I have been suffering from carpel tunnel syndrome for more than 2 years and sometimes it becomes quite unbearable. What are the chances of getting rid of this syndrome if I have an operation done. A friend of mine in her late 70s had it done, but not successful, so had to go for the 2nd operation, and still the syndrome did not go away. But 2 years later she said the syndrome is gone. I am confused and do not know whether to go for the operation. I had an operation done for trigger finger on the middle finger on the same left hand, and it didn t turn out well. Now I cannot bend all my fingers on the left hand at the same time . Can you please advise what I should do? Will the carpel tunnel operation get rid of the syndrome and help with the problem of the fingers? I am about 70 years old.Thank you for any advice you can give.
Hello Use of physiotherapy machine can reduce your pain and swelling, you can ask your physiotherapist for therapy for CTS. Use ice packs to reduce inflammation. Physiotherapy with ultrasound and Tens will help you, For early healing you can take Tab Colin [it C] and antioxidant with anti-inflammatory [Tab enzymic plus]. If not relieved then you can go for carpal tunnel release surgery. Also work on to reduce underlying cause for carpal tunnel to avoid recurrence. Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow-up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care.