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EMG -sensory not in range

I had a EMG/NCV done 3 times and 2 NCV came back stating under sensory my range wasn't in normal range.  I was told I had mild CTS by a nuerologist and an orthopedic dr.  But a hand specialist told me I didn't have it.  He said it was normal even though the test results state different.  He also said on his report "Nonspecific irritation of the hand/wrist."

My wrist hurts right below the thumb, my fingers tingle and have a numbness feeling to them (mostly at night but now in the day too), my hand shakes when holding heavy things.  I did have surgery for Dequervain's release and trigger thumb on the same hand.  

My question is do this sound like CTS?
Thanks for any response given.
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Thank you for your response! Sometimes I wonder if the Dr's think I'm making these symptoms up which I'm not.  It frustrates me for this dr to tell me I'm ok and then on his report he puts "nonspecific irritation of hand/wrist."  That tells me he has no idea what's wrong but then tell me I'm ok.
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Could well be, at some point everything is going to be subclinical, you notice it, but no-one else can. I am by now very familiar with the effects of CTS, and other nerve entrapments and of course to begin with the Dr's did not see them until things got quite severe and showed up on the NCV. personally I would go with the test results they don't lie.
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