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Originally Posted by Cattle Dog
Stang1,
I was advised one week prior to my surgery that my health insurance denied. They have indicated I need to treat conservatively for a minimum of 12 months. The surgeon plans to file an appeal, but they are not hopeful. There is no other treatment for me besides this procedure.
I had everything ready to go - pre-op testing, fitted with brace, purchased a recliner to sleep after surgery, made travel arrangements. I'm very disappointed knowing I have at least 4 more months of this chronic pain.
Hope all goes well with your EMG today. I talked with a patient that had the EL procedure in February. She had previously undergone a nerve graft that was unsuccessful.
Let me know when you get your EMG results.
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Oh no. I'm sorry to hear that. That's great that your Dr is standing behind you. Do they want you to do more PT? I tried that and it did not help at all.
I had my second EMG yesterday and they concluded that I have some (very little) electrical activity to the trapezius and it also showed extensive nerve damage. None of the other muscles in that shoulder are effected.
Today I had a consult with a specialist about a nerve graft. After discussing my history that my shoulder problem began months before my Craniotomy when they severed the nerve he informed me that I would not be a good candidate to have this procedure done. I was told that if you wait over a year that it would not take. Now with this information I wonder why my Neurosurgeon didn't inform me of this so that I would have had that option back then. So now back to my Orthopedist. Very frustrating. Have you discussed a nerve graft with your Dr?