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I used to do animal research for a hand surgery group (Kleinert and Kutz, the ones who did the hand transplant surgery here in the US) and i am no expert on this by any stretch.
But, if I remeber correctly the surgery really isn't the way to go, it isn't as succesful as carpal tunnel releases. If they give you the cortisone and PT option, take it.
I haven't worked in this field for almost 10 years now and things may have changed a lot, but I would do some research.