Carpal Tunnel Decompression Surgery Treatment in India

Sara Shah, a 42-year-old graphic designer...

Sara Shah, a 42-year-old graphic designer and mother of two, had spent 15 years building her freelance career. For the past three years, she had been battling increasing numbness and a burning 'pins and needles' sensation in her right thumb, index, and middle fingers, which was her dominant mouse hand. The symptoms, initially worse at night, had progressed to constant daytime weakness. She'd drop her coffee mug and struggled to button her children's clothes, a simple task that now brought her to tears. Her primary care doctor referred her to a neurosurgeon after nerve conduction studies confirmed severe carpal tunnel syndrome. The neurosurgeon, Dr. Chen, explained that the ligament in her wrist was compressing the median nerve and that surgery to decompress it was the best option to prevent permanent nerve damage. Sara was terrified of surgery and the potential impact on her livelihood, but the pain and functional loss were unbearable. The outpatient procedure under local anesthesia was quicker than she expected. The immediate relief from the intense nighttime tingling was profound. Over six weeks of careful recovery, with occupational therapy, she gradually regained strength. By three months, she could draw and work on her tablet without pain for the first time in years. Emotionally, she journeyed from a state of anxious despair, fearing the loss of her creative identity, to immense relief and gratitude. Regaining the ability to perform delicate tasks restored not just her hand, but her confidence and sense of self.