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Old 10-01-2011, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by cath1 View Post
Hi Bunz

Yes, I have an appt. With Dr. Dessai on October 11th for another EMG to confirm diagnosis. I'm with you on not wanting more surgery, and Im insisting he is posotive about the ulnar nerve entrapment, and how sever, and I also want to know what my odds are for any surgical procedure actually curing my hand problem.

I started with a new physiotherapist just this week, (i like this one, he has experience with cervical patients post op) we are working on trying to solve my pain without more surgery. He is trying to help with all the scar tissue and muscle wasting. Hoping it will help. So far so good. He also talked to me about TOS today, not diagnosing me of course, but explaining that I have all the symptoms of it.

For now i need to follow through with all the dr's diagnosis's since WSIB is trying to get me back to work in three months and I still can't use my right hand (which is my entire job). So they want confirmation on everything also. Which is good, they make the docs be more thorough when they have another person to answer to I think. Just don't understand how I will go back if I choose not to have the ulnar nerve transposition, since I'll just have to live with my symptoms, the pain and numbness in my fingers? I guess I will have to see when my 3 months is up and I have my next functional abilities form.

I did speak with the physiotherapist today about the twitching, he explained it's part of the compression, and told me to mention it to the neuro at my next visit. Perhaps dr. Dessai can look at that with my EMG also, since I see him first.

Thanks for your response, Still trying to learn as much as i can about all this.

Hope you are doing well. And have a Happy Thanksgiving next weekend (I think you are my only Canadian friend on here! Lol)
Cathie

Morning Cathie, I am well as can be expected thx. I'm glad you have found a good physiotherapist its important to like him/her, mine is pretty good, since I am a lifer for physio I better like him lol. Oh good ole Dr. Desai, I saw him as well, his assistant was very nice, I found him to be a quiet softspoken man, nice enough but I think he thought I was milking it, then said the test show normal(which happens as EMG's are not always reliable), and that I have carpel tunnel, in which I said I beg to differ cause I have no pain in my wrists its in my biceps and elbows with numbness in hands, Dr Shamisa did not agree with his dx and that is when he sent me to Dr Pearce who in turn dx me within mins with TOS when he was examining me he kept saying you are very tender bilaterally and advised me to have massage once weekly, and still to this day my gal is still in awe with the muscle bulging, knots and pain I have when she is massaging, it hurts to have anyone touch me around my neck shoulders scalene muscle area etc...no more big hugs just gentle ones, well enough typing hands are numb and tingling, happy turkey day to you as well, suppose to be a nice day hopefully lots of sun, have a great day!
Bunz
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