A patient is recovering from endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery. Which statement indicates that the surgery has been effective?
A. "I only feel numbness when I've been on the computer for more than 15 minutes."
B. "I'm not feeling tingling or numbness in my thumb or index finger any longer."
C. "I will always have some tingling in my fingers after I've been on the computer."
D. "I guess in a couple of months the numbness will go away."
Answer: B
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