Hello and Welcome Sunflowerseed,

I am so sorry you have had to come and join us. You are certainly having to deal with a lot that is concerning right now.

As someone who had a peripheral nerve injury and subsequent repair, I recommend seeing a Peripheral Nerve Surgeon about the dislocation and compression if you are questioning if you need surgical evaluation. These are either a neurosurgeon or plastics/reconstruction surgeon who has undergone a fellowship in operating on peripheral nerves. It requires micro-tools and microsurgery to safely work on nerves. Orthopedics doesn't have the right training. There are not a lot of these doctors so travel is not unusual. I had to drive 3 hours to get to mine and he was worth every mile on the road for surgery and follow up.

In Cali I don't know of anyone near you but a peripheral nerve surgeon who did a fellowship at New Orleans peripheral nerve program operates at Cedars-Sinai. They also have TOS surgeons at Cedars-Sinai
http://www.nervemed.com/about/dr-aaron-g-filler-md-phd

and at UC San Diego you will find one of the US most prominent nerve surgeons where they do amazing, groundbreaking work. Dr. Brown trained in the Washington University program my doctor came out of. They are considered to be one, if not the best, in the states
http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/n...s/default.aspx

I agree with Jo*mar about getting some imaging. I am glad that you had those conduction studies done. There are things to try before resorting to surgery. Some people respond to PT or chiropractic work. There are even treatments to reduce nerve swelling and scar adhesion done by ultrasound guided injections. Sometimes a specially trained Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist can do this depending on the problem. Get the best experts you can and go from there.

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I hope you find relief and healing soon,