Whoa!!!!! Is the same surgeon planning on doing the ulnar repair and the cervical repair? Was there a nerve conduction study confirming that there is ulnar damage? Cervical and ulnar nerve symptoms are similar.

Several years ago, I started having terrible radicular pain going down my arm to my fingers. I assumed my neck had gone south again and went in to see Pain Man about it. He wanted to do a nerve conduction study which annoyed me. Thankfully, I kept my mouth shut and didn't play doctor. It turned out that he was right and I had a major ulnar compression which was repaired successfully.

You COULD be dealing with two seperate problems. Please get plenty of testing to confirm this. Best wishes.