Originally Posted by gabbycakes

dreambeliever and lisa in ohio:

I can feel your pain. Radial Head Fracture,radial head replaced with titanium, ulnar nerve transposition, 2 contracture releases, 2 manipulation under anthesthia, and 1 collateral ligament repair. Oh and lets not forgert the many RSD procedures,PT for 10 months,torture, 14 stellate blocks, 3 - 5 day inpatient ketamine infusions w/boosters and one more surgery call a cryo.......,they try and freeze the nerves. But after all said and done I do not wear any braces and have about 90% of my motion and use the arm normally. Pain is my biggest issue which is almost constant but ofcourse better than when I got hurt and endurance is a big problem, I just can't seem to sweep,vaccum, garden etc. and if I do do it I have to work in 5 minute intervels.

I mention the above because I was not with the proper doctors in beginning and I almost really had a disaster with my arm. What I did not realize is that once you start with surgeries like ulnar nerve surgery, implants, etc. you really need someone who only does that kind of work, which is very hard to find. I was told about 5 doctors in the whole United States could do work like this and do it right, NYC, Boston, Minnasota, Texas, and Maryland. I live 2 hours for NYC so I choose there.

Good Luck

Gabbycakes