Post Op - Still have symptoms

I had left carpal tunnel decompression surgery on 29th May 2013. Prior to the surgery I had all the signs of CTS symptoms, the consultant operated on my left hand 2 weeks after his diagnosis as he informed me I needed an urgent operation on both hands due to the severity, he told me I have bi-lateral CTS, & collapsed carpal in my right hand ? & also nerve damage. He did not perform a nerve conduction test. He removed my stitches 2 weeks after my operation on 29th May.

CTS tender to touch?

The triad of CTS symptoms appears to be pain, numbness or tingling: in the early days I had all of this combination. However, there appears to be no definitive description of what type of pain you should experience in CTS. I have now developed tenderness (ie. pain upon palpation) over the bony joint at the base of my left index finger (ie. the junction of the metatarsal and the proximal phalange of my index finger). This tenderness is associated with stiffness, and painful range of motion of the same index finger which is worse in the morning or after rest.

Advice (and reassurance) needed pls

Hi there,

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I'll attempt to give you a thorough context! Back in April I tripped over a concrete step and put a lot of my weight on out stretched hands. It didn't particularly hurt, in fact my pride hurt more. I didn't think about it again.

Questionaire Results.

Im new here, I'm 33 and male. I've recently had several doctor appointments because of my hand problems, (numb fingers, pain, stiffness, tingling etc). He didn't think it was CTS but after having the electric tests it was decided I have CTS in both hands. I have now had steroid injections in both hands and I think it's improved but I still struggle with power tools and the touchscreen on my iPad. Anyway, I completed the questionaire and got a very low likelyhood of having CTS? This seems strange? Screenshot of results. http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/6194/q5fy.jpg

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