For Canterbury patients

Patients attending Dr Bland's clinic in Canterbury can use this forum as one possible means of communication with the clinic. You must log in to the site to use this forum and your postings will be invisibly tagged with your Canterbury clinic ID so that I can tell who you are but you do not need to reveal your identity to other readers of the forum. I will read and respond to comments on this forum on a regular basis

surgery for older patients

I came with my father to your clinic yesterday at the K and C. He is 92, and wondering whether surgery is the right treatment for his CTS. A couple of queries..what is the success rate of the surgeon whose list he has gone on? Can we be confident that the surgeon will actually carry out the procedure? Is the success rate for older people lower? Is the recovery time likely to be longer for an older person with grade 5 CTS? If you were him, would you elect for surgery? I would appreciate any help you can give. Thank you.

Return of Symptoms

Following my visit to you in January this year, I had second injections in both wrists in March. These were largely successful but now the symptoms are steadily becoming more troublesome both at night and during the day. Would it be possible, please, to have them tested again?

Many thanks.

AH

Left hand becoming worse....

Hi,

I had the steroid injection in my left wrist last year (31/12/12) and it has worked wonderfully although I have now started to get numbness and shooting pains again.... How do I go about getting another injection?

Thanks in advance

Left hand

Hi I had injections in both hands in March my right hand is 90% better still ,where as the left hand is bad again keeping me awake at night! is it possible to have another injection ? Thanks Simon

Numbness

I am 4 weeks post op and have had little problems till now.

Today for the first time since having op I have got numbness in the little finger and slightly in the palm of my hand. What do I do as I hAve been fine till today?

Regards

Vicky

Post op

I am 4 weeks post op and still finding it hard lifting heavy things etc. Just wanted to know if this is normal? Also I was hoping to get the other hand done before Xmas but my follow up for my first hand is not till December. Maybe it's not a good idea seeing as I'm still having pain etc in the hand that has been done.

Regards

Vicky

Injection success story

Following a steroid injection in each of my wrists on 16 October I am pleased to report that my symptoms virtually disappeared within a few days and I have now been more or less free from all symptoms for coming up 3 weeks.

Ultrasound Trial

I completed the 7 week ultrasound trial yesterday & during this time, I've worn splints each night. This treatment has reduced my symptoms greatly & I haven't suffered from pins & needles or pain throughout. As I've now completed the trail I thought I'd see if my symptoms returned if I didn't wear the splints & they did! I woke twice during the night with pins & needles & woke with painful hands in the morning. Maybe I was unlucky & didn't receive the live ultrasound but back to wearing the splints each night for me!!!

Brace not working

Hi my Carpal Tunnel in my right wrist is getting worst I'm having more numbness and unable to use my hand at times I think I need the next treatment the injection because the brace is not working as effectively any more. hope to hear from you soon. Paul D

Symptoms Returning

Dear Dr Bland, my symptoms have returned over the past month or so and are now causing a lot of tingling and numbness onthe phone, driving and at night. Is it possible to have my wrist re injected Thank You

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