Found out today ill need a release on both hands. I have moderate carpel tunnel. A year or so ago, i was Dx'd with C6 stenosis and thats what I thought was causing all this pain but apparently i'm wrong (or at least partially wrong). I want to get this taken care of before it gets worse (moderate at the moment) but chit man, surgery is expensive. Not to mention the time away from work.

Been pretty bummed today because I already knew i will require:
1.) lumbar fusion(s) in the future. I basically dont have any cartilage at L5/S1 and I have another bulging disc at L4/L5 (I have sciatica from my first surgery so i cant really tell if the disc is causing pain or if its just old pain. Stretching helps a lot though).

2.) Cervical intervention for this stenosis (assuming it doesnt stop getting worse. It got TERRIBLE about 6 months ago but the cortisol injections helped IMMENSELY. But you can only have so much corticosteroids in a year's time or else it starts leaching calcium from your bones).

Sucks man...I'm the active one in my family (could be part of the cause of some of this) and take pretty good care of myself. My brothers dont have hardly any issues either. I guess it be like that sometimes.

Well, anyway, i'm not here for a pity party. I Just wanted to see if anyone has had the related surgery. I'm not worried about the surgery itself, just recovery length and if i might lose any strength/sensations etc.

I'm no help but I miss your educational posts and hope you return srs. Free bump

my mom got carpal tunnel surgery and is perfectly fine now. i forgot she even had it tbh

sry to hear brah. hope you get it squared away.

My mom had it done when she was I think 48, but just one hand. She had a lot of pain the first week, but the pain was from the surgery and not the carpel tunnel she suffered from. I remember she was able to function pretty normally with that hand after a month, but the hand would get fatigued pretty fast (she did knitting, had to cut back a lot for a while). It seemed to have gotten back to normal eventually, but the carpel tunnel symptoms happen from time to time still.

I suspect it might be a while before you can weight lift heavy, though.

Sorry to hear brah I wish you a quick recovery. Don't have any advice on the matter as I don't know too much except when my mom would tell me if I stayed all night typing on the computer I would get Carpel Tunnel, but I think she was trolling me(probably knew when I was teen I was staying up all night watching porn lmao).

Best of Luck Brother!

imagine being such a computer nerd you need surgery just so you can keep playing counter strike, LMAO!

Been using my
Phone and it’s causing me pain in my hand

Is it carpal tunnel

My symptoms were weakness pulling with my right hand, no grip power in my right hand, pain in my shoulder, elbow and especially my wrist. Not because of that, but went to a chiropractor just to try it out. She did this thing where she pushed the back of my head (laying down flat on my stomach) and popped my neck down deep and it kind of hurt to be honest but after that I didn't have it anymore, and I haven't been back to the chiropractor but it never came back. C5 to C6 was pinched they said.

From Google:

C5-C6 (C6 nerve root): Pain, tingling, and/or numbness may be felt in the thumb side of the hand. Weakness may also be experienced in the biceps (muscles in the front of the upper arms) and wrist extensor muscles in the forearms. The C5-C6 disc is one of the most common to herniate.

Sorry about not replying brahs. I made the post, went to the gym and when i came back, the site was giving me fits and I couldnt get any pages to load so i forgot about it.I'm 37 now. Started feeling the issues when i was 32 or 33 and it slowly got worse. At the time i was reading a lot so i thought it was posture related. When i straightened my arms or stretched my neck, the numbness went away. Then last year, i was Dx'd with C6 stenosis so i just assumed all the hand pain was caused by that. I'm not worried about the surgery, just all the time off that i'll need.
I dont play vidya games. The last console i owned was an n64. I did build my comp that i'm using now. But it I can build one, anybody can.
Its possible. Lifting weights, repetitive activities (over years), injuries using mouse/keyboards (with the wrist slightly dorsiflexed) for years (and some other causes) will cause it. For me, i'm just chalking it up to bad luck and/or genetics. I'm the only one in my family with debilitating migraines, several forms of arthritis, stenosis, back issues, disc issues and a few other small things. I suppose i should just accept that more is on the way because i WILL have to have a minimum of 3 more surgeries (1 for lumbar fusion, 1 on my neck (the stenosis) and carpal tunnel surgery)As i mentioned, C6 stenosis. Similar region, similar issues, but different problem. I'm stoked you got yours fixed though! I know exactly how bad that pain and numbeness can be. A few months ago, mine got so bad, i had to make an emergency appt with my pain doctor and begged them to give me injections. Insurance wont usually cover steroid injections unless its been like 30 days or something liek that but i was desperate. I called my insurance several times and begged them. Fukkers kept saying no until the waiting period was up
I actually have that. It was required reading for one of my undergrad courses. I never read it

I hope everything works out for you. Rest however long they tell you and do whichever rehab you have to

This is why you should never do SS

Machine chads stay winning

I have no advice to offer, but I'm happy to still see you posting Tankbrah

Oh yeah. I'm not messing with my hands. I didnt do PT when i had my back surgery though. The thing is, PT is EXPENSIVE. Even with insurance. By the time i will be doing PT for my hands, i'll have dual insurance, so maybe that will make it easier
Supersets?
Thats cool man. Your presence is all i need