United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

What surgeries did you have? If its a carpal tunnel release those surgeries are really painful and can have a long recovery time.
Same thing with an ulnar nerve transposition(they move your ulnar nerve) for cubital tunnel syndrome. Don't give up hope just yet. sometimes it takes a while for those nerves to calm down.
Becky

My hardest surgery to recover from was the wrist! It was probably the most painful as well. The incision was very difficult to deal with. I actually cried when they took the stitches out. I never cried with stitches before. That is how painful it was. It hurt bad enough that the doctor stopped went and saw another patient then came back. All of that was to give me and my incision a break!

Unless you are 6 to 9 months post op I would not worry yet!

Christina,
sorry to hear that this surgery didnt go as planned. Recovery can be very long and I hope that will not be the case with you! Good luck and best wishes for a quick recovery!!! I hope your pain goes down soon!!!
Hugs,
Amy

Christina
I am so sorry that your surgery did not go well.
I hope the pain goes away soon and that you can straighten out your SSD issues.

Kath robpi/adult

Thanks ladies. I had a carpel tunnel release and ulnar nerve transposition. My Dr. basically has given me no information about healing or anything (they didn't even tell me what I could or couldn't do after surgery or how to care for my insisions). My elbow is still swollen as bad as it was when I first had the surgery.

It would have been nice if the dr. would have said it's a slow recovery and can take months. I could have dealt with that. I'll try to be more patient with the recovery time. I really hope it gets better. I want so badly to go back to my beading and crafts.

Thanks again.

Keep ice on the arm to help with the swelling. That will also help with the pain. Providing you are not cold sensitive.

You will need PT. At least I did. When did you have the surgery? I can't for the life of me remember when I started PT for my wrist and arm. I know for the TOS surgery it was the next morning!

I'll definitely start putting ice on it Joy. Thanks. And beleive it or not my dr. hasn't ordered any PT for me. The only thing he told me was to move my wrist back and forth and side to side then bend and un bend my elbow. That's it.

Christina,
I'm sorry for your pain. I hope Dr. Nath prescribes P/T or something else that will help you.

I am very glad you got thru to Dr. Nath.

Continuing to fight for Soc. Sec. Disability, which you surely deserve!, will be worth your efforts.

Please keep on keeping on, Christina.

HUGS!,
Carolyn J


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Do you know an OT or PT that you could ask a question to about the recovery and therapy? They can often get the docs to sign an order. I would think after any surgery therapy shoudl be offered! Check into it and maybe you can get back to your beading that much sooner.
Good luck!!!
Hugs,
Amy

If I were you I would see a certified hand therapist. These are usually OT's but PT's are CHT's as well. Hand therapists just deal with mostly the forearm and hand(and up to the shoulder). They are very knowledgeable about carpal tunnel releases and ulnar nerve transposistions. I just graduated from OT school and I remember my hand therapy teacher had written a whole protocol for CTS. Good luck.
Becky