Carpal tunnel

This week I went to see a neurologist about the problems in my hands. The doctor was quite good and did a nerve conduction test along with reviewing symptoms. The good mews is the testing shows there’s no issue in my neck. That’s quite a relief. The not so good news is it is definitely mild-moderate carpal tunnel and the only real fix is to have a release surgery done. Apparently it will only get worse with time. As it is, aside from the tingling fingers and numbness, I have some weakness, particularly with my thumb.

So I now need to go back to my gp and get a new referral to a surgeon. I had a look at local information on the surgery and it seems there are as many orthopaedic surgeons doing it as neurosurgeons. There were even a couple plastic surgeons. I’m not sure if there are any advantages going to a particular type so will have to rely on my doctor to advise further. The good part is it will only be day surgery and is done within 10-30 minutes depending on which sources I have looked at. I’m guessing it’s likely somewhere in the middle normally.