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Join Date: Dec 2023
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Newly Joined
Join Date: Dec 2023
Posts: 1
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Severe Long Thoracic Nerve Damage
Hello All,
It's been a couple of months I haven't been able to left my arm above waist/chest with a winged scapula.
I'm not exactly sure how I got to that point I am always lifting heavy stuff at work and went home one night in severe back pain not able to barely move. Pain persistent for a while and realized I couldn't move my arm and my shoulder was bothering me
I originally went to a Orthopedic Dr thinking I did something to my rotator cuff which is when he noticed my winged scapular and had me do 2 weeks of steroids.
The steroids didn't help so I ended up back there which resulted in him ordering a EMG focusing on my LTN and SA.
Sorry that's all very long but brings me to now I had my EMG and my LTN is severely damaged the Dr did not seem very enthusiastic about a recovery said I have a single motor unit functioning and he's unsure if it is going to reinervate he suggested another EMG in 4 months to see if there was any growth.
Anyone been through this it is all overwhelming and debilitating?
Thoughts on how to move forward?
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