Hi, I apologize for not getting on here. I have been so busy. And I want to thank each of you for all of your helpful responses you are all Earth bound angels. I will keep updating on here for those interested and also to hopefully help someone in someway.
I went to my PCP yesterday and she did a manual nerve test on my arm. Ex. Pin prick, rubbed with rubber gloves on, and had me push and pull her hands. While the EMG I had done did not show anything wrong, this test proved a problem with my radial nerve. She said it is aggravated. How ironic so am I ..lol she said she does not know if the anesthesia went in the nerve the wrong way or if it just aggravated the nerve.
That makes me so mad that anesthesiologist should have stopped. At least to look and see if something was wrong. Because now I have this numbness and drop things every day for 5 months now. I have had an EMG and those are not fun. Had to see 3 doctors now, took steroids, and had manual nerve test.
Now I have to take gabapentin and do occupational therapy for 6 weeks. My PCP is hoping the medication and therapy will calm the nerve down. And it frustrates me because Friday is the last day for physical therapy on the atm I had surgery on. Had to do that for 4 months. So was so happy to be done. But now have to do 6 weeks for this crap!!!
If it is not better in 6 weeks, I have to get another EMG with my PCPs group neurologist and on my shoulder and neck to be sure there isn't more going on and an MRI on my arm.
So, I will know more in about 7 weeks, but as of now my radial nerve is for sure aggravated from the anesthesia they just can't say whether it went in the vein wrong or if it just aggravated it. Ugh!!!! So, frustrating!!!
Well, I hope you all have a great week and I will respond to any responses as soon as I can .. thank you
Lori