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¿Question #1743?
Cavedog_pdx: So how much do your wrists have to hurt before you need carpal tunnel release surgery?

robigo: Until the surgery hurts less.
Radien: Eww. A lot. Those surgeries are expensive and never guarantee permanent results.
raenman: Pretty Bad
kathleenryan: when splinting doesn't help
Guantanamo: enough
Daezee: I don't know, I've never really looked into it before.
spayne: a lot
Spatulaguy: More than not very much.
LilRed: Pain is a matter of perception. Make sure you get some kind of motor impairment.
IJsje: More than they do now?
aleo09: depends on your pain thresehold
radynski: I fix the problem before surgery
Dane: Try Active Release Therapy before you look a surgery - very effective
DHEK: I imagine they'd have to hurt A LOT till you can't use your hands properly.
Eric Haas: Don't bother with the surgery, just amputate your hands.
DGSI: as much pain as nessacary
Ender Barney: no
AKARed: If you have to ask that question, you need the surgery. I've had it on my ulnar nerve. It's no fun. You are never fixed.
citizengeek: seek professional advice...
heli: do this test: put your palm together with fingers pointed straight up. now lower your hands until your wrists prevent them getting any lower. If the pain was so much that you couldn't complete the instruction, you need to get advice from a professional.
bwildrick: A good bit.
sidkuhn: a lot
FrozenHoHos: I can ask my father.
ciscokidnj: enought to file for workers comp
lone: a lot more than you'd think.
RinzaiZen: a lot
jasta6: Ask your insurance company, they will determine that........ your screwed dude!.............................................................................................................................................
brainrob: It would need to hurt pretty bad
consectari: Until you can no longer game due to the pain.
JackRandom: Isn't this kind of personal... what I use my wrist for and how much is nobodys business!
Loquutus: Dunno.
bigbadsteve: this much | |
scriptorum: Sure, go to boardgamegeek.com for medical advice. That's sensible.
skrutsch: a lot
POvidiusNaso: Not much. At the first sign of discomfort, go in for surgery.
meshuggener: Pretty bad.
ZombyDawg: wouldn't know
GI Joe: Enough so that I cannot function.
e.c.r.: depends on your HMO
obob: answer enough of these questions and you'll know for sure
kennyb: a lot
Legend Dan: If I can type, I'm fine.
sourwyrm: not sure
puffinge: doesn't matter how much to me, I'll perform the surgery for you right now.
2amp: that's between you & your doctor
Redneon: A lot.
Karlsen: I don't know
yossarians: when you have to ask the question
bluebehir: more than I know
CapAp: They have to hurt like real bad.
Lord_Prussian: A goodly amount. It didn't really do that much for me.
djlg: Persistency is a better measure than the level of pain.
MisterCranky: I don't know, find the little chart with 10 faces and circle the fourth from the left.
Belash: a little more. stop being a wimp
snoozefest: varies
Quest22: IANAD
Mike A: I'll ask the surgeon when I see him. Actually, I'm seeing him about an unrelated wrist injury, though.
Wintergoblin: A lot
ValJor: I hope I'll never know the answer to this one
batman: Hands fall off.
GuyHill: please. My RSI is bad enough as it is, thank you
darthcliff: Enough to effect your typing.
toulouse: On a scale of burning to numb, 8.
hibikir: Carpal tunnel is all about bad posture. I've been typing for over 25 years, and my wrists have never had a problem
gnomehome: It's not bothering me.
CortexBomb: Hopefully more than mine do now, I blame Geekquestions
chaddyboy_2000: Pretty bad.
dakarp: A whole lot. surgery should generally be a last resort.
tragicpoet: Twelve
CDRodeffer: Sigh.
skelebone: Probably quite a bit.
Spielfreak: dunno
jttm: That much
Blackwind: I lost feeling in them long ago.