One surgery down. One to go.
I had my first Carpal Tunnel Release on my left hand at the end of last month. It’s now been about 10 days since the surgery. My left hand is feeling better but not 100% yet. According to the doc it can take upwards of 6 months for all my feeling to come back in the tips of my fingers. More importantly, the pain in the fingers is gone. I can deal with a bit of numbness as long as it doesn’t hurt like it did before.
The surgery itself was amazingly quick. From the time I was rolled in to the OR to where I came to from the sedation was under 30minutes. I was told I’d be awake for the proceedure when I talked to the anesthesiologist. I told him to ‘give me all you’ve got.’ I fell asleep 60 seconds after lying down on the OR gurney. Perfect.
I go in for surgery on my right hand this coming Thursday. It’s almost as bad as my left hand was.
This is the most I’ve typed on it since I had the surgery and I’m starting to feel the muscles tighten up. I’ll write a more detailed trip report in a couple weeks after I get the other hand done.