Re: 10 months After CT Surgery

In Reply to: 10 months After CT Surgery posted by Rick on August 04, 2003 at 09:40:31:

Rick,

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Good luck...

Mandi

: Hello,

: Well I finally get to see a Hand Specialist this week.

: My surgeon approved it and referred me to a Hand Specialist that a couple of my friends have gone to see. They have had a lot of postive things to say about him and what I can see he is very good at what he knows.

: If this doctor give me the excuses that my surgeon does then I will just Quit pursuing all this. I am Too Tired and Frustrated and Stressed to continue this Tug-o-War with the Company's Disablity Insurance People, etc.

: My symptoms 10 months later after A Release Surgery in Both Hands.

: Wrists hurt all the time, Palm (Pillar pain), Grip strength is still bad.
: When I drive or do other menial tasks (Wash dishes, vacum, etc) my Hands go
: from bad to Worse after an Hour.
: I still get the tingling and numbness in my fingers except for the Pinky.
: Numerous times when I grab something or just Drive I'll have a stabbing pain
: from my wrist to forearm feels like a nerve get's pinched or something. Very
: Uncomfortable. If I bend my wrist I get pain, this is all the time.

: Anyway the Surgeon and my Case Worker tell me that it's NOT Carpal Tunnel
: but rather "probably" diabetes or overweight, or neuropathy.... but not CTS.
: The Neurologist did a Nerve Conduction Study and EMG and he concluded it was still BiLateral CTS even after Surgery. Another DR. thinks it's Nerve Damage, and the Neurosurgeon DR. thinks I need the Surgery Redone.

: My surgeon and the case mgr say it's not CTS , just live with the Pain.

: Any thoughts or words of wisdom, suggestion, hope....would be appreciated.

: I'm so tired of having this problem. I hope and pray that the Hand Specialist will give me a ConClusive Diagnosis...instead of all this other
: "I think it's this" type of medicine. Even if it's Bad News I will at least know something Definitive.

:
: Thanks for the listening to my Ramblings.
: Rick