Carpal tunnel surgery.

[bdybdall]

Anybody had carpal tunnel surgery? I'm 5 weeks post-op and I don't feel that I can shoot a centerfire pistol at this point. Rimfire is OK. I am wondering how long it takes to recover completely.

 

[Rookie]

It took my wife 4-6 months to be 100%.

 

[Hoosierdood]

It took my wife 4-6 months to be 100%.

^^THIS^^


I had it done about 8 years ago. Relief was immediate in regards to the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. But the actual recovery took a while. My wrists were sore for a week or so. I could feel the bones in my wrist moving now that there wasn't anything holding them together. I would have my wife sit next to me and rub my wrists at the incision. For months, there would be times when I grabbed something just right and it would send a jolt right up my arm that reminded me of getting hit with a live 110v electrical wire. I'd say that after around 6 months, everything was back to normal.

 

[SAILORGOLF46]

Don't rush it, the hard part is behind you. Waiting to do the things you want is frustrating.

 

[nate77]

I had it done around 5 years ago, both hands at the same time.

I had it done in March, I don’t remember a lengthy recovery, maybe a month. I must have just gotten lucky.

 

[Old Dog]

I had my right hand done on Dec 5th, along with fixing my arthritic thumb (can't remember what that surgery was called), still have a lot of swelling in my hand. Thumb and middle finger are numb. Doc talked like it would take 3 to 12 months for full recovery. I hope the progress speeds up soon. .22s are still fun left handed.

 

[Hoosierdood]

I had my right hand done on Dec 5th, along with fixing my arthritic thumb (can't remember what that surgery was called), still have a lot of swelling in my hand. Thumb and middle finger are numb. Doc talked like it would take 3 to 12 months for full recovery. I hope the progress speeds up soon.

Sounds about right. Full recovery was at least 6 months for me. My wrists were bandaged up for close to a week, and I babied them as much as possible. Once my stitches came out, I took it easy at first but then in a couple weeks I was doing everything that I used to do, and more. So "basic" recovery was maybe a month. The random shooting pain, soreness, and grip strength took much longer.