In March and May of 2004, I had bilateral carpal tunnel surgeries. Within 6 months, I developed dups in both hands.
The doctors tell me it's not related.
Has anyone been able to prove otherwise?
The doctors, also, tell me it's painless. However, my hands ache all the time. Moreso when I have to grip something. Do any of you experience this pain?
Mari

A couple of things to add for consideration:

I developed Carpal Tunnel CT) about twenty years ago, but did not have surgery. I changed jobs and lifestyle. However, I'm the only member of my immediate family to have either, so I wonder if its possible that CT could a marker of future dups.

As for pain: I had no pain before surgery and very little afterwards. However, in the couple of years before surgery, I noticed that whenever I did yardwork or building projects around the house, my hands were sore and very tender and I remember being confused by this as I have a construction background and was not physically working that hard. The dups was clearly present and may have produced associated pain.

Also, for what its worth, my general doctor recognized dups as soon as I brought it to his attention and I think its more widely understood by the medical community than is sometimes suggested in this site.