If I am having general anesthesia when I wake up will there be alot of pain?

Thanks for your help.

I would be very surprised if you have any pain at all. If you're worried about pain - don't.

I had cubital decompression and transposition surgery (four months ago) and there was never any need to take anything for pain. The only discomfort I had was dealing with wrapping (ace bandage) on my arm. I was at the driving range hitting golf balls ten days after surgery.

Koot

Clerk,
You really won't have pain -- but you will find having your hand in a bandage is a pain. From one female to another -- get some sports bras so you won't have to hook up the ones you have. You have to wiggle into the sports bras but it's worth it. Using your elbow or inside of the elbow for tasks that you used to use your hand worked for me. I learned all kinds of things that my elbow could be used for instead of the bandaged hand. Going to the bathroom is another thing. And (excuse the bluntness of this thought, but I want you to know what you're getting into), if you have your period think of how you will have to work things with using a pad but doing it all one handed. I would not suggest tampons at this time. Make sure you have baskets handy for taking things from one part of your house to another. I bought a folding laundry basket and only put a few dirty clothes in it when I went downstairs to do laundry. Just think about what you will have to do one handed for about 2 weeks and you'll know what you need to get to prepare. Also, once the stitches are out, soak the area in water with baby oil in it.
--Jo

Hi, I've had carpal tunnel release surgery on my left hand. I had some incision pain but took some pain meds they gave me and that controlled it very well. I don't think you'll have too much pain but if you do, just take the meds for it. The thing that bothered me most was that he put a football sized bandage on my hand and left only the tips of my fingers poking out. It was ridiculous. I couldn't do anything. My brother had the same surgery and his Doctor put only a thin ace bandage over a band-aid so he got to use his hand right away. After three days of the "football" I couldn't take it anymore and took most of the bandage off. It healed just fine without all that bulk. Good luck on your surgery. By the way, my outcome was great and I have no more pain in my hand, the surgery was well worth it!

Be careful if they give you darvocet for pain. About a week after I was on this I thought I was trying to pass a baseball. Boy, does it make you constipated. I even ate loads of fruits and veggies and drank a lot of water for the second surgery thinking it would help. No, I still had that one morning of constipation. It was terrible.
--Jo

Hi All, All this info is helping me out! I do have a question. My internal doctor recommended me to an orthopedic surgeon when I told her about all the problems I am having with both my elbows and hands. It started about a year ago, my right elbow was always aching. My family doctor told me it was probally arthritis (I have DJD in several of my joints and have MRI's on them), so my doctor figured that was what it was and prescribed me Voltaren. Since taking the Voltaren, the aching has subsided, but about a month ago, I noticed everytime I bend my elbows (I am feeling it in both elbows) or lean it on a table top or arm rest, my fingers go numb. I did a web search and found info relating to Cubital Tunnel/ Ulnar Nerve. The internist dr said that was definately what it was. I also read that you can start to feel a loss of strength or weakness in your hands and at a more advanced stage of it. After I had read that, it had me kind of worried as I have lost about half of my strength in both of my hands, which I had told my doctors that before and they basically did not address it or acted like it was no big deal. To me it is a big deal, I now have to rely on others to open jars and bottles or carrying some things. I used to consider myself a very strong woman and now I feel weak, which I had thought it was just my fibro I was recently diagnosed with.

-My Question is at what stage do they decide before the do surgery? I made an appointment with the orthopedic surgeon and that is on May 3rd. Also, what kind of tests and treatment have they put any of you through before doing surgery. I am just trying to prepare myself, if surgery is what they feel would be the best option.

I have definately been watching how I use my arms as to help prevent the numbness and pins and needles. There is usually not much pain when I take the Voltaren 2 x daily. I am taking cymbalta also and it says you should use caution while taking the 2 together, so I had stopped for about a week with the Voltaren, but couldn't handle the aching and soreness of my elbow and other joints. I also take 3-5 darvocets daily for back pain (4 herniated disks), so I am wondering would they give me something a little stronger for pain, if I do have surgery.

I have so many health problems that have all of a sudden started poping up in the past 2 years. It is getting so annoying! :dizzy: But I feel that I deal with it pretty good though!:D

Best of luck to everyone else and have a great day!

Rain~ (Lorraine)

I had more pain before the surgery than after!

Hi there,

I have had 3 surgeries on my wrist and 1 on my elbow. Carpal Tunnel surery, TFCC, or,Triangular Fibro Cartilage COmlex repair that failed which led to a surgery DRUJ wich is a wrist reconstruction then Cubital Tunnel surgery all for the same arm.
In my experience, they always did the most conservitive kinds of treatment. They did EMG's, and MRI's for testing.
I have been on workers comp for almost 3 years for this stuff.
Of course I had pain after surgery. But I feel that I had some serious things going on that the docs were not listening to. Not to mention all the workers comp BS that goes on and my care for the elbow being prolonged for about for months when they finally started to believe after a year of complaining about it in the first place.
Anyway, I certainly wish you the best of look with these things. This was a long and painful process for me but I am sure that with your private insurance it wont be that bad
Chrissy