GrumpyOne Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Twenty years ago, I had CTR surgery on my right hand...hurt like hell for months...fast foward 20 years, now the left is acting up. So, surgery is getting scheduled...no shooting for quite a while...unless I can shoot strong hand only and someone does my reloads for me... But, at least it will get fixed...and the doc doing the surgery? Is the same one from 20 years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I think that doc just cut out the pain thing, and put it in your left hand as an investment on selling future surgery. You're lucky he wasn't a proctologist. No telling what would be hurting now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Good luck with the surgery, and hope it feels better quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo-Hombre Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Shoot weak hand only. I had a bad injury at work, severed my radial artery in my strong hand. Started training and shooting weak hand only. Shot a match that way. Reloads were painful, but I have learned a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo-Hombre Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Oops just saw you are having weak hand surgery! No worries man. Keep shooting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbu Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Ouch! I hate just laying there while someone with a mask cuts on me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Good luck with the surgery, and hope it feels better quickly. It will be nice to have feeling in my fingers again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Good luck with the surgery. Do I see rimfire steel challenge in your future? Hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Round_Gun_Shooter Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Hope you recover soon. After 5 hand surgeries in the past three years I understand the HATE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I had carpal tunnel surgery done 9/14. I guess I didn't let it go way to long, my fingers would get numb while driving, constantly moving my hand, shaking it, etc. for the better part of a year. Moderate Carpal Tunnel the neurologist said. The surgeon was a hand specialist, I guess I was in the O.R. under an hour, I don't remember a thing. A few weeks out of work and it's been good since. I guess if you knew what to look for, you could see where the incision was. Procedures have changed a lot of the years. I think some of it now is more on the preventative side to keep the degradation to a minimum. You may want to see a hand specialist rather than a surgeon that will do the surgery. Sorry if this messes up the Hate Forum rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 My surgeon is a hand specialist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 My surgeon is a hand specialist... Sounds like a handy guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 JOE . . .! . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 JOE . . .! . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motosapiens Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 hurt like hell for months.. really? the folks I know who have had surgery for carpal tunnel have been back on their dirtbikes within a couple weeks. perhaps technology has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Two different types of surgery...one is where they do endoscopic surgery, only relieving part, which works for some, the other is they cut the entire carpal tunnel beside the median nerve and let the cartilage heal back by itself. The first kind will not help me, as it is all the nerves through the tunnel, not just the median nerve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 they cut the entire carpal tunnel beside the median nerve Good luck with it - hope it goes easily and well. We'll miss your wit while you're recuperating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I type with three fingers and one thumb... I expect grumpitude! heal quickly. miranda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Surgery tomorrow at 2:15pm...Not looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Best of luck Brother Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 We'll be keeping you in mind. You're not alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts