Ulnar Nerve Entrapment - Annoying as hell

[scho63]

Sometime around 3-4 weeks ago I began having pins and needles in my left pinky by the end of the day.

As time passed it became longer and more numb. Then it progressed to half of my ring finger next to my pinky and the lower 3rd of my palm.

In the last 10 days it's just completely numb and painful at times. Having some burning in my palm and some forearm issues.

It's my ulnar nerve and it's become entrapped somewhere along the nerve route between my tricep down to my wrist.

Making daily life a pain in the ass with any typing, laptop work or much else.

On steroids for a gout flareup but so far no effect on the inflamed and/or entrapped nerve.

Had this happen to my right arm in 1989 when I fractured my elbow. This time it appears that I rolled my arm back and forth across my counter will working on my laptop and somehow got it pinched.

I just visited my regular doctor last Thursday for the gout as well along with blood work.

Refered me to specialist and have to wait 3 1/2 weeks to see him.

This ****ing sucks!

[scho63]

Originally Posted by Skyy God

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...s/syc-20371151

Anecdotally, this is most common in menopausal women.

Good luck!

I haven't gotten my period so you may be right!

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by scho63

They told me 6 months is really the limit point to see what happens. I had a ton of burning pain in the last 4-5 days. Today is not as bad. Every once in a while it feels like it is getting better but then it is not. I exercise and do all kinds of extensions, finger spreads, touching elbow back and forth.

I'm going to give it another 30 days and then I want another EMG.

I was minor numb for 1- 1 1/2 months, then totally numb for about 2 1/2 months leading into surgery.

Hope I am just being a nervous Nelly.

lil momma had the ulna bone grow too long in both wrists. She had 4 procedures on both wrists. They had to cut out a section of those bones and put a plate in both. They needed to address wrist impingement in both and carpal tunnel. They also had to adjust ulnar nerve. After all that the bone didn't take so they had to do a bone graph. Wrist are no joke man. She thinks it's her job to manage Travis and myself now and that's not working out at all. Hopefully rehab can start in a month and then back to work soon.

[scho63]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

lil momma had the ulna bone grow too long in both wrists. She had 4 procedures on both wrists. They had to cut out a section of those bones and put a plate in both. They needed to address wrist impingement in both and carpal tunnel. They also had to adjust ulnar nerve. After all that the bone didn't take so they had to do a bone graph. Wrist are no joke man. She thinks it's her job to manage Travis and myself now and that's not working out at all. Hopefully rehab can start in a month and then back to work soon.

You just scared the hell out of me!

[scho63]

2 1/2 months since surgery and almost no improvement.

I'll keep being optimistic but this sucks!

[scho63]

This has been a big fail after 4 months.......

[Skyy God]

You gonna keep bumping your threads??

[scho63]

Originally Posted by Skyy God

You gonna keep bumping your threads??

I Belize so