A Familiar, Unfamiliar Feeling

Summary

A surgeon who doesn't believe surgery always fixes everything (especially pain) developed severe bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands during 2020 lockdown from repetitive surgical hand movements, with EMG nerve conduction study in February 2021 confirming clinical carpal tunnel that risked irreversible hand damage affecting her ability to perform surgery and even brush her hair. After trying ice, acupuncture, weekly massage, Gua Sha, and minimal anti-inflammatories for months with no improvement, she had left hand surgery but experienced 3-4 months of continued pain plus new surgical pain with persistent symptoms, so she postponed the right hand surgery and was disappointed. In September 2021 she discovered Dr. Joe's work, did the progressive online workshop, and as a "go all-in" type-A personality (who ran 4 marathons in a year) attended Cancun 2021 week-long retreat with intention to "feel more whole." Almost leaving Sunday early, her healing occurred during the very last Body Electric meditation on the final day where despite being "mortified" and "horrified" at flopping around "like a fish out of water" on the beach, energy moved through her body filling her with unfamiliar love, and she felt hot metal plates on both wrists that then "disappeared" completely. A follow-up EMG nerve study in February 2022 (1 year later, same doctor) showed completely normal results for both hands, with her orthopedic surgeon confirming the normalization despite her still operating full-time as a surgeon.