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Nerve recovery resulting from damage that occurred during surgery
I had elbow surgery on 12/27/23 to repair a displaced fracture of the trochlea. The surgeon damaged my ulnar nerve during the process . 1 small anterior fascicle of the ulnar nerve was lacerated and repaired. I experienced complete numbness on the last 2 digits, palm and wrist on my affected hand and was told by both the OT and the surgeon that the feeling should be restored in a 1 year. I am now 18 months post surgery and still have numbness, tingling, weakness and stiffness in my affected hand. I do take Gabapentin but have limited myself to one 300 mg tablet a day to take the edge off. Has anyone experienced this type of nerve injury? If so, was the affected area ever restored to normal and how long did it take?
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So sorry to hear of medical mishap. Were you able to seek any kind of damages for the doctors incompetence?
@bsiverhus
Do you know for sure the surgeon injured it did you injure it when you fractured your elbow? Did you have one surgery or two (the 2nd one to repair the nerve)?
Have you had a neurologist test your nerves with a EMG/nerve conduction study? Has the surgeon or neurologist told you if the nerve can heal or repair itself? Have you had any X-ray and MRI of your elbow to see if there is anything compressing nerves in the arm/elbow post surgery?
How did you injure your elbow? Could you have also injured your cervical spine in your neck which could also cause symptoms to your arm/hand due to compression of spinal cord/nerve roots?
@gilbie5
You can ask the lab and your doctor who did the FNA biopsy to send your sample for molecular testing which may help fine-tune the cytology result.
https://www.thyroid.org/fna-thyroid-nodules/
I had nerve damage from spine surgery. I’m fused L/3 through S/1. There was a large osteophyte at L/4 that damaged the nerve. I am 2.5 years out and kept hoping for improvement but have had to accept my limitations. The surgeon did say that you can get more improvement into the second year. Hope you get that improvement.
Hello,
Sorry about what you're going thru.
I had 2 surgeries on my right hand. The first was for a trigger middle finger. Not 3 weeks later, I developped Dupuytren's Contractor in the hand. The same surgeon did the 2ned surgery for Dupuytren's and carpal tunnel. All the therapy I did didn't help at all. I finally had a functional capacity test and the hand was deemed severe permanent damage. I also had a C5/C6 cervical surgery in 2023 after the hand surgeries. In all honesty, I have no idea whether or not the surgeries might have caused all the nerve issues I am currently experiencing, but there's a definite possibility.
I am having a Stellate Ganglion Block procedure next week plus infusions every 2 weeks to see if they may help with the major pain in my right arm from the shoulder down to my hand.
I wish you the best.
Take care and have a serene evening,
gus
Dear @bsiverhus
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Thx,
Greg D. @greg56xx