@mcden
I had carpal tunnel release surgery a couple weeks ago on my right hand. It was classified as “moderate” based upon EMG/nerve conduction study. It has helped relieve the pain/numbness and I am working on PT and massaging scar (they give you a little hard ball to roll on your palm scar tissues). I want to do the left hand later this year. It has “mild” carpal tunnel but it gets numb and wakes me up at night. I am happy I did it and probably should have done it sooner but it was hard to determine what was carpal tunnel vs spinal stenosis/radiculopathy and cervical myelopathy.

Good luck making your decision. I never tried injections but have heard they temporarily help relieve symptoms for some. I went straight to surgery once I learned that nerve damage can become permanent if you delay too long.