About 1 1/2 months ago I woke up in agony- my hands were all stiff and I could barely move my fingers. Over the next month the pain in my hands got progressively worse- I thought I had arthritis. I bought compression gloves, splints, etc. Went to my pcp who sent me to a hand surgeon. Hand surgeon says I have bi-lateral CTS, and there really isn't much you can do for it. If the symptoms don't relieve themselves over time (I wear a splint on both hands, and do some hand exercises) I'll need surgery on both hands.
I had to drive around 2hrs the other day and towards the end I could barely keep my hands on the steering wheel. I can't play my guitar anymore and forget about video games. This is the most amount of typing I've done in a while.
What I found interesting is that my doctor told me that they don't really know why some people get it and others don't. Does anyone else have CTS? How do they deal with it, how was it treated, surgery, etc?
I had to drive around 2hrs the other day and towards the end I could barely keep my hands on the steering wheel. I can't play my guitar anymore and forget about video games. This is the most amount of typing I've done in a while.
What I found interesting is that my doctor told me that they don't really know why some people get it and others don't. Does anyone else have CTS? How do they deal with it, how was it treated, surgery, etc?