carpal tunnel?

i had it in BOTH hands, but was unaware. but i'd really feel it come on strong, riding my motorcycle.

i had to have both hands done 2 weeks apart.

nothing will cure it, nothing will help but an out patient surgery.

the pre-op and post op times are more than the actual operation itself, you can be back to work in like 2 to 4 weeks.

the operation is, the doctor cuts you along the "curved line" in the palm of your hand, maybe all of about a 1 inch cut. then he slices thru the muscle (or whatever it is called).

seek out a doctor, you will be tested first.

piece of cake, easy-peasy.



where it says either mini open or open, is where the cut is made...

 

That seems kinda odd to me as that is how I developed carpal tunnel. I went to Hawaii (Maui) when I was 15 to go pick pineapple. We would twist the crown off the pineapple all day as fast as you could pick them.

Lol, "wrecked" my wrists at an early age. They do need exercise to "recover", they will never be the same either way.

I think it develops from any repetitive motion. If you can break the routine and move your wrists in another direction once in a while. Anything different, move them around in a circle when ever you can think of it, Let them rest in a brace if they start to give you problems, when you wake up in the middle of the night because they hurt so bad, it's past time to give them a rest.

I don't think you will ever recover. My fingers still get numb from holding a fork/pen/whatever for too long, and my handwriting is atrocious.

Not saying it's the better way as opposed to surgery, but I haven't seen anything that suggests surgery is a better option. We are screwed either way.

 

I used a different method of "treatment". I agree with you when you say nothing will cure it. It will never completely go way.

 

as told to me, by my surgeon, it takes "about" one month for each inch for our nerves to "come back" to normal. this is provided that corrective surgery is done asap.

i am lucky, my nerves were not that badly damaged, took me all of about 6 to maybe 8 months for a full recovery of the feelings in my fingers with out any nerve damage, and motorbike riding was a pleasure once again.

 

Your fingers never get numb anymore?

I don't think anyone really recovers from it.

I don't mean to doubt you. If I twist my wrist the wrong angle then BAM, it reminds me that it's still there. Something that happened 30 years ago.

 

nope..i did have a bike wreck, a tiny bit of "chipped bone" is still in there, maybe even fused itself to something, i dunno, but the ER doctor told me i'll get arthritis there. i do have from time to time, stiffness in all my bones in my body, but absolutely no numbness.

i was told by that surgeon before the operation, that there are a small minority of people from different nationalities that can redevelop it, or get bumps on the palms of thier hands.

my wife does have a friend from Portugal, lives here for many decades, and she has those bumps.

one here:

this...

 

How is your diet? Out on the road, it is an uphill battle for OTR drivers to get the right foods. Eating the crap they serve at truck stops and fast foods is a quick recipe for all kinds of sicknesses and syndromes. I do not as a matter of policy buy anything at truck stops, especially the food. Do my own cooking in the truck with microwave and hot plate and inverter. Also you gotta get the right exercise, enough sleep. In addition to the right diet. A great book is Meals That Heal Inflammation by Julie Daniluk. Diet supplements like Amway Double X are a must. Do not get the cheap diet supplements or vitamins the big box stores sell. Once you have been eating right for a few days you will feel so much better. Pain is a signal something is not getting repaired that needs to be. Missing minerals or vitamins or amino acids in your diet, means while you're sleeping the healing can't proceed because the right elements aren't there in sufficient quantity. Minimize the strain on your hand and forearm, and get enough GLUCOSAMINE and chondroitin, protein, Omega 3 fatty acids, etc.. Decent supermarkets like Sprouts, Harris Teeter, Kroger, Hy-Vee, even if you gotta walk three miles from the truck stop each way, it is worth it. Fruits and vegetables either fresh or frozen, extra virgin olive oil, carbs like grits, oatmeal, gluten free grains also like spelt, buckwheat, have stood me in good stead. I drive OTR for 2-1/2 years now full time, and I am almost sixty years old, and I have no symptoms and don't go to doctors and don't take any meds, and I keep a gym membership at a major nationwide chain gym so I can go in and run four miles on a treadmill even when it's hot outside, or cold, or snowing. And my 10-K time is around 52 minutes. (10 K's = 6.21 miles)

 

Choose your poison.

Or

 

Does it instanly hurt if your squeeze the wheel harder? It's likely carpal tunnel or tendonitis. Your hands on the steering wheel should always be relaxed. It's easy to grip the wheel too hard without noticing. That accomplishes nothing. Pay attention to your grip and keep moving your hand on the wheel so you don't spend hours every day with the same stress at the same point until you cannot work,