<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>Hello to = all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>Anyone out = there in our business had carpal tunnel surgery?  Was it successful?  Did = it affect your ability to do your job?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>After 20 = years of pounding away at pianos (and perhaps not using the best habits at all times), I'm = facing the prospect of this surgery, and I'd like to have all the information I = can glean - I'm also trying to explore non-surgical solutions.  I've = heard pro and con stories on the results of such surgery, but have not talked with = anyone in our business who has had it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>Any helpful = feedback would be greatly appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>Randy Rush, RPT</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>