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A 63-year-old male asked:

Had carpal tunnel done 10 weeks ago. thumb and first two fingers are numb and third finger partially numb. still have some pain. edema is present?

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Dr. Stephen Southard
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Internal Medicine 17 years experience
See your surgeon: You should be comfortable readdressing this with your hand surgeon. As you want to make sure that everything is OK, postoperatively after your carpal tunnel release. Particularly if the numbness is new or worse than what is was prior to surgery. Best of luck.
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Family Medicine 39 years experience
See surgeon: and have him reevaluate your hand asap.
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