Comments on: Secret Dangers of Successful Carpal Tunnel Surgery

By: marlene shaver

marlene shaver — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:53:47 +0000

response to Helen get lots of consults because if you have surgery some times you end up with a condition thats worse as in my case and the pain is also worse so check out all your options.medicine is not a perfect science you have to be your own advocate good luck

By: helen deponeo

helen deponeo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:04:08 +0000

I have just been told I am to have surgery on both wrists for carpal tunnel release.I have had nerve conduction tests that show problems with both wrists.
All doctors I have spoken to seem to dismiss the fact that I have horrendous pain and weakness in my right shoulder, pain in my upper right arm,a tight,downward pulling feeling at the front of my right shoulder underneath my collar bone area, my neck feels like my head is too heavy, a sharp pain in the right side of my neck and the feeling that my face on the right side is being pulled down.
Ideas?

By: marlene shaver

marlene shaver — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:48:45 +0000

I had 2 surgeries for carpel tunnel syndrome on the same hand a year apart and my hand is worse than ever, it is weaker and more numb and I have tried braces and different therapies. If I had known I would never had the surgery at all. Surgery is not always the answer.

By: Randy

Randy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:02:07 +0000

Agreed. If someone’s offering a “cure” without any evidence, or asking you to pay first and ask questions later, then you’re right to be wary.

But the the upshot of the article itself, that surgery is not necessarily the best choice in all situations, is, I think, solid advice.

By: Amal

Amal — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:40:57 +0000

for the post to be truly informative, or the website the author refers to to be informative, there needs to be some explanation of why this person’s treatment “works”. I’ve been through all the hoops of RSI and I find it hard to believe there is a one size fits all approach for everyone. If this person truly has something that works, there should be some way to preview the information in some way before buying.

By: Randy

Randy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:11:54 +0000

This blog post was contributed by someone knowledgeable on the topic, and it seems like a useful and informative article. The post contains a link back to the author’s site (where, yes, he’s selling something). I don’t see a problem with that.

By: Amal

Amal — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:43:55 +0000

not thrilled with an advertisement posing as a blog post…