No hoax for me (Score 1)

Carpal Tunnel was definitely not a hoax for me. No way would I go under the knife just to get out of a few months of work. My carpal tunnel did not however develop from typing. Mine was from working with an air impact gun at a tire store, and developed in a very short period of time, about 3 months.
Thankfully, the corrective surgery for the problem ended up fixing me up good as new. I no longer have any numbness, or pain in my wrists or fingers. Since I was only about 23 years old when I had the surgery, my body was able to recover much more rapidly than most people having the surgery later in life.
Good luck to anyone who is unfortunate enough to have to live with this condition.