Hi Group,

I just joined today. I would like to share my condition of CTS:

I am 30.I am not using computer much, more reading on the screen than
taping. no real hard work with my hands, but I am very much stressed.

It started a few months ago. First, I did not pay too much attention
to those tinglings in my fingers that woke me up during the night...
But it become insisting...and it was CTS.

I only have the tingling sensation, in both my hands, and sometimes
also in my feet. Mo real pain just this bothering feeling especially
when during my sleep. Sometimes the pain gets till my upper arm, and
even my shoulder and back, like somebody pressing my arm, but this is
not constant. I noticed that when I am the most stressed that I have
pain in my arm and shoulder.

The Dr. gave me injections : Dexamethasone 4 mg and ibuprofen 75 mg,
every other day for 3 times, and ibuprofen 50 mg tablets 2 times a
day for one month.
In the beginning of the injections, all the pain was gone, but after
a few days, it was like nothing happenend. Sometimes when I hang on
the phone, my hand is so weak, i have to make an effort to reopen it.

Now, I stopped the pills, the Dr. said it seems useless. I should do
the EMC/NCV to know how much is the severity of my CTS. He said if it
is severe, then I need surgery, if not, may be I should use high dose
steroids right into the nerve.

I defineteley "will not" go trough surgery, as apparently all this is
from stress. ALso, I dont have real pain, just a bothering sensation
of dysesthesia.

My questions:

1- Do I need to do the EMC/NCV anyway ? and how is it done ?
2- Have you heard about EFT. I read some articles about CTS releaved
with this technique. Does anybody know about that ?
3- What non chirurgical ways do you suggest me ?

So sorry if my post is long, but I am sure you all know when you have
this feeling you want to share with people who know your pain.

Thanking you in advance.

Najoo.