 [ Symptoms ] i had wrist surgery it was the biggest mistake of my life [ Disease ] well in general this is a quite common surgery with a good success rate this surgery usually is performed to decompress spinal nerves that are being pinched by collapsed discs in the upper spine decompressing these nerves relieves pain and can increase range of motion in the neck that said each individual person heals differently smoking can greatly decrease the body is ability to heal tissue well so you can help yourself by quitting smoking at least a month before the surgery consult your surgeon before implementing any of the following suggestions but i always suggested surgical patients take some extra vitamin c and eat a little extra protein in the weeks leading up to a procedure unless you have been prescribed vitamin e which is rare you can discontinue it before surgery it is a blood thinner  which means your blood may not clot well duringafter surgery you also can discontinue most herbs or supplements in general i advised surgical patients not to take anything that was not prescribed by their doctor in the weeks heading up to surgery your surgeon will have specific guidelines for you to follow though and you should abide by them if you do not understand what your surgery entails or why it is being done or what the success rate is then you should have another consult with the surgeon it is his or her job to make sure you fully understand exactly what is being done and why keep asking questions until you do understand do not feel rushed wishing you well