B6 for carpal tunnel

I don't have it and haven't used it for that reason, but I can tell you that I went to a neurologist years ago for nerve problems and he advised taking B complex for at least 3 months, and preferably ongoing.

It can't hurt - and get a brace for your wrist/hand, too.

I need to try this. I take B complex once a day but I am going to start on twice. I wear a brace at night but still get pain and numbness during the day. I read about lemongrass essential oil helping so I put some in lotion and put that on and it smelled good but I am not sure if it helped.

I had surgery 3 years ago on both hands at once. I was worried about wiping of course but I managed fine. I was totally desperate as I went from only having trouble in one hand to both being a nightmare. I had the keyhole surgery and had big bandages for 24 hours then much smaller ones after. Most of my fingers were free from the start.

They showed me in hospital to put a disposable glove on the wiping hand (may need help) and although it was a bit tricky, after a day or two I didn't have any issues.

I had a bit of help drying myself for a few days but again I managed. I didn't wash my hair much at the start.

I ws so glad I had both done at the same time.

My orthopedist would not do both at once. I wouldn't have been able to manage. I had a one year old and no way would I want to be without use of my hands for almost 3 weeks (which is how long the stitches needed to stay in to make sure they wouldn't open). In one year (3 months between each surgery), I had one carpel tunnel, then the other, then a trigger finger release, and then the other trigger finger on the other hand.

I don't really recommend doing both at the same time. Unless you have someone who will help you clean yourself, you won't be able to do it for the first few days.

I had problems with it that got really bad when I was pregnant. I never did the B6. I had braces that I wore at night and had cortisone shots to limp me along until I had my baby. Then I did have both hands done but not at the same time. My orthopedic surgeon wouldn't do them both at once, and since I had a newborn at home at the time I wouldn't have wanted to do it that way anyway.

My surgeries were done two weeks apart, done arthroscopically so they were minimally invasive. Stitches were out for the first hand at the appointment for the second one two weeks later. Aside from taking a while to regain strength in my hands, I was able to go back to most activities within a few days to a week. Recovery was very quick and the scars are maybe 3/4" long at the most. If I had it to do all over, I definitely would. I haven't had any issues since.

For those that have had the surgery, I'm interested to hear what sort of bandaging etc you had on your hands? I am the one who posted that they had both at the same time and although difficult, I was able to manage with toileting etc by myself from day 1. It wasn't easy but I didn't have any issues. Glove on one hand, pulling pants etc (very loose elastic ones) with one hand and I had minimal pain. After 2 days I had the big dressing off and only had the surgical tape on so movement wasn't restricted much. Obviously I couldn't do a lot but the major worry of toileting was no problem. If you couldn't use your hand for weeks, was this due to bandaging, pain or restricted movement? Just curious LOL.

My scars are two on each hand about 1/4 inch - teeny!

My surgeon had a big discussion with me first about it. He doesn't do both at once very often at all and would only do it because my dd was a teen and my dh could take time off work. As it turned out, my dh had to go back to work after a couple of days as his assistant was diagnosed with cancer and had to have emergency surgery but he left food out for me and would come home at lunchtime and I recovered well.

It is amazing when you speak about it just how common this condition is.

My surgeries were not done arthroscopically. My orthopedist said that the success rate, at the time, was very low for that type. I have about 2 inch scars on my palms but you can't see them because he followed the lines on my hands. I had big bandages for a couple days and then just wrapped for 2 1/2 weeks. I had to wear a brace on one hand for over a year and the other a couple of months after the surgery. I heal really slowly but I haven't had any problems since. Just shaking from muscle fatigue that really cannot be reversed.

I'm also curious about the bandaging and healing process for many of you.
I say this because my dad had the surgery when he was in his upper 80s because the pain would wake him up at night.
He was home and eating soup with that hand a couple hours after the surgery. He healed really fast too.