forward to not having the numbness and pain anymore.

viz

Wife going to have it, she's a pianist, but there's never a good time. I think you just gotta bite the bullet, apparently it's really amazing when it's done! Good luck and let us know

Kebabkid

I had mine done (left/fretting hand) about 8 years ago and all's fine. Quick op and recovery period, and only experienced some short-lived pain afterwards, more a burning/stinging sensation.

All's well now although I do experience some pain when playing anything with a wide neck for more than an hour or so. It's basically anything that opens up my hand more i.e. basses and acoustics. Just come back to things slowly slowly.

All the very best

bertie

mrs bert had it done,  and was in a hell of a state afterwards.............they didnt use enough anesthetic either/allow long enough for it to work and she was in agony during the op...........  took weeks for it to settle - and that was private !

The experience was so bad, she wont have the other one done

Good luck tho.  

ChrisMusic

Good Luck 

ddlooping

Break a leg.

the_jaffa

Bertie, I'm glad I didn't read that until just now after I'm home.  Thankfully my op went fine.

All seems to have gone well, stitches come out in a couple of weeks so should be able to play again soon

viz

Excellent!!!!!

ChrisMusic

Good news indeed, all the best with the recovery.

Let us know how it progresses.

the_jaffa

Will do, cheers

ddlooping

Get better soon.

bertie

the_jaffa said:

Bertie, I'm glad I didn't read that until just now after I'm home.  Thankfully my op went fine.

All seems to have gone well, stitches come out in a couple of weeks so should be able to play again soon

LOL - Yeah I realised a while after I wrote it, it probably wasnt the best thing to put........... still, as long as yours is OK.

Mrs bert so it turns out, islike me,  it takes an age for any local anesthetic to work.........Ive always had real problems in the dentist with that.

We were discussing this with a friend who had it done on NHS, and he had a general............

Evilmags

Bert, if you have that problem tell them and insist on an anesthetic with adrenaline. It closes the capilliaries and stops the drug dispersing.