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hello,

from my previous posting you can see i have a lot of conditions that started when i was 16 doing sportsi n high school

i never was really taken care of for my nerve injuies while i was young

anyway

i have been offered surgery for my carpal tunnel and i want to know which way is better OPEN OR WITH ENDOSCPE

also i have cubical tunnel syndrome nd have ben offered surgery. what is better
just decomprssing the ulnar nerve and leaving it there
moving it under the skin or
movin it under the muscle

Are you sure you want to risk surgery? Has everything been explained to you?

From all the literature I've read, carpal tunnel surgery *might* give you relief for a few weeks at most. Then it comes back. It's difficult to find a general consensus about how to treat RSI problems, but everyone I've talked to and all the books I read stress only having surgery as a last resort. (read: you are immobile)

I'd be a bit scared that your doctor is offering you a choice of how he does the procedures. You are not the expert. He should use whatever method has the best chance of success. Perhaps you should get a second opinion from another doctor. I hear Dr. Bickel @ sfhand.com is an excellent hand surgeon.

It took me a long time to realize that western medicine (cut 'em open and then give pills) does not work well for our diseases. I had to learn to embrace the touchy-feely style of treatment. Thankfully, we are near Berkeley ;)

If surgery worked, we wouldn't have this group ;)

Eek! I just went and read your other post. After the disastrous surgeries you've already had, I wouldn't let anyone near you with a scalpel!!!

I suggest you get a new primary doctor. Someone who isn't so slash-happy. There is a doc in Berkeley (group help me out here!) who specializes in TOS and has many, many raves in our little book. I can't remember his name but you can call our meetup hotline and ask Nancy. He's the guy you supposedly shouldn't let give you shots in the neck ;D Other than that, they say he is fantastic.