Does radial sensory neuropathy affects you when you get older?
 

If someone was involved in an accident and there was nerve damage. EMG concluded an abnormal study and right serve radial sensory neuropathy with between 70 to 90 percent sensory axon loss, no motor involvement. The person has pain, numbness, sensitive to touch, heat such as steam from cooking affect the hand/wrist(where the nerve damage is), becomes difficult using a computer after a few hours, difficult doing dishes and other chores. Could this affect a young person when they get older or will they be fine? If so what kind of problems can they face. The person is only in their 20's. The doctor who did they EMG say it is most likely permanent but the doctor who did the surgery said it should improve within time. What is the possibility of this affecting the person when they get older?

TY

I don't think anyone can say for certain what the future will bring.

I can say however, the surgery I had on my foot (the top instep) when I was 12, an invasive procedure to remove a tumor (which part of was left in because it was rooted around tendons)...

They cut many nerves on that foot, and for at least 20 yrs I had no sensation there. My toes were not affected.

The numbness wore off very slowly, and I really didn't pay much attention to it. But now in my 60's this foot has started swelling where the surgery scar is, and hurting when any shoe or anything touches the area. It never used to hurt before.
I've been forced to put my Lidoderms on it. If it continues, I'll have to go to the podiatrist. (every doctor I've shown it to was unimpressed, and didn't really care about it). At the time only one surgeon at a teaching hospital would attempt this. He was in plastic surgery. Today, I guess lasers would be used on it.
It was a cavernous hemangioma that bled all the time.

So something has changed, and I don't know what it is. Perhaps the deeper nerve damage is repairing itself?

Living a clean life, and providing the nutrients our nerves need, would be a good idea to prevent any future decline. Peripheral nerves do regenerate, and that time frame depends on the person, their general health, and the place where the damage is. (mine in the foot was "slow")

hi there

What I am wondering is what sort of doctor did the surgery? It was likely a neurologist who did the EMG, but if it was for example an orthopaedic surgeon who did the surgery, I would tend to go with the neurologists opinion as it is their speciality.

As to the future, that is crystal ball stuff, but best of luck with it

cheers
raglet

H Raglet:

Yes, a orthopedic did the surgery and the neurologists did the EMG. What happened was the orthopedic had to cut the the nerve because the nerve was entrapped and he couldn't free it. The EMG was done 5-6 after the surgery was performed.

Thanks you