I notice so many responses that didn't have good luck with surgery. When I had mine probably 5 years ago or more, I had a surgeon that didn't cut up my wrist at all - he went in through the hand, and I went home with just a band-aid on my hand, and was crocheting that night. I would NEVER, EVER have the surgery where they cut your wrist open, and you have to have a cast or huge bandage on your wrist for 6 weeks. My wrist has just started bothering me again in the past couple of weeks, so I just went out and bought a new wrist splint. DON'T have the surgery unless you know the surgeon will do just the small cut in your hand. MUCH easier!!!