Ulnar nerve entrapment

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Anyone here have it or had a procedure to alleviate it?
I do on Friday....

[hurley842002]

My wife had an Ulnar nerve anterior transposition a couple years ago. What are you wanting to know?

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Basically that. How it went, how much improvement, etc. Anything, I guess.
My best friend from HS is an ortho PA and he prepped me a bit, but his story was different than my surgeon’s.

Also, seems I might have the option to stay awake for it. Yikes.

[hurley842002]

Basically that. How it went, how much improvement, etc. Anything, I guess.
My best friend from HS is an ortho PA and he prepped me a bit, but his story was different than my surgeon’s.

Also, seems I might have the option to stay awake for it. Yikes.She hasn't had any pain, tingling, or numbness return, so far so good. If I remember correctly she went all way under (I'd ask her but she's still asleep). I believe we left the hospital with her in a full splint immobilizing everything from the shoulder down. It was a pretty simple procedure from my end, sometimes I wonder if I need the surgery due to some pain I have near the elbow, but I'm pretty sure it's just tennis elbow from lifting weights. Good luck with your surgery!

[Great-Kazoo]

Basically that. How it went, how much improvement, etc. Anything, I guess.
My best friend from HS is an ortho PA and he prepped me a bit, but his story was different than my surgeon’s.

Also, seems I might have the option to stay awake for it. Yikes.

For me it was a noticeable improvement lasted many years. Nothing to being awake for it, they block your nerve[s]s up at top of arm. 20-30 min later and you're on the way home. I was awake for it and having carpal tunnel procedure at the same time.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

She hasn't had any pain, tingling, or numbness return, so far so good. If I remember correctly she went all way under (I'd ask her but she's still asleep). I believe we left the hospital with her in a full splint immobilizing everything from the shoulder down. It was a pretty simple procedure from my end, sometimes I wonder if I need the surgery due to some pain I have near the elbow, but I'm pretty sure it's just tennis elbow from lifting weights. Good luck with your surgery!

I think I’ll be pretty immobilized and can’t exercise (sweat = change the bandage) for two weeks, but that much immobile is more than advertised. :( They aren’t doing anything for my thumb which hurts worse.

Expectation I’m told to have is no strength recovery in my last two fingers, but at least they won’t claw up later in life. :(



For me it was a noticeable improvement lasted many years. Nothing to being awake for it, they block your nerve[s]s up at top of arm. 20-30 min later and you're on the way home. I was awake for it and having carpal tunnel procedure at the same time.

I’m leaning to nappy time. I’m good with surgery, but not sure I can wrap my head around my own.

[USMC88-93]

EDIT: Just noticed you had it scheduled for today, how did it go as you type with one hand......

In my case the day after surgery it was like having a new hand.... Minus the surgical pains and rehab of course. I had surgery in time to recover full strength in my pinky and ring however but it took forever as both fingers were atrophied. All depends on if the nerves are damaged too far to recover or can slowly repair themselves. In my case the nerve was moved well around to the front of the arm and out of the "funny bone" channel which of course means cutting the tendon holding it in. With less tissue over the funny bone point it can be quite painful to hit it on things. Gone is the funny bone sensation when it is hit and it can be instant pain on the bone.

I still to this day find myself picking up objects using my pointing finger and middle or flip off finger and not the full hand. Just kind of shimming things in there like I was holding a piece of paper between them but I have some carpal tunnel issues as well when it gets irritated.

There are varying degrees of this surgery so I do not want to presume how yours will go.

Location and degree of impingement will determine your scar size and position they opened me up more than a lot that I see. And in my case I was put under and not awake. Mine was done at Panorama Orthopedic.

https://i.imgur.com/b33eBsE.png

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

[Beer]

In the end, it was 15 minutes (I’m told), and they found where it was pinched, so they just “released” it without full translocation. I don’t know what will prevent it from happening again. No pain yesterday. Some after sleeping today though.

[Gman]

Nerves and the protective covering around them can do strange things when exposed to trauma and/or irritation.

Some good info: Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow (Cubital Tunnel Syndrome) (https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/ulnar-nerve-entrapment-at-the-elbow-cubital-tunnel-syndrome/)

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

[Beer]

It is weird that it happened. I do all the normal 'causative' things (type, mouse, write, pick up toddler, fish, etc), but far more with my right hand, and this was left.
I'm convinced it was dacarbazine chemo from lymphoma, since it was the nerve right near some initial infusions and which had horrible parathesias and neuropathy, but i guess neither here nor there. [Dunno]

Day 3 of 14 and this wrap / bandaging is sure getting old, though. Showering with a bag is lame.

[Gman]

Day 3 of 14 and this wrap / bandaging is sure getting old, though. Showering with a bag is lame.

You should try a PICC line in the bicep area for a few months. ;-) I'm glad I kept the blue TPE shower protector from my first PICC. Was $20 well spent. Sealed up the area quite well.

Here's to hoping that the issue doesn't come back. [Beer]

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

They first just ran it (it=chemo) up my left arm (where all these issues were). It was so painful I begged for a central line.

So, I got a groshong. Which looked like this for a shower. (I think it made two showers).
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They gave us these little alcohol based swabbie-cleaner things, and when my wife hit the skin with it, it was like a serious 10/10 pain. I mean, it was like triple or quadruple the bone drill.

Unfortunately, cancer completely f@wk3d my skin, and that produced this:
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Onc nurse didn't even ask the doctor, she took one look and gave it a pull.
So that lasted about 3 days, Friday to a Monday or so. Then I had nothing for about a week or so until getting ready for next dose, and they (mercifully and thankfully) gave me a port.

[Beer]

Yeah, cancer was all sorts of good times and interesting side effects.
My skin is still half messed up.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

I did get one of those commercial shower protectors this go-around. Unfortunately, I didn't even try it on - it was obvious that it came up ~ to the elbow, but the bandages another 6" at least.
So, saran and garbage bags.


Right now, it is getting old that I can't get comfy. No pain (or feeling, I guess), but sitting, laying, whatever is all just unnatural.

[Gman]

The shower protector I bought from my infectious disease doc looks like this: 75859

Yeah, cancer sucks. So does dealing with nerve issues. The healing process isn't quick. I hope you can get some relief. I found that Lyrica has helped a lot with the crazy sensations I've been getting in my feet since my first spinal fusion surgery. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers that this goes well for you.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

The shower protector I bought from my infectious disease doc looks like this: 75859


Yep, that one would be better. One I have is for wrist casts. Hopefully my wife can return!


Yeah, cancer sucks. So does dealing with nerve issues. The healing process isn't quick. I hope you can get some relief. I found that Lyrica has helped a lot with the crazy sensations I've been getting in my feet since my first spinal fusion surgery. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers that this goes well for you.

Thanks, brother! [Beer]