Carpal tunnel release and trigger finger surgery. Looks like this

[cuttingedge]

So I had the above surgery on the 4th. Doc had to do the incision in the palm for fear of damaging nerves. The pain isn't too bad. Not having to take any pain meds. Can't shoot my bow yet... My surgeon hunts with a trad bow and got an elk this past season with it. He did my other hand last year, and trigger finger on it 3 weeks ago. Major improvements.

 

[Pony Soldier]

I have had both hands done. A little cut in the wrist and another at the base of the palm. No pain and could pick up a cup of coffee the next day. My secretary had the whole hand thing and suffered immensely. Choose your doctor wisely.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

I had both hands done. I waited to long on left hand. finger tips are still numb after 30 years. I had other issues with the hand so the cut went from just above the wrist up to the index finger. The right hand cut is about 2" long. I had mine done when orthopedic surgery was still unproven, so I opted foe open surgery. Bad news is after 20 years my right hand is having CT symptoms. Crap. I check with Dr. and he told my while rare, it can return. Crap again.

 

[Rob5589]

Had a thumb and finger done. Takes about a month to fully heal, no pain meds needed. Have a couple other fingers that will need it eventually.

 

[Yoder]

I had my right hand done about 4 years ago. Just a small incision below my wrist. I told my surgeon I didn't care how long the recovery was, I just wanted the best results. He told me that now the open and endoscopic both have similar results but endoscopic recovery was way faster and less painful. I was worried about nerve damage. I hardly had any pain and could use my hand pretty much right away. Doctor just told me if it hurts, don't do that. The only problem I had was a little numbness in one of my finger tips. It slowly went away after about a year. Now I have an issue with my left elbow. Might be getting cubital tunnel surgery on that in a year or so. My hand keeps going numb and the tests showed it was the elbow.

 

[yfarm]

Had carpal tunnel in both hands for years, worse in my non dominant. Started to have dystonic episodes where my hand muscles would spasm and my fingers extend straight out rather than a claw hand. Often when driving. Had single incision proximal to the tunnel and endoscopic surgery. 20 mins by a great hand surgeon. Tenderness and swelling over the tunnel for a couple of months. Dystonia has improved, still happens rarely,always after using hand tools for a day. Other hand has completely resolved without surgery, think it was the threat of being next. Dystonia over time can result in permanent nerve damage so if that starts get it fixed. There are orthopedic surgeons with hand fellowships(mine),plastic surgeons and general surgeons who do this procedure, as pony soldier said choose wisely.

 

[Southern Heritage]

I did both hands and elbows on the same day. For about 4 days I thought I was an idiot. Then it was the best decision of My life.
prior I could hardly hold my bow. I dropped everything.
‘I’m 98% better.

 

[cuerro viejo]

had cubital and carpal tunnel fixed on both sides. Carpal was a piece of cake, the cubital swelling got me. I was full send with in 17 days though

 

[OutdoorsMD]

If you live an area that you can have CT surgery done endoscopically through a single incision the recovery is dramatically quicker than open. I have done thousands of endoscopic CT releases and hundreds open (while in training) and while the long term results are similar short term is a much quicker recovery. I am a board certified Orthopedic Surgeon and did two fellowships in upper extremity surgery. Just like researching an outfitter when picking a guided hunt, do your homework before chosing your surgeon. Not all surgeons are equal or have equivalent training and if you have the ability to see a sub-specialist it usually makes a big difference. Good luck in your recovery!