It has nothing to do with age. They repetition and the amount of hours of the same repetition is the culprit, not age. I first noticed my symptons at the age of 24 and did not have the surgery until I was 43. There are flexing exercises and gloves that will help temporarily relieve pain, but at some point you may have to have the surgery. I tried just about everything that was suppose to help relieve the numbness and pain, but did have the surgery and do not regret it at all. They are now saying that people who play video games, and tex messaging, for hours on end are having a different type of nerve problem with their thumbs, I think.
It has nothing to do with age. They repetition and the amount of hours of the same repetition is the culprit, not age. I first noticed my symptons at the age of 24 and did not have the surgery until I was 43. There are flexing exercises and gloves that will help temporarily relieve pain, but at some point you may have to have the surgery. I tried just about everything that was suppose to help relieve the numbness and pain, but did have the surgery and do not regret it at all. They are now saying that people who play video games, and tex messaging, for hours on end are having a different type of nerve problem with their thumbs, I think.
After you had the surgery, do you have some lost feeling in your hand? My mother had the surgery because she works for a hospital and they told her it was job related and they would pay for it, anyway, she has lost some feeling at certain points in her hand. I now also have this and I am afraid to have the surgery. I have used the braces but they do not really work for me. I suffur alot at night while I am trying to sleep!!! My hands get completly numb!
You will know when it's time for sugery.
I would wake up and for an hour I had total numbness in my hand, I could not hold a pen to write a note. The pain would wake me up at night.
I went in October and had my right hand done. A piece of cake (pardon the pun). I didn't have to take pain pills after and I was using my hand like normal the next day.
I just had to be careful getting it wet and not to rip the stitches. I told the doctor I had a wedding cake to do in two weeks. She said that would be fine, in fact it would be good for me.
I went on vacation the week after the surgery with no problem. I still have some pain but the numbness has went away.
She told me that it may not work and there was a 5% chance it would be worse.
I was suppose to go back to get the left done and havent' done it. I think I will soon because it is getting bad.
There is a test they run on you to see if you have carpel tunnel and how bad it is.
I'm right handed, but for some reason latetly my left hand it's been hurting, is hard to open a soda, hold a cup of coffe and lifting groceries bags, could this be carpal tunnel??
Thanks.
I have full use of my hand. Recovery was very short. Hardley had any pain medication. My strength in griping is not the same, but I still have strength. No loss of feeling. I would wake up every night with total numbness in and and all the way up my arm. I would do it again if the other hand had gotten worse.
My mom had surgery in both hands, and twice in one and she lost strength in both hands, she is unable to open cans or do anything that involves strenght with her hands. I'm afraid to have surgery in the future and I will ask my doctor what can I do to prevent it.
nglez09 and qtkaylassweets,
I have had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands. I had it done in the late 90's early 2000's. I have not regretted it at all. I have not had any problems and have not lost any feelings in any part of my hands. The surgeon that did mine made the incisions along one of the natural lines in my hands so you can't even tell it was done. If I had to do it again I wold without hesitation. Mine was actually brought on by opening and closing the door of a school bus for 8 years. So, it can be brought on by anything.
Bradymom
I had surgery on both of my hands and have also lost some strength but at least I can use them and there is no pain. Before the surgery I couldn't pick up anything without dropping it and my hands hurt all the time. to me it was well worth it. If you type a lot use a wrist rest and mouse pad with a padded rest on it and also make sure your keyboard is at the correct height. You'd be amazed at how much strain that takes off of your your wrist. I tried the braces and many cotizone shots (very painful) before opting for surgery. If I had it to do over again I wouldn't have waited so long.
I had the Surgery in my left hand before I started decorating cakes because f the repetiveness of being a seamstress. I have had no problems of any kind. I now have it in my right hand but don't want to go through the surgery until I can't take it anymore. Not because I am afraid but because I don't want to be without the use of my right hand for any legnth of time. I sleep with a brace of sorts and do exersises. I know I will eventually have to go ahead and have it done. Probably when I can no longer hold an icing bag to do a simple border. LOL
And do you "get" arthritis or is it something innate?
I have psoriatic arthritis, which presented with the arthritis before the skin condition which is uncommon and affects my spine more so than fingers and toes also uncommon.
You can not "catch" my disease, it is considered an auto immune disorder affecting men more than women. And I was finally diagnosed ten years after my symptoms appeared, because my son presented first. However, it is not strictly hereditary BUT there is a genetic contribution.
So in answer to your question, you are probably safe from my arthritis. 
I just had the surgery in Dec. But to make matters worse I had a bone reduction done from my thumb. So my hand is in a cast till next week. I will let you know after the cast comes off how the right hand feels. I did my right hand first at this time due to no cake orders now. I will get my left hand down later.
I believe I have carpal tunnel as well. I have used and abused my hands with crochet, crosstich, playing the guitar, knitting, baking, weaving, typing/using the mouse a whole lot (computer graphic artist for 15 years) and now cake decorating LOL... you name it, I've probably done it. For some reason, my hands always have to be busy. Although I haven't seen a doctor yet and I've only been experiencing the pain for the past year, which wakes me up in the middle of the night 
would it be best to see a neurosurgeon or a hand surgeon?
im 21 years old have been decorating for 4 years and was just diagnosed. its not to the point that i need surgery yet. sleeping in the brace helps relieve the numbing problem at night. but the fact that arthritis runs heavily in my family i already have it in my fingers a little bit, makes it more likely to develop the syndrome in the first place especialy with the repetive motions.
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