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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Buffalo,NY
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need some medical info
Hey, I just got back from having an EMG and was told I have moderate to severe carpal tunnel..Basically surgery time. For some stupid reason I am dreading this a lot more than my bypass I had in September. Do I have anything to really worry about?
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12-09-2008, 01:02 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wisconsin
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I'd assume tk would be the resident specialist on surgeries on that part of the body.
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12-09-2008, 01:02 PM
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If you have a good surgeon, you have nothing to worry about.
My admin had carpal tunnel surgery done arthroscopically on a Friday. She was back at work the following Wednesday. As I understand it, if they can do it all arthroscopically, it's pretty simple and not overly painful. They usually do it with a nerve block, so there's not even as much danger as with general anesthesia. That said, I had arthroscopic hand surgery (NOT carpal tunnel) on Friday, and my hand's still sore, not allowed to use it until I see the doc on the 15th. Bleh. /tk
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12-09-2008, 01:09 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hometown of Canada
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... why would tk be the specialist on wrist surgeries? Is there something dirty I don't know about, or am I horribly misunderstanding.
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12-09-2008, 01:13 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Chicagoland
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I think we can safely assume that tk's had surgery on most parts of her body by now.
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12-09-2008, 01:21 PM
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Location: Wisconsin
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Sorry, I'm not the official scribe of all of tk's surgeries so, didn't know if they were all hand related or hand/wrist or what. I wasn't being sarcastic or joking, just know that she has had a load of surgeries in that area.
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12-09-2008, 01:26 PM
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Location: Massachusetts
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TK - do you have an official scribe for all your surgeries? Is that a position that you're hiring for??  I mean it's probably a full-time job, right?
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12-09-2008, 01:35 PM
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I realize that "a good surgeon" is a bit vague. Make sure it's going to be done by a hand surgeon, not a general orthopod. Ask how many he/she does each year, and their success rate. Living where you do, I imagine there are quite a few hand specialists. I've never had it, but given how common a surgery it's become, it's a fairly straight-forward procedure and recovery, even more so than it was just a few years ago. Good luck! /tk
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12-09-2008, 01:36 PM
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LOL. i should get a scribe to type out FOFC posts while I recover, this takes a loooong time one-handed.  /tk
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12-09-2008, 01:41 PM
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My wife had both of her hands done. The only issue she walked away with is lack of feeling in her right ring finger.
How many surgeries have you had tk? |
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12-09-2008, 01:44 PM
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as of this past friday, 10. 1 on each shoulder 1 adult tonsillectomy (get them ripped out when they're young!) 4 right ankle 3 right hand/5th finger /tk
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12-09-2008, 01:54 PM
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12-09-2008, 01:56 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY
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We can rebuil her, we have the technology.........
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12-09-2008, 05:14 PM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Buffalo,NY
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Ok, thanks .so i wont be so nervous when the surgeon says "oops"
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12-09-2008, 05:45 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Backwoods, SC
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As long as you dont wake up with a high pitch voice and a swollen chest you should be fine....
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