Post op numbness
Had right hand carpel tunnel release 5 days ago on Tuesday Feb 12. I was told I had severe cts by nerve testing. I have been moving my wrist and can almost completely make a fist. Have had almost no pain and mostly normal feeling since the freezing wore off untill today. This morning around 10 am my fingers and entire palm have fallen asleep. Pins and needles and has been this way with no reliefe since. It is now after 6pm. Is this something to be concerned about? Or should the numbness go away? My Dr is closed untill Tuesday.
Thanks.
It was the 4 fingers and my palm. It went away shortly after I elevated and stopped using my hand last night and is still gone this morning. I had been using my hand normally all day yesterday picking things up and leaving it hang at my side. Maybe I used it too much.
If it was all 4 fingers but not the thumb then that takes in the territory of both the median and ulnar nerves so it's not likely to be directly a problem with the CTS as such. As long as it's gone now I probably wouldn't worry about it too much. JB
Are all of the fingers affected or is the little finger OK? JB