Has anyone ever had severe nerve damage in the elbow?!
Question:
Has anyone ever had severe nerve damage in the elbow?
I lost feeling in my L hand 3 weeks ago, went to my doctor who sent me for a EMG which I had yesterday. The doctor who did this told me I have at least 60-70% nerve damage in my left elbow and has refered me to a surgeon which I see tomorrow.
He said my hand is on it's way to becoming a "claw hand" if nothing is done, but included that at this stage surgery may not help totally. I'm a little freaked considering this has all happened in the last 24 hr.s and have been told that I might have surgery friday.
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Answers:
Do you know what caused the damage? I had surgery two years ago on my elbow because inflammation was putting pressure on the nerve that runs through the elbow and it was causing my last two fingers to go numb. The repositioned the nerve and the problem was fixed.
It sounds like your problem must have been around longer than mine, although mine hurt for a long time before I did anything about it. You'll just have to trust the surgeon and hope that surgery and physical therapy will work for you.
Good luck!