Numbness tingling in index finger since 2012. no relief after carpel tunnel surgery. mri showed nerve damage in neck. can anything be done?

Hand surgeon: I recommend getting another opinion from a hand surgeon for diagnosis and treatment. I find it hard to believe that a neck problem would cause such a localized symptom in a distal area like one finger.

The are many facets : of this problem. Such as the quality or degree of numbness and tingling, the associated hand muscular exam, a neurological exam geared towards elucidating radicular or spinal complaints, the muscular exam of the entire extremity, the degree of disc protrusion and what exactly one means by the neck "nerve damage" What a nerve study may have shown and many other factors. There is no simplistic answe

Related?: Is the nerve damage in your neck related to the symptoms in the finger? That is one question to answer. It may not be related. If there is a lot of median nerve damage in the carpal tunnel, the residual symptoms may feel like what you describe. What was your median motor latency at the wrist, on the EMG report? Did you have an EMG study before your surgery? These answers would help.