Water pill for Carpal tunnel syndrome

Is a water pill effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome?

In this day and age, any health professional who prescribes a water pill for carpal tunnel syndrome must be a fool and dumb. There is zero evidence that water pills help people with symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. In fact, the water pills will cause dehydration and alter your electrolyte balance.

Please if you have carpal tunnel syndrome and no money, just wear a hand splint at night and during the day perform some type of hand and wrist exercise. You do not have to see a expensive physical therapist for these exercises. There are plenty of free videos on the web. If you have money, I still recommend the same treatment- spend the money on a dog at a shelter.

Disc Prolapse Surgery

I have been told I have disc prolapse and need surgery. Any suggestions?

Sure, avoid it. Patients with disc prolapse are often scared by surgeons into quickly having back surgery. The surgeons usually claim that this is an urgent procedure and shit will happen if the patient does not undergo surgery-all this is just bullcrap.

So far, there is very little evidence to show that surgery for disc prolapse has benefits. Only a few selected patients with disc prolapse benefit from surgery-the majority end up worse.

If you do not have what is called cauda equina, you should think twice about disc prolapse surgery. No matter how great the surgeon is, the chances that you will get better are slim to none. 

 My advice: lose weight, stop smoking and exercise everyday.  This has been shown to relieve the pain and improve quality of your life.

PS- I am a surgeon and have seen 1000s of patients who have undergone back surgery- am not impressed at all.

Home remedy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

I have carpal tunnel syndrome. Is there anything I can do at home?

Yes, for mild to moderate symptoms there are several options. If you have money, you may go for physical therapy, US therapy or take oral steroids. If you do not have money, buy a splint and wear it regularly at night. In the day time, you can perform wrist and hand exercises.

There are many FREE videos on the WEB as to the types of exercises you can perform. Treatments like vitamins, acupuncture and steroidal injections are worthless and a waste of money. In the mean time, lose weight.

Do not spend money buying ergonomic devices that are hyped to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. Evidence shows that these devices are nothing more than a swindle.

Surgery is never the first treatment of carpal tunnel and is almost never recommended for mild to moderate symptoms. Even if you do undergo surgery, the results suck.

Adapalene for Acne

I have moderate acne and have been prescribed adapalene by my doctor. Does this medication work?

Adalapene is a relatively new topical vitamin A derivative, which is used to treat mild to moderate ace. First it will not work if you have acne scars or severe acne. For those who have mild to moderate acne, the drug is excellent. Do not expect results in a few days. It often takes a few weeks for the maximal benefit. The product is also sold as Differin and Epiduo. To use it, apply the gel once a day. If you apply it more often, you will develop severe skin dryness and peeling of skin.

All people who use Adalapene should understand that initially the drug will make your skin look worse, but with time, the defective skin cells will fall and be replaced by newer, smoother and younger looking skin. Avoid going out in the sun when using this medication.

Yoga to tighten facial skin

Does "yoga face-lift" help tighten skin?

To be honest no one knows. The people who market this technique claim that yoga can tighten the facial muscle and improve skin tone. I think it is all bogus. Yoga does no such crap. Do you really believe that sitting on a mat for a few hours everyday can tighten your arse? If you believe this crap, then you are the right candidate for a yoga facelift.

Slash and Dash Face lift

What is a weekend face-lift procedure?

Anytime you hear a “quick” or a “mini face lift”, run or leave the country. These gimmicks are run by doctors turned into businessmen. In general, these are the “SLASH and DASH” surgeons who perform surgery on you on a weekend and then disappear. You go somewhere for a weekend, where you get slashed with a knife and by Monday the surgeon has dashed.

Best advice, anytime you hear of a quick cosmetic procedure on TV, it means bad news for the patient. Avoid such doctors because they are more into business and care less about your health.

Face lift Surgery

Is face-lift a safe procedure?

Even though there are some great cosmetic surgeons, the procedure has the potential to cause many serious complications. You may develop scars which are prominent, your skin sensation may change because the nerves may be damaged. You may experience permanent hair loss. The most serious is injury to the facial nerve, which can weaken your facial muscles-this is a permanent complication. 

My best advice is to seek a good cosmetic surgeon. There are many good plastic surgeons and like everything else, there are plenty of bad ones. So the most important thing is the selection of your surgeon. Face lift surgery is elective and you should never rush into it. Always back off if you feel pushed.