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Originally Posted by p911dad
I suffered from this condition for several years after a bunch of building projects. My right hand had a severe burning sensation and pain at night, and also numbness that was very annoying. A surgeon friend of mine did the procedure about 10 years ago, and after a short recuperation period, I was as good as new. He said that in my case the surgery was the only cure, as I had already tried the brace and all that. He basically opened up the tunnel a bit to relieve the irritation of the nerve. The pain, burning and numbness never reappeared. I have a small scar that he matched up with my lifeline, you have to really look for it to see it.
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RE: The cause of my CTS, I was HVAC/sheet metal guy, imagine using tin snips every day, making rectangular duct and banging it together with a hammer, cutting holes in walls with a sawzall almost daily. I'm a righty but (when I changed careers two decades ago) switched to left hand mouse.
After ten years of that I decided at 30 years old my body would not fair well under those conditions and went to tech school.
Thanks again for your replies.