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Is It Normal To Experience Numbness In Hands Post Gall Bladder Surgery?
My husband had gallbladder surgery and then complications from that. He is experiencing numbness and pain in both hands, but the right hand is worse. He can t button his clothes and has no grip. The surgeon told him that this is sometimes common for a couple of weeks but shouldn t continue. It has been about 3 1/2 weeks since the first surgery.
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
It is uncommon for people to develop numbness and weakness of hands after gall bladder surgery. So, in my opinion, the two are not related.
You need to show your husband to a neurologist.
The common condition to exclude would be carpal tunnel syndrome, where the median nerve gets compressed at the level of wrist.
As of now, he would benefit from taking pregabalin capsules.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
It is uncommon for people to develop numbness and weakness of hands after gall bladder surgery. So, in my opinion, the two are not related.
You need to show your husband to a neurologist.
The common condition to exclude would be carpal tunnel syndrome, where the median nerve gets compressed at the level of wrist.
As of now, he would benefit from taking pregabalin capsules.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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