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carpal tunnel syndrome
In 1975, had carpal tunnel surgery (L) in March and (R) in July.
Last year, a M R I showed My C-2 slipped (surgery 6/4/03)and deteriating disks of C-3, C-4, C-5, and C-6 (surgery 6/10/03 removing and replacing disks). All were "pinching" nerves to both hands, causing pain, numbness, and tingling. Neither 2003 surgery has removed the symtoms, which I have 24/7, which seems to be getting worse of late. Age = 66 yr.
Did carpal tunnel come back, as suggested by family doctor and neurosurgin? My whole hands seem to be numb and the pain seems to come from inside of wrist, going up my arms.
Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Your carpal tunnel surgery was a while ago, so it might be coming back. Definitely I would think your doctor would want to be certain it was carpal tunnel and not something else causing the symptoms before doing anything. You need your doctor to investigate thoroughly and advise you. <a href="[Link](Mouse over link to see full location); is a website about it, although you may already know this information. In this website it does says that other factors can cause you to have a lower success rate with surgery. Since you had so many problems with your back, you may have something else going on besides carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Actually it might have come back. Studies have shown that even after a surgery there is never a 100% gurantee that it would be gone for good. In some cases it does come back. So I would go pay a visit to my doctor again and get a preferred recommendation to a doctor that can fully help me understand steps that need to be taken or medications so that I can not have another surgery if possible. Also it could be age or are you doing something out of the ordinary that might have just caused a little reaction.
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