Carpal tunnel - who has had the surgery - Page 4

Chris Migdalski · 03-13-2012, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Alberto7

Wow man, that sounds like great news! For the first half of that paragraph I was getting worried! It seems to me you have a will of steel, having ordered a new guitar even before you knew any results. That's what I call hope haha and what do you know? It seems to have paid off very well. Quite an example there. I'm glad man!

Now let's see how Matt's surgery goes! Hopefully as good as the first one (from which the recovery time I still find remarkable).

good luck MATT

Mattmc74 · 03-13-2012, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Migdalski

Greetings I have a test update!!!
I was really stressed out and I even got to the health clinic 30 min early. Well, they took me right back and immediately performed chest xRays , EKG? for my heart, and a few other things which I was freaking out. Then, I got moved into a waiting room and fell asleep waiting waiting (agonzing)...finally the doc comes in after an hour (literely) waiting and says for 36years old I'm in great shape for my age (nice BUT????) he started reading my results from the blood work which were remarkably in spec (awesome) the only thing was my Vitamine D level was way too low (Being in florida I thought was odd)...So it looks like I just have to take 2000 I.U of D3 daily along with 2500MCG of B12 assigned by my parkinsons doc along with MIRA PEX....anyway I took them earlier and feel great in just a short period of time after...I was even playing much better earlier...my confidence is shining and Im ambitious to get out to play....next friday cant get here quick enough...so I feel very relieved!!!!

Now I have hope that when my RAN invader 8 string V shows up in a few weeks I wont be afraid my fingers wont move!!! The combination of meds is definitely working for me...I will post the new guitar opening too

Chris

Thats great to hear man!!! I'm glad everything went well. Now get off them damn computer and start jamming!!!

Chris Migdalski · 03-13-2012, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Mattmc74

Thats great to hear man!!! I'm glad everything went well. Now get off them damn computer and start jamming!!!

here is the digital mockup

Alberto7 · 03-13-2012, 08:10 AM

Sweet Lord, that is pointy!

And I absolutely love the green pinstripes! V's are usually not my thing, but that one is awesome. It reminds me of a super extreme version of the Alexi Laiho signature. The beveled edges with the pinstripes are what reminded me of it.

Mattmc74 · 03-14-2012, 09:31 AM

Very cool! Looks like it could be used as a weapon as well!

Mattmc74 · 03-17-2012, 05:06 AM

Hospital called yesterday and the surgery on the right hand will be on Monday at 10:30am.

Chris Migdalski · 03-17-2012, 05:22 AM

^ again good luck, hopefully no issues and you are able to resume playing soon! I hate to see or hear about players having to go through anything like this, scary stuff. People who dont play will never understand the freedom of expression that guitarist or another musicians' have.....

Mattmc74 · 03-17-2012, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Migdalski

^ again good luck, hopefully no issues and you are able to resume playing soon! I hate to see or hear about players having to go through anything like this, scary stuff. People who dont play will never understand the freedom of expression that guitarist or another musicians' have.....

Mattmc74 · 03-19-2012, 01:32 PM

Home from the hospital and all is good. There is less swelling of the fingers this time and the hand feels good so far.

Mattmc74 · 03-20-2012, 08:41 AM

Day 2 - All the swelling is gone and the wrist feels good. Still have to have it wrapped up for 24 more hours but thats no big deal. Tiny bit of pain when I move it but nothing that would require pain meds. Seems like this surgery is going to be just like the left hand!

I'm soooo glad I had it done!

Alberto7 · 03-20-2012, 01:28 PM

Congrats, man! Glad to hear you went through it well! The surgeon who performed the surgeries must be a magician of some kind haha!

I'm guessing that after this is all done you'll feel like you've taken a massive load off your back; what with you being able to play painlessly again and everything! Must be awesome.

I'm glad both of you guys did great with your tests/surgeries/medical stuff! I've been having a rather unsettling pain on my right hand's right side today, but I attribute it to me having played a lot more than usual this past week (almost 3-4 hours non-stop

, haven't done that in years). If it goes away then I'll let it pass, but if it keeps going like this for a couple more days then I'm definitely getting it checked.

Domkid118 · 03-20-2012, 03:48 PM

Best of luck with the surgery man, iv had similar problems, Dr's and Chiropractors put it down to my back problems, but seeing about Carpal tunnel i have a feeling it could be down to this, my hands fingers and constantly cold and stiff, i also get shooting pains down my forearms, Have you had symtoms like this? arthritis runs im my family but i am only 19 so im hoping it is not that yet :/

Mattmc74 · 03-21-2012, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Domkid118

Best of luck with the surgery man, iv had similar problems, Dr's and Chiropractors put it down to my back problems, but seeing about Carpal tunnel i have a feeling it could be down to this, my hands fingers and constantly cold and stiff, i also get shooting pains down my forearms, Have you had symtoms like this? arthritis runs im my family but i am only 19 so im hoping it is not that yet :/

Yes I have had those symptoms as well. You should go get it checked out!

Mattmc74 · 03-21-2012, 08:54 AM

Well here are the pics I said I would post of the right hand after surgery.
Feels good to get the itchy wraps off of it and let some air get to it! Have a bit of pain in it if I move it too much but just like the left hand i'm going to be taking it easy on it for a while.

Right hand wrapped.jpg

Right hand unwrapped 48 hours after surgery.jpg

Chris Migdalski · 03-21-2012, 10:24 AM

not to bad sir looks like it will be minimal scarring

Mattmc74 · 03-21-2012, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Migdalski

not to bad sir looks like it will be minimal scarring

It looks like you wont even notice it after its all healed. The incision mark on my left hand is about gone and I really have to look hard to see where it is.

Mattmc74 · 03-23-2012, 03:02 PM

Today the hand feels good. I can grab onto and hold small light things, can even use it when I was driving my Jeep earlier today. Still feels a bit tender but i'm being careful not to over do it. Incision is a bit red but not puffy or infected looking at all, seems like the swelling went down faster on this hand than the other one. The left incision is great but it is "bumped up" more than the right wrist as of right now. But all in all both hands are doing very good.

Mattmc74 · 03-28-2012, 07:13 AM

Can pretty much use my hand now without any pain, have not tried to squeeze anything hard yet but I bet if I did there would be a bit of pain. Going to the doc tomorrow to get the check up. I will let you all know how it goes.

Alberto7 · 03-28-2012, 11:59 AM

Good, man! Although it sounds that your right hand has taken a little bit longer to heal than the left, am I correct? I'm also going to go ahead and guess that your left one (the one you had the surgery on first... I don't remember well anymore

) is fully healed already and you're using it normally, yeah?

Mattmc74 · 03-28-2012, 08:50 PM

Yeah your correct I hand the left one done first and then the right, and it is taking longer for the right one to heal up. I bet its just because i'm right handed and I use it more. But I get to go to the doctors tomorrow and have it checked out to see I will be able to go back to work or not. I'm supposed to go back on 4/2/12.

Mattmc74 · 03-29-2012, 06:51 PM

Well the appointment with the doctor went good, he said both of my hands were healed up enough to go back to work on Monday with no restrictions. I'm still going to try and be nice to them as much as I can and not try to over due it and re-injure them.
But al in all i'm glad I had it done! No more numbness and tingling in my palms and fingers and no more discomfort playing the guitar.

Alberto7 · 03-30-2012, 10:44 AM

So you're back to playing the guitar again without any pain? If that's the case, then main goal = achieved

. I'm glad everything went as planned, man! Now all that is left to do is cherish what you have while you have it!

Mattmc74 · 03-31-2012, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Alberto7

So you're back to playing the guitar again without any pain? If that's the case, then main goal = achieved

. I'm glad everything went as planned, man! Now all that is left to do is cherish what you have while you have it!

Yup no pain at all and back to playing again.

Mattmc74 · 04-06-2012, 02:22 PM

Update - Both hands are completely healed with no pain at all and I can play guitar better than I have been able to in years! I'm so happy I got this done! If any of you are having problems with carpal tunnel I highly recommend the endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery!

Thanks again to everyone that read this thread and for all of your support and well wishes when I was going through this!

slowro · 04-06-2012, 04:19 PM

Excellent news mate!

Good on for having the balls to tackle it and to make it beter. Its a bloody scary thought \m/

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03-13-2012, 08:10 AM	#79
Alberto7 At Fort Kickass Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Montréal, QC Posts: 2,059 Thanked: 16 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sweet Lord, that is pointy! And I absolutely love the green pinstripes! V's are usually not my thing, but that one is awesome. It reminds me of a super extreme version of the Alexi Laiho signature. The beveled edges with the pinstripes are what reminded me of it. Chris Migdalski likes this. Sum, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo dubito; dubito, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo sum.

03-17-2012, 05:22 AM	#82
Chris Migdalski SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port St. John, FL Posts: 106 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^ again good luck, hopefully no issues and you are able to resume playing soon! I hate to see or hear about players having to go through anything like this, scary stuff. People who dont play will never understand the freedom of expression that guitarist or another musicians' have..... Mattmc74 likes this.

03-19-2012, 01:32 PM	#84
Mattmc74 SS Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 13,941 Thanked: 325 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Home from the hospital and all is good. There is less swelling of the fingers this time and the hand feels good so far. Alberto7 and SenorDingDong like this.

03-20-2012, 01:28 PM	#86
Alberto7 At Fort Kickass Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Montréal, QC Posts: 2,059 Thanked: 16 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Congrats, man! Glad to hear you went through it well! The surgeon who performed the surgeries must be a magician of some kind haha! I'm guessing that after this is all done you'll feel like you've taken a massive load off your back; what with you being able to play painlessly again and everything! Must be awesome. I'm glad both of you guys did great with your tests/surgeries/medical stuff! I've been having a rather unsettling pain on my right hand's right side today, but I attribute it to me having played a lot more than usual this past week (almost 3-4 hours non-stop , haven't done that in years). If it goes away then I'll let it pass, but if it keeps going like this for a couple more days then I'm definitely getting it checked. Mattmc74 and Chris Migdalski like this. Sum, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo dubito; dubito, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo sum.

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03-14-2012, 09:31 AM	#80
Mattmc74 SS Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 13,941 Thanked: 325 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Very cool! Looks like it could be used as a weapon as well!

03-17-2012, 05:06 AM	#81
Mattmc74 SS Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 13,941 Thanked: 325 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Hospital called yesterday and the surgery on the right hand will be on Monday at 10:30am.

03-20-2012, 08:41 AM	#85
Mattmc74 SS Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 13,941 Thanked: 325 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Day 2 - All the swelling is gone and the wrist feels good. Still have to have it wrapped up for 24 more hours but thats no big deal. Tiny bit of pain when I move it but nothing that would require pain meds. Seems like this surgery is going to be just like the left hand! I'm soooo glad I had it done!

03-20-2012, 03:48 PM	#87
Domkid118 Knives and Wolves Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Brighton UK Posts: 179 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Best of luck with the surgery man, iv had similar problems, Dr's and Chiropractors put it down to my back problems, but seeing about Carpal tunnel i have a feeling it could be down to this, my hands fingers and constantly cold and stiff, i also get shooting pains down my forearms, Have you had symtoms like this? arthritis runs im my family but i am only 19 so im hoping it is not that yet :/ Mattmc74 likes this. Ouroboros symbol of eternal life Check out my band: http://www.facebook.com/deadharts

03-21-2012, 08:54 AM	#89
Mattmc74 SS Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 13,941 Thanked: 325 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Well here are the pics I said I would post of the right hand after surgery. Feels good to get the itchy wraps off of it and let some air get to it! Have a bit of pain in it if I move it too much but just like the left hand i'm going to be taking it easy on it for a while. Right hand wrapped.jpg Right hand unwrapped 48 hours after surgery.jpg

03-21-2012, 10:24 AM	#90
Chris Migdalski SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port St. John, FL Posts: 106 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	not to bad sir looks like it will be minimal scarring Mattmc74 likes this.

03-23-2012, 03:02 PM	#92
Mattmc74 SS Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 13,941 Thanked: 325 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Today the hand feels good. I can grab onto and hold small light things, can even use it when I was driving my Jeep earlier today. Still feels a bit tender but i'm being careful not to over do it. Incision is a bit red but not puffy or infected looking at all, seems like the swelling went down faster on this hand than the other one. The left incision is great but it is "bumped up" more than the right wrist as of right now. But all in all both hands are doing very good. slowro likes this.

03-28-2012, 07:13 AM	#93
Mattmc74 SS Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 13,941 Thanked: 325 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Can pretty much use my hand now without any pain, have not tried to squeeze anything hard yet but I bet if I did there would be a bit of pain. Going to the doc tomorrow to get the check up. I will let you all know how it goes. Alberto7 likes this.

03-28-2012, 11:59 AM	#94
Alberto7 At Fort Kickass Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Montréal, QC Posts: 2,059 Thanked: 16 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Good, man! Although it sounds that your right hand has taken a little bit longer to heal than the left, am I correct? I'm also going to go ahead and guess that your left one (the one you had the surgery on first... I don't remember well anymore ) is fully healed already and you're using it normally, yeah? Sum, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo dubito; dubito, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo sum.

03-28-2012, 08:50 PM	#95
Mattmc74 SS Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 13,941 Thanked: 325 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Yeah your correct I hand the left one done first and then the right, and it is taking longer for the right one to heal up. I bet its just because i'm right handed and I use it more. But I get to go to the doctors tomorrow and have it checked out to see I will be able to go back to work or not. I'm supposed to go back on 4/2/12. Chris Migdalski likes this.

03-29-2012, 06:51 PM	#96
Mattmc74 SS Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 13,941 Thanked: 325 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Well the appointment with the doctor went good, he said both of my hands were healed up enough to go back to work on Monday with no restrictions. I'm still going to try and be nice to them as much as I can and not try to over due it and re-injure them. But al in all i'm glad I had it done! No more numbness and tingling in my palms and fingers and no more discomfort playing the guitar.

03-30-2012, 10:44 AM	#97
Alberto7 At Fort Kickass Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Montréal, QC Posts: 2,059 Thanked: 16 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So you're back to playing the guitar again without any pain? If that's the case, then main goal = achieved . I'm glad everything went as planned, man! Now all that is left to do is cherish what you have while you have it! Mattmc74 likes this. Sum, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo dubito; dubito, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo sum.

04-06-2012, 02:22 PM	#99
Mattmc74 SS Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 13,941 Thanked: 325 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Update - Both hands are completely healed with no pain at all and I can play guitar better than I have been able to in years! I'm so happy I got this done! If any of you are having problems with carpal tunnel I highly recommend the endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery! Thanks again to everyone that read this thread and for all of your support and well wishes when I was going through this! slowro likes this.

04-06-2012, 04:19 PM	#100
slowro Drunken Scot Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 454 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Excellent news mate! Good on for having the balls to tackle it and to make it beter. Its a bloody scary thought \m/ Mattmc74 likes this. I'm Scottish but I'm not Ginger my Easter Solo Challenge http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/rec...challenge.html

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