well.. off to carpal tunnel surgery tomorrow :(

[MRscratch]

im a little freaked out, never had surgery before, and its killing me to think of them poking around my hands like that. hope i have a speedy recovery, and my collection doesnt turn into a doorstop collection of amps and guitars for too long!

[BuckeyeBrown]

Dibbs...

Just kidding. I hope it goes well. I was freaked out for about 6-8 weeks with my wrist really just being sore all of the time. I mead I could throw a balloon and get a sharp pain. It's gone away over the last few weeks but it was weird and I'm a little worried if the feeling comes back I'm going to have to get it checked out.

Good luck man!

[Craig Walker]

Wife just had it 4 weeks ago. Gets her cast off tomorrow.

[MRscratch]

Originally Posted by Craig Walker

Wife just had it 4 weeks ago. Gets her cast off tomorrow.

4 weeks???????? what??? you serious? i didnt know that it was a cast, i thought just bandages and a splint! did it help? does she feel the difference yet?

[Craig Walker]

Different Docs may do different things, she said. Her doc prefers it.

She had first cast on two weeks. Stiches out. Then they put a lighter version cast on. She also had a tennis elbow procedure, so I don't know if that lengthened time.

I'll type what she has to say: "Fingers and arm are still sore, so it hasn't healed enough to give a verdict yet. Make sure you keep splint on [if that's what they do] because I would have taken it off if I had the choice. The cast is a good thing, so I couldn't use it, or bend it while it was healing".

She was nervous about it too. She says "that's what the meds are for"

Good luck. Hope all goes well.

[MRscratch]

Originally Posted by Craig Walker

Different Docs may do different things, she said. Her doc prefers it.

She had first cast on two weeks. Stiches out. Then they put a lighter version cast on. She also had a tennis elbow procedure, so I don't know if that lengthened time.

I'll type what she has to say: "Fingers and arm are still sore, so it hasn't healed enough to give a verdict yet. Make sure you keep splint on [if that's what they do] because I would have taken it off if I had the choice. The cast is a good thing, so I couldn't use it, or bend it while it was healing".

She was nervous about it too. She says "that's what the meds are for"

Good luck. Hope all goes well.

thanks. im getting both done. im starting to worry about .....you know.... #2 !!!!!!!! paper work???
im a foreman at work so i can just read blueprints, but still im pretty scared .

[Craig Walker]

Wife asked "at the same time?"

She hasn't heard of anyone doing that. She's had a big adjustment just having one done.

[DaveG]

I had both hands done separately a number of years ago... both times, I played light gigs about a week later. The surgeon went in through the lower part of my palms rather than cut directly into my wrists, he said recovery was much quicker and he was right. No splints or casts, and was able to gently start flexing my hands the next day.

Btw, I hope your surgery goes well, MRscratch, and you recover quickly!

[MRscratch]

Originally Posted by Craig Walker

Wife asked "at the same time?"

She hasn't heard of anyone doing that. She's had a big adjustment just having one done.

yes, both at the same time! i just cant do it twice, ill do it once and suffer half the time twice as much!

[MRscratch]

Originally Posted by DaveG

I had both hands done separately a number of years ago... both times, I played light gigs about a week later. The surgeon went in through the lower part of my palms rather than cut directly into my wrists, he said recovery was much quicker and he was right. No splints or casts, and was able to gently start flexing my hands the next day.

dave , was this "endoscopic"? or "open"?

[DaveG]

Originally Posted by MRscratch

dave , was this "endoscopic"? or "open"?

Endoscopic... just a 2-inch long incision in each palm.

I thought about getting both hands done at the same time, and the doc said he recommended against it, in case soreness made "bathroom stuff" difficult. I asked my wife, and she said, "Don't even think about it... I don't love you THAT much." As it turned out, I could've gotten them both done at the same time, and it would've been fine, but maybe would've taken a little longer to get back to playing guitar.

[Craig Walker]

Got ya. She feels the elbow probably made her heal time longer, so maybe you'll do more along the lines that DaveG shared.

Good luck!

[Craig Walker]

My wife's was done thru the palms also, btw

[Mike9]

Or you can cancel your surgery and suffer till you can't use your hand at all . . . not a hard choice. Really - you gotta man up and take your medicine. The payoff will be worth it.

[MRscratch]

Originally Posted by Mike9

Or you can cancel your surgery and suffer till you can't use your hand at all . . . not a hard choice. Really - you gotta man up and take your medicine. The payoff will be worth it.

ive waited a year. im not canceling. im just a ***** really, i hate pain and scalpels