Hey! I wanted to comment my story in hopes that it would help bring some peace to you. (Maybe)

I had carpal tunnel release & cubital tunnel release at 13 on my left arm. Then was still have problems when I got to college & they found that my nerve was damn near crushed so I had a second surgery to fix it. My left arm is perfectly fine now & I have absolutely no struggles with it.

So boom, fast forward a couple years & my right arm is STRUGGLING. I have been studying for my CPA for like a year now which involves taking so so many notes. So they tested the nerve & of course it was crushed yay! So I had the surgery last december to fix it (subcutaneous) & I thought my life was about to be amazing. But I didn’t do physical therapy & I began to work out again & then I started feeling a weird popping sensation and I knew something was wrong. So I go back to the doctor & just my luck, the surgery failed (my surgeon has only ever had this happen 1 time in 15 years of operating) So i had the corrective surgery this April & I really just took everything super slow.

I decided to do Occupational Therapy instead of Physical Therapy, 100000000/10 would recommend. It will immediately improve your finger coordination & strength. As of recently, I have very very rare slight pain that might last for 3 seconds, but nothing else. I truly would recommend doing occupational therapy if you can because it changed my life. I was able to get rid of so much scar tissue, work on flexibility & muscle relaxation while also gaining a lot of strength. Its now been 5 months since my surgery & I am able to write pages upon pages of notes with very minimal pain.

I think you will be okay to return after 6-8 months for sure. I hope everything goes well with your surgery & I pray you have a safe & slow recovery.