I had carpal tunnel surgery almost a year ago this april. Since the sugery its been still painful at times but i just thought it was healing pains. It seems to be getting worse. I have still numbness in between the middle and the right finger. Also stiffness in the fingers and wrist. Washing my hand in cold water almost brings tears to my eyes. It throbs painfully sometimes for no apparent reason. I dont do any heavy lifting at all, so im not sure whats happening. Honestly I'm a bit worried because this is from a car accident and my year is up. So if i need to go back to the doctor I have to pay for it. thanks for any help. I still do my excercises every once in a while too. nothing else i can think of. is it normal?