I injured my wrist last sept ( hamate fracture) and was put in a cast for three weeks. After cast was removed I still had problems with my hand so was refered for various tests, which one test showed the unlnar nerve was compressed hence the reason I could not feel two of my fingers.
I had cubital tunnel decompression surgery in April 2007 and have been left with a 10 inch scar to the back of my elbow , which does not look very nice.
My question is “how long does it take for my elbow and wrist to return to normal”? I still have odd numb sensations/brusing and also a burning, aching feeling in hand.
Any info would be most appreciated.

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I hurt my ankle in Jan last year and my knee in March. The doctors at my university could not figure it out but when I went home for the summer I saw some really good sports docs who told me that my peroneal nerve was entrapped. After going to physical therapy all summer, taking prednisone, and trying a nerve block (which worked for 2 days and then the pain came back) I decided to get a nerve decompression surgery on my knee.
6 weeks after the surgery (the time the docs said), I started biking. I biked for 2 weeks and then started short jogging workouts and increased over time. My ankle was hurting a little with the running but not the way it did before the surgery and it didn’t hurt when the ankle was taped. However, my knee and my ankle have been hurting a lot when i lay down.
On Monday I had my first faster workout with short accelerations (start slow and increase into a faster run). It hurt a little during the workout but not that much. On Tuesday my ankle hurt to walk and this continued through Thursday, decreasing each day. I have not run since Monday. I saw my school sports doctor on Tuesday and she put me on voltaren but had no idea what the problem was and is sending me to our other sports doctor who I doubt will know either. Does anyone have any idea what this might be???
Today, walking a lot will make it hurt, but what hurts the most right now is staying still. If I stop moving I get a sharp aching in my ankle and some aching through my knee. The knee hurt on the outside back and the ankle hurts on the outside above the bone that sticks out right on the fibula.
Please help! It hurts when I lay down and is keeping me awake at night. I am a student and I really need to sleep because I’ve been sleeping through all my classes for the past 3 weeks.

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I have already had subcromial decompression surgery on my left shoulder now I have some damaged cartilage. I think it is do to my arthritis, I know one thing I am tired of being in pain . I have a lot of restless nights. I wake up in pain. I go back to the Doc. in a week and I think the subject mat come up.

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I had a diskectomy with decompression to my lower spine (L4-L5/L5-S1) thursday morning. Since coming out of recovery I haven’t been able to sleep a wink. First night it was because it was impossible to get comfortable in the hospital bed. My bed is comfortable but I can’t seem to get myself to “kick over” into la-la land. The 10/500 hydrocodone is taking care of the pain but not helping me to sleep. 48 hours and ticking and I’m WIDE awake. Anyone out there been here before and have some advise?

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My rotor cuff surgery was so sevear they had to shorten my collar bone and anchor the muscle back down after romoving bone spurs. Now Im having this lower back pain on one side the same side as my surgery.

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I had a spine surgery 7 years ago & they put rods in my back, NOW he wants to take them out & put in longer ones. Any other options to help relieve all of this pain I am having ?
I have heard of chiropractic disk decompression, anyone have it, did it help ? Any other suggestions would be deeply appreciated.

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I am doing a thesis in university and need information on the radial nerve decompression surgery. For instance, is it appropriate to use a grooved director?

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yes i whats called a tethered cord it causes severe pain in my lower back and run into my hip that has been going on for about 2 years my doctor does not want to do surgery because its to risky now after 2 1/2 he cancels my pain medience isn’t that illegal don’t But I don’t know what to do. so any suggestions please let me know asap what i should thank you

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I am having this done next week and am terrified.Am I doing the right thing or should I leave things as they are?Anyone had it done?

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What should we pack with us in our hospital suitcase? Also, he is a fairly heavy smoker. He wants to quit, and we have ordered an herbal remedy to help him quit that is supposed to arrive the same day as the surgery. He is going to wake up from surgery feinding for a ciggarette, but I don’t think it will be wise for him to get up, go outside and smoke, especially since he is trying to quit b/c his back won’t heal well if he is still smoking (as the physical therapist has told us). He hates the patch (has used it before and we have some left), but should I bring it with us to the hospital and (with Dr.’s approval, of course), slap it on him before he wakes up? Or maybe when he wakes up?

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I’m not looking for internet info on it. I’m asking for personal experiences; did you have the medial epicondylectomy or the ulnar transposition; why did you go with that choice; did you have complications; did they resolve; are you now pain free; what advice would you tell someone about to undergo it? Thank you. I appreciate your personal feedback.

Thomas Hoefter

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My chiropractor says he can fix the nerve with decompression thearpy. My orthopedic wants to move the nerve. What should I do?

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A dr. told me yesterday I have a fracture in my lower back that occured when I was 13 and I need surgery to fuse it together. Supposedly its common. The chiropractors says that the fracture healed and that they can adjust the disc that is out of line back in place. Surgery can cure everything or make me never the same. Getting adjusted can hurt me more or treat me without surgery… anyone ever been in the same situation?

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