About 4 years ago I had surgery to my right hand. I had the joint replaced on the base of my thumb and at the same time they tried to fix tendinitis in my right forearm.

20 months after the first surgery I found out through a 2nd. surgery that my radial nerve about 4 inches above the wrist was severed. Since then I had a 3rd. surgery to try to fix the nerve again because it was not growing back in at all.

It has been 9 months since the last surgery and my hand to my elbow burns, icy, numbing, tingle and feels asleep most of the time and really hurts. My wrist feels broken most of the time the fingers hurt and cramp tingle I am now seeing a PM dr. for the pain.

My question is how long does it take for my nerve to grow back which is about 11 inches. Some Drs. say around a inch a month others say less. I am trying to get a better idea as to see when so all this pain will go away.

Anyone that has gone through this should have a better idea and answers. Any help would be great and many thanks.

Dennis