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Date Posted: 13:32:38 02/13/03 Thu
Author: holly
Subject: Re: Ulnar nerve
In reply to: jason 's message, "Re: Ulnar nerve" on 15:48:00 02/06/03 Thu

Hi Jason,

Thanks for the response.

Rick severed 90% of his ulnar nerve, and had the rest reconnected by surgery about 2 weeks after the injury. The surgeon was upset that it had taken that long to see Rick.(we went to emerg. where the damage was not noticed, they sewed up the cut and sent him home.) He has never been forthcoming, about when to expect the pain to go away. Rick also deals with the numbness that you describe. He also sometimes gets electrical type reactions, if he touches aluminium foil, or other mediums. The pain is less than it first, was, but still hard to deal with. I was hoping that someone on this board, may have had a similar experience.
Rick takes a pain pill every night, which at least gives him some respite.He can still use his left hand, (he is left handed), but his 2 smaller fingers, are compromised. The ulnar nerve gives the hand stength, so he has the lack of strength to deal with too. He is seeing an osteopathic, acupuncrist MD, every other week as well, for massaging, etc. which sometimes helps.
I think your shooting pains Jason, might be a sign that the nerve is healing. Good luck!




>
>I've not had Ulnar nerve damage, but I've got nerve
>damage aplenty. (some would just say I've got nerve
>and leave it at that.
>
>I have a slightly pinched nerve in L5 / S1 in my back
>and if I overdo activity it gets worse due to
>swelling. This causes the bottom of my left foot to
>be numb 90% of the time and on bad days the back of my
>left thigh and calf to be numb.
>
>To complicate things, my accident severed the tibial
>nerve so I have almost complete numbness in my left
>foot. This is occasionally interrupted by shooting
>pain throughout the entire foot and ankle area.
>
>In both cases, the doctors have said the pain my go
>away slowly, may never go away, or may stay like it
>currently is for the rest of my life. Numbness I can
>deal with, I don't like it, but can deal with. The
>shooting pain is another matter. But my back related
>nerve injury did not impact my ability to move the
>foot, unlike your husband who has limited ability to
>move his hand.
>
>How long has it been since he hand the nerve
>reconnected? Nerve damage heals very slowly, if at
>all.
>
>Good luck.
>Jason
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>My husband severed his ulnar nerve, 5 years ago.
>>Although it was surgically reconnected, he has limited
>>use of his left hand. The pain, has never gone away.
>>Has anyone else had ulnar nerve damage? Any
>>suggestions on how to deal with it?
>>Thanks,
>>Holly

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  • Re: Ulnar nerve -- holly, 13:32:39 02/13/03 Thu
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