Carpal Tunnel Relief Advice?

I had numbness and tingling in my fingers. At night it would wake me up, and my whole arm would be numb but hurting at the same time. I'd have to get up and shake my arm to get the feeling back. I had it in both hands also, so if it wasn't one side keeping me up, it was the other. Sleeping in wrist splints sometimes helps. They keep your wrists straight. Elevation, heating pads, and pain meds really did nothing for me because the nerve is compressed. That's what causes the problem. Eventually I had bilateral carpal tunnel surgery. Best thing I ever did. I had one hand done, and then the other. Had the surgery on Thursday, went to work on Monday. Not nearly as bad as I thought it would be, and the relief was immediate.