u/PapayaDesigner1724

I am getting carpal tunnel surgery on my left wrist and one for my thumb. (Aug 8)

On the right hand they are doing carpal tunnel el surgery and cubit tunnel surgery. (Aug 14)

Is there anything I need to know such as:

Items to have for recovery (comfort and necessary stuff to function).

What do they usually prescribe for pain during recovery?

How long is the recovery time?

Is there anything I shouldn’t do other than lifting heavy things and walking my almost 90 pound dogs? (My partner can do this for me while I’m recovering.)

Thank you!

What steps did you take for this?

I have done muscle relaxers and trigger point injections but I don’t know the next step. I stopped the injections almost a year ago because they kept switching providers and they stopped working as effectively over time.

I could not get the steroid shots because I’m a diabetic and it raised my blood sugar to near 550 for a week. So, they gave me lidocaine only.

Thank you.