I had carpal tunnel surgery 7 months ago and still have numbness

"The pain and numbness may go away right after surgery or may take several months (up to 12 months) to subside, depending on the degree of median nerve damage from prolonged compression in the carpal tunnel. Try to avoid heavy use of your hand for up to 3 months."
It's good your surgeon is sending you for nerve conduction testing. The nerves usually regenerate from damage and even from severance. Let us know your results.
Best wishes.
https://carpaltunnel.ie/after-surgery/#:~:text=The%20pain%20and%20numbness%20may,for%20up%20to%203%20months.

Thank you. I will post again after my appointment tomorrow to hear about
the test results.

@garyw2 There can be other causes with overlapping symptoms that were missed. For example, I had carpal tunnel surgery, and it did not correct all the numbness and tingling. It turned out I also had thoracic outlet syndrome which causes the same symptoms by affecting the same nerves where they pass through the neck and shoulders.

Here is some information.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/thoracic-outlet-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20353988
My therapy for TOS is myofascial release therapy done by my physical therapist. Here is some information about that too.

Neuropathy - "Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR) for treating compression and pain"
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/

Hi, I am 5 months post op, did it ever get better?

@jaz65 7 months is a long time. Did you have P/T after the surgery?

I’ve had 4 surgeries on my left hand alone including carpal tunnel. I felt better about 4 weeks after.

One thing you might try, massage (deeply) into the muscle on your fore arm just below your elbow.

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