Carpal Tunnel Surgery

[Ishrub]

Had both mine done November 17 .
Both at the same time and chose a local anaesthetic so I could make sure the surgeon did a good job !
Done with keyhole and fascinating to watch on the large screen tv . Altho my Mrs would of happily done everything for me , you tend to find an inner strength at the thought of your beloved having to wipe yer arse , so even that was manageable . 2 weeks and bar press ups or punching , back to normal if just a tad stiff .

You were just worried she would use sandpaper and rub vigourously!

Seriously though from the symptoms reported it sounds like I better get both of mine done too. I also have the start of 'Viking Claw' or
Baron Dupuytren's disease.

The Vikings and Baron Dupuytren's disease


And despite diagnosis of related Carpal Tunnel Syndrome I had not bothered to read much about it, and put the numbness in arms and hands down to alcohol induced neuropathy. Some days are worse than others and I regularly take one hand off handle bars to shake it off which works for me.

 

[Old N' Grumpy]

Not the same thing but both my ring fingers had trigger fingers. Had both fixed two weeks apart this past December. They no longer lock up but its almost 3 months now and they still aren't 100% strength wise or as flexible. I read these can take up to 6 months to get back to normal. They also get sore fairly quickly when I ride.

 

[Ishrub]

Not the same thing but both my ring fingers had trigger fingers. Had both fixed two weeks apart this past December. They no longer lock up but its almost 3 months now and they still aren't 100% strength wise or as flexible. I read these can take up to 6 months to get back to normal. They also get sore fairly quickly when I ride.

Sounds like trigger finger is the same or similar to 'Viking Claw' which can affect the whole hand or just one or two fingers. My LH palm's life line has changed completely in the past 15 years and almost looks like it has a belly button in the middle. Apparently the skin adheres to the tendon/ligature and as that contracts in causes an invagination (yep, that the right word ). Mine is about 5mm wide and a few mm deep now. I could give a drone bee a real thrill now!

I haven't consulted a palm reader to find the implications though!


Yeah, similar but not the same but do appear related.
Dupuytren's contracture - Symptoms and causes

Trigger finger - Symptoms and causes

 

[Bedifferent]

Not the same thing but both my ring fingers had trigger fingers. Had both fixed two weeks apart this past December. They no longer lock up but its almost 3 months now and they still aren't 100% strength wise or as flexible. I read these can take up to 6 months to get back to normal. They also get sore fairly quickly when I ride.

I would only have them surgically fixed as a last resort. I have been real happy with the results from just having injections. It fixes the trigger finger and seems to last. Painful for about 10 seconds and it can take up to 6 weeks sometimes but definitely works. I've had 4 fixed that way and it usually solves the problem in two weeks. I've only had 1 fixed surgically.

 

[AussieMick]

im sure there are a few out there that have had this procedure done, just curious, how long before you could ride again?

Thanks

Dawg, I believe it must come down to the surgeon and every case is different. My misses had both hands done and they both locked up on her for years afterwards without warning. It was so bad she was too scared to ride in case she couldn't control the bike. Mate I do hope it all goes well for you though

 

[Ishrub]

Mmmn, maybe I'll wait some more.

 

[Dawg68]

Dawg, I believe it must come down to the surgeon and every case is different. My misses had both hands done and they both locked up on her for years afterwards without warning. It was so bad she was too scared to ride in case she couldn't control the bike. Mate I do hope it all goes well for you though

How is she doing now, hope all is well and her hand’s are back to normal use. That is always the biggest fear, being worse off after the procedure.

I agree about the surgeon, gotta hope you get a good one. I feel pretty good about the fella that did the job...like I had a choice at that point. I did get to watch the whole thing and at one point he took the time to identify all the parts in there and explain where things can go wrong.

For example scar tissue, yup, he said he had a harder time cutting throug the scar tissue. I said... what scar tissue? As it turns out, over the years as we abuse our hands we cause the muscles to tear and thus scar tissue forms over the nerve. All that has to be cut in order to assist in relieving the affects of carpal tunnel symptoms, at least in my case. Clip that nerve during the process then I think you may have problems after the fact. Add that most of us procrastinate about getting the procedure done, when we do get it fixed we are left with some residual nerve damage.

 

[AussieMick]

She is doing better now, although she still gets the cramps randomly but not as often as she did. Still enough to keep her off the bike. Her surgery was about 10 years ago now.

 

[Broadside]

I think it's an affliction us Rocket riders develop from holding and taming the Beast it's something we have to endure I suppose!?

 

[Old N' Grumpy]

I would only have them surgically fixed as a last resort. I have been real happy with the results from just having injections. It fixes the trigger finger and seems to last. Painful for about 10 seconds and it can take up to 6 weeks sometimes but definitely works. I've had 4 fixed that way and it usually solves the problem in two weeks. I've only had 1 fixed surgically.

I guess what I had done is something in the middle of surgery and injections. He did the procedure in the office under a local. He goes in thru a small hole a either cuts or scrapes the sheath until the tendon glides freely and wala!...trigger fixed. Worst part is the giant shot of lidocaine in the palm. Whole procedure takes about 10 minutes.