I did a tremendous amount of research on carpal tunnel surgery. I had constant acute pain in my neck and back and tried getting relief through chiropractic and deep tissue massage but nothing helped. Twice I tried steroid treatment and the pain went away only to return with in a month. Now it's been over one month since the surgery and I am back working in my garden, weed wacking, moving heavy items around and opening any jar in front of me. I don't even think about my neck or back any more. In 2 weeks I will be testing for my CPR certification and have confidence that I will pain free doing life saving thrusts for the first time in many years. If I do "over do it" during my work day, I use my wrist braces over night and wake up feeling great and we'll rested. I remained independent from the time I got home from surgery and have been improving and getting stronger every day....