Folks, Gotta do the carpal tunnel thingy next week for my right wrist. I know it is subjective, but any words on post surgery discomfort, recovery, how long before you could do heavy lifting? The surgeon says 10 minutes, local numbing, 3 stitches, splint for a couple weeks, 8 or so weeks recovery. Appreciate any experiences you can share.
I've had it done on both of my wrists. During the procedure, you'll feel the Doc working on it, but it's not painful. Recovery time can take that long and it just feels sore. Full recovery can happen on some people but not all, mine was real bad before it. I still have some numbing and loss of strength, but not nearly as much as I had before the procedure. I was lucky in that the Doctor who performed the procedure is also a cosmetic surgeon and my scars are barely visible, unless you really look for them.
I had six weeks paid time for mine, for each wrist, and mine were in bad shape. That's why on mine, I was told they wouldn't be 100% back to normal, and they aren't. Plus mine was work related and got a pretty good settlement for them.
Maybe it's because the Dr caught it early and I'm younger. But I know it does take at least a year to fully heal.