Thanks for your encouragement!

This surgery is scheduled for the day after tomorrow! (July 10th.)

There will be no PT prescribed/nor approved for this hand because the chances of recovery are actually zero.

However, I do have a physical therapist willing to work with me anyway, as we intend to strengthen any muscle we possibly can. This will likey mean strengthening any muscle not affected directly by the nerve, helping to compensate for muscle that has wasted.

The surgeon said he could give me 1-3 visits to a PT if my elbow is too stiff after the surgery. (Yet, this would be for the elbow only.)

I have had a PT and a neurologist give me many hand exercises to counter as much atrophy and weakeness as possible, as it has been occurring. This is an uphill battle when the nerve is so severely affected! I have continued the exercises though, in good faith. Even so...the hand is very weak, I have almost zero grip... only having some (mild) grip in the index finger and the thumb. (The hand is also atrophied significantly. It does not "match" my right hand in size, etc. There is a huge difference.)

(The grip loss is so severe I have not been able to hold onto the handle bars of my road bike this year; therefore, I have not been able to ride at all this year. Riding is one of my passions in life.)

One of my other passions is extending compassion and encouragement to other souls...both human and animal! Fortunately, I will still have my heart and soul and can I can still do this!

I can see this is one of your passions, as well?

There is an excellent group of people here! So glad you are here with us all!

Dejavu,
I'm so sorry to read of your problems. I really don't know what to say. The only thing I can do is wish you a speedy recovery and as many good wishes as I can send. I'm sure hoping it gives you less pain.

Billye

I deeply appeciate your post.

There's not much one can say.

Yet, we can always wish one another well and hope there is a silver lining somehwere in some of these life occurrences?

I, too, am hoping for less pain!

Thank you for your well wishes!

(So glad you and your hauband have located a house you like!)

I'll check in on this forum when I am able to do so!

Best wishes to all!

I know I am posting this late...I'm sorry! I hope all is going well for you!

Hello to all!

I have had surgery, which went well.

It seems that surgery (or exposure to anesthesia) has set off an intense pain syndrome throughout my entire body.

This is a condition of intense bodily pain, stiffness, spasms, etc.
I cannot function due to severity.

I am seeing rheumatologist/immnologist later today.

I do not mean to just "drop out" here.

Many of you cross my mind daily.
I hope people are doing better!

Will return when able to do so!

Take good care!

Anesthesia can sometime deplete B12. I am sorry but so much going on that I cannot remember the pieces in your medical history.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Billye