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I see the Dr tomorrow to schedule my surgery...how long to heal up and shoot? Especially rifles?Maybe when this surgery heals up and I'm back to reloading, I'll stop dropping bullets on the floor.
Wait till you've done that for 48 years...the numbness is the worst.30 plus years holding onto tools , impact guns ect
I have a hard time handling small items
A trackball mouse helps a lot too. I use a thumb trackball. It immobilizes the wrist. Big difference maker. I work in IT and bang on a keyboard for a living. Trust me.I started developing symptoms from typing, of all things. Fingers started to feel numb and lost of range of movement. Changed out to a curved ergonomic keyboard and they went away. Hoping this continues to be the solution. Friend of mine who fully developed it now has to type with index fingers only. He was previously in the 70-80 wpm category.
A trackball mouse helps a lot too. I use a thumb trackball. It immobilizes the wrist. Big difference maker. I work in IT and bang on a keyboard for a living. Trust me.
I have recommended acupuncture to treat carpal tunnel to a few people and it worked for them and didn't require surgery. One person I worked with came in one day with a cast on her right wrist and she mentioned she just had the surgery and she was going to have to have the other wrist done as well. She ended up going for acupuncture treatments and never needed the surgery.Maybe when this surgery heals up and I'm back to reloading, I'll stop dropping bullets on the floor.
Already had the neurology study. Def need the surgery. Would have had it already, but the Dr I was seeing had to leave the practice to care for his kids...ex-wife issue I am told...I have recommended acupuncture to treat carpal tunnel to a few people and it worked for them and didn't require surgery. One person I worked with came in one day with a cast on her right wrist and she mentioned she just had the surgery and she was going to have to have the other wrist done as well. She ended up going for acupuncture treatments and never needed the surgery.
I know it's late for you, but others in this thread may consider it, or not. YMMV, but it's worth investigating vs. surgery.
Hi Nick. I was given the immobilizer and used it but didn't seem to help. I'm 68yo. Mechanic since age 20....I sonetimes sleep with wristbands on, it helps. My case isnt too extreme though. I wake up in pain if i use handtools a lot diring the day.
Best of luck, I hope all goes well.Already had the neurology study. Def need the surgery. Would have had it already, but the Dr I was seeing had to leave the practice to care for his kids...ex-wife issue I am told...
Seeing the new Doc tomorrow and I imagine scheduling the op. Sooner the better.
I sonetimes sleep with wristbands on, it helps. My case isnt too extreme though. I wake up in pain if i use handtools a lot diring the day.