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Carpol tunnel are this symptoms normal or something else

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Purple80 · 13/07/2017 20:03

I have previously left a post about carpol tunnel surgery as I'm due to have it in a weeks time, but I am now concerned it's not carpol tunnel but the ulner nerve as my symptoms seem to have changed. I now have a sharpe pain in my forearm that travels down to my little finger and two my elbow. I have read that carpol tunnel does not effect the little finger but the ulnar nerve does. I did have a conduction test done back in April that shows carpol tunnel but I'm worried I am having the wrong op did any one else have these symptoms with carpol tunnel please help don't know what to do

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ragged · 13/07/2017 20:05

My carpal tunnel problems affected my little & ring fingers more, but also my whole hand & lots of wrist ache, too.

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Purple80 · 13/07/2017 20:10

Ragged did you have the surgery and did it improve afterwards my wrist aches too but it's only in the last week I have had the sharpe pain in my forearm

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SunnySkiesSleepsintheMorning · 13/07/2017 20:19

You can have both carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel. I have both but had carpal tunnel released first. I'll have the ulnar nerve release later.

ragged · 13/07/2017 20:22

I never had surgery (phew). Couldn't brush my teeth at one point, though.

LivingInMidnight · 13/07/2017 20:30

I just answered this on your other thread. Did they not test both?

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Purple80 · 13/07/2017 20:35

I'm not sure as at the time the pains where only in my hand it's only in the last week it's in my forearm

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ragged · 13/07/2017 20:40

I had pain all the way up into my triceps. RSI. should stay the fig off of keyboards

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Purple80 · 13/07/2017 20:43

What did you do instead of surgery ragged

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ragged · 15/07/2017 09:39

Rest, massage, avoiding aggravating activities.. I had bad tendonitis, too, which was linked & the massage helped that.
A hospital consultant (? rheumatologist) examined me & I got fit up then for some splints I could wear, but no one ever suggested surgery. Oh, and high dose B6 supplements for a while (not prescribed, I researched that online)... 6 months? I think 200 (some units) a day. This is all like 20 yrs ago.

The GP said "We can't do anything about soft tissue injuries."

Many people I know with CTS got surgery. Maybe you have to be completely crippled & can't use arms at all to be offered that (on NHS).

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