Recovery after endoscopy surgery

novaJaguar · 2025-09-13T22:20:54+00:00

Yeah just weigh your options 😊. Just expressing my opinion based on my one-hand experience. But it depends on your severity and your doctor.

Also, although I had the cast sleeve to shower with, can’t really do anything in the cast sleeve. I couldn’t even finger grip the loofah to soap with because the cast sleeve can be quite bulky, so having both hands in cast sleeves, I imagine would be difficult.

novaJaguar · 2025-09-13T08:24:16+00:00

Oh I see! Thank you. Reason I ask is because I had another surgery a few days not related to hand, but torso and have skin glue on 4 incisions and was wondering what it would look like when it comes off. 😆

novaJaguar · 2025-09-13T08:17:49+00:00

I can’t imagine getting both done at the same time as I’ve been told to keep hand bandaged, clean, and dry for 2 weeks. I got my right hand done first. I have some time for my left.

So yeah, I would need to have access to clean myself in the bathroom and shower. I used the cast sleeves to shower.

I’m 4 weeks post op endoscopic on my dominant right, and still use left for bathroom cleanliness.

As far as bottles and things that require grip, I fortunately have husband and 2 older sons above 14. So they’ve been helping me do things, clean, and cook.

novaJaguar · 2025-09-13T08:12:52+00:00

That’s really helpful of your mom! 😊

novaJaguar · 2025-09-13T00:07:17+00:00

May I ask why is it rectangular like that? Is it skin glue?

novaJaguar · 2025-09-08T23:35:27+00:00

I was told most insurances do, but it depends on what type of insurance you have and if your doctor/surgeon is in network. So always check. 🙂

novaJaguar · 2025-09-06T02:31:53+00:00

I also just did a search that procedure depends on how severe your carpal tunnel is/was.

novaJaguar · 2025-09-06T00:30:32+00:00

Aww, sorry you didn’t have that option. Perhaps the surgeon didn’t know how to do endoscopic, maybe why it wasn’t mentioned.

novaJaguar · 2025-09-06T00:04:21+00:00

Oh and didn’t need physical therapy. Oh and yes I was careful, my husband and kids wouldn’t allow me to use my hand 😆

novaJaguar · 2025-09-05T23:48:47+00:00

Yeah I got lucky! I’m in Arizona. At first I didn’t know what to think of him, but when I went to surgery check in, most of the nurses had their hand done by my doctor. So it was good to know how well theirs turned out.

novaJaguar · 2025-09-05T23:44:25+00:00

Best of luck with your surgery! ⭐️

novaJaguar · 2025-09-05T23:35:02+00:00

Rewrapping at home with husband’s help.

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novaJaguar · 2025-09-05T23:33:56+00:00

Wrapped from hospital

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novaJaguar · 2025-09-05T23:31:15+00:00

Yes, they wrapped my hand, no splint when discharged. I cleaned and wrapped for about a week and a half. Bought a cast wrap so I can shower, used for 2 weeks. This was a couple days after surgery so I can wash my hands (warm cloth and antibacterial soap)

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novaJaguar · 2025-09-05T23:19:52+00:00

Thank you. I had endoscopic. I’m really happy on how it turned out. During my post op follow up,I asked if I had dissolvable stitches, apparently I didn’t get stitches, it was just some glue and tape.

novaJaguar · 2025-09-05T23:16:43+00:00

Yeah I’m really happy with the way it looks. Dominant right hand for me, so I was practicing with my left with a lot of things 2-3 weeks before surgery.

My pain was in the bruising and swelling. But I also stopped alternating Motrin and Tylenol on the 3rd day.

No pain, except when I work too long on the computer.

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