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I had that Ulnar surgery in my left arm a few years back. At the time, left pinky was "asleep" for a year. My right pinky would tingle a small amount, thus no surgery for that.
Flash forward 2 yrs. I still have a little tingles in both pinkies (even the left one that was cut on). So, long term the surgery did little help.
I am of the belief that they treated the symptoms not the causation. So I started changing habits. I understand that part of the problem is "stretching" the nerve that is your "funny" bone in your elbow is the main part of the cause. Also, pressure from arm rests right on your funny bone over time doesn't help. I sleep mainly on my back and many times have my arms crossed on my chest (stretching).
I wrapped towels around hard arm rests or any other places where I rest my elbows. I consciously try to sleep with my arms straighter by my sides. Both of those habits seem to keep the tingling at bay.
Case in point: Sometimes I wake up in the night with my pinkies tingling aggressively. Of course, my arms are crossed on my chest. Again, try to keep elbows straighter and by morning, they don't tingle so bad....just by straightening my arms.
I believe I will have this the rest of my life, but manageable with better habits.
I might have to go back and put on elbow braces at night, like when you pull something. I bought a couple at Walmart. When I wear those, it keeps my arms straighter.
My 2 cents.
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