Well....after lots of careful thought and research I'm gonna go ahead and pull the trigger on the Ct surgery.My doctor said the (EMG) Electromyography (nerve conduction test) is showing that things are just getting worst .I'm gonna do the right hand first since it's the worst and than possibly the left after January and I get some healing time on the right.I'm hoping that I can at least play some slide and blow the harp while recovering but we'll see how things go.
The state of California denied me disability benifits cause I am a self-employed Painting Contractor.I really hate this state.I paid taxes all my adult working life into the system and they said that cause I have not been working and paying out for several months during what they call the claim period that I am ineligible...what a crock .If any of you could say a little prayer and send some mojo my way I would be ever so grateful.It's bad enough that my kids are bummed out that their old man 43 years old can't do half the stuff I could 9 months ago due to my current situation.They are very understanding and just want me to get better so I can do the things I used to before this crap went down.I will keep you posted on the results in case their might be some one else dealing with bad hands and wondering about this type of surgery.
Happy holidays to all
Eric

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1986 Fender Sidekick Reverb 35
1990 Fender Red Knob - "The Twin"
1992 Fender Newporter - Acoustic
2000 Fender American Series Strat - Natural ash
2010 Fender Mustang 1
2011 Fender Blacktop Jazzmaster -Sunburst
2012 Fender Champion

MOJO, you got it, had a workmate who had the surgery a couple of years ago and never looked back, something wrong with the whole system these day's, you work all your life and just when you need a little payback some desk jockey decides your not eligable "CRAP just CRAP" though if you bust the banking system it's a million buck pay off..................is it just me I could have made an even bigger mess than the gamblers and desk jockeys in charge of the banks and walked away with a nice little pay off to last more than six lifetimes, where's the firing squad when you need them

Mojo sent to you scarleg, I went through this myself so I can tell you that in a few weeks you'll be glad you did it too. Good luck.
Claude.

prayers have been coming your way since you replied to my post eric.
keep us posted as im thinking about doing it too.

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Thanks all,
I am really looking forward to my hands being useable again so I may go back to work and play guitar again like I once could

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1986 Fender Sidekick Reverb 35
1990 Fender Red Knob - "The Twin"
1992 Fender Newporter - Acoustic
2000 Fender American Series Strat - Natural ash
2010 Fender Mustang 1
2011 Fender Blacktop Jazzmaster -Sunburst
2012 Fender Champion

Prayers and much MOJO your way.I also had both hands done,just make sure you don't push to hard trying to recover,take your time and if you don't your hands will let you know you have gone to far too fast!

Oklahoma mojo to you Eric. You'll heal up and never look back. Best to you......... Mike

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Best of luck to you, and hope you have a speedy recovery! my dad had carpal tunnel when I was younger so I know it isn't very nice to deal with, sending some mojo your way!

Drew

My thoughts and prayers are with you my friend and I can empathize fully with you as I have issues with my hands and have been given the runaround with insurance companies and Workers Compensation also.They will take your money quite readily but you have to fight to get one cent of benefits from them.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

good luck man, thoughts are with you. i too can empathize, my right hand has some sort of muscular contraction disorder. tell us how it goes and keep us updated on the situation

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riley