I'm almost wondering if the symptoms continue to decline and don't plateau or get worse, I maybe could delay the EMG if it's really unpleasant? I'm sort of surprised the doctor ordered the EMG when I said I'm slowly getting better but again, the point is to do whatever I need to do to minimize the chance of needing surgery in the future. I read the EMG they stick needles in you! Ouch! So how bad is the EMG? I assume they are going to probably do my neck down to my wrist. He also said because I get the tingling when I move my head to one side it looks like I've got some possible separate issue with my neck muscle and the neck and wrist are sort of combining to mutually aggravate the whole situation (I can feel the moderate pain when I tilt my neck and stretch my arm out go all the way down through my arm to my wrist and make my two fingers tingle.) I'm 54, started coding when I was 11 years old so I've spent quite a few hours at the computer the past 43 years but never had issues as I researched workspace ergonomics, but appears it's finally catching up to me. Went to see orthopedic surgeon just to make sure I'm doing all I can to avoid surgery. Switched my track pad to left hand and got a wrist pad. Wearing a brace at night, symptoms have very gradually lessened a little over 3 weeks. They say for those who had carpal tunnel release surgery, only 20-24% returned to their former job after surgery.Started getting symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, occasional tingling in my thumb and pointer and some mild wrist and elbow pain.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health have another statistic. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons reports that over 500,000 carpal tunnel surgeries are performed each year. This also includes coping with the physical, emotional, and financial scar of having a failed surgery. When a carpal tunnel surgery fails, most times the patient simply lives (and copes) with the remaining symptoms. But the chances of success after a revision surgery is only 10-59%. If a surgery fails, the doctor may recommend another, second carpal tunnel release surgery (called "revision surgery"). įailed surgeries happen about 50% of the time - that's if you measure "patient satisfaction". Carpal tunnel doctors consider that a failed surgery. It’s not unusual to see patients where the surgery didn’t live up to its promises. If you had carpal tunnel release surgery but still feel symptoms, you might be in this unlucky group. And sometimes it goes away but then comes back again in a few weeks or months. Sometimes carpal tunnel pain never totally disappears after surgery.
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