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What Medication Is Suggested For Tennis Elbow And Numbness?
HI, MY NAME IS PAULINE I AM 51YRS OLD AND 12MTHS AGO I HAD CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE IN MY RIGHT HAND. FROM DAY ONE AFTER THE SURGERY I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PAIN. I WAS TOLD I ALSO HAD TENNIS ELBOW BUT I HAVE CONTINUAL PAIN AND ACHING THAT JUST ESCALATES SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO TAKE STRONG PAIN RELEIF. I GET PAIN AND ACHING WHEN MY ELBOW IS BENT, HAVE MUSCLE WASTING OF MY HAND AND ALSO DRIVING CAUSES ME GREAT DISCOMFORT. I FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK A FULL DAY BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE RECENTLY IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS STARTED GETTING NUMBNESS IN MY FINGERS AGAIN, BUT IT MAINLY SEEMS TO BE THE PINKY FINGER AND A BIT IN THE RING FINGER. A FRIEND SUGGESTED I ASK MY DOCTOR ABOUT CUBITAL SYNDROME WHICH WHEN LISTENING TO THE SYMPTOMS SHE TOLD ME ABOUT, MAKES SENSE TO ME NOW. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO HAVE DEVELOPED THIS NOW AFTER HAVING CARPAL TUNNE RELEASE. REGARDS, PAULINE
Thu, 28 May 2020
Hello,
Your symptoms are very suggestive of Cubital Syndrome, which is a compression of the ulnar nerve.
This is quite a different nerve from that involved in the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. So, there is no correlation to the first surgery.
In my opinion this problem is related to your job and a wrong posture. Arthritis can also cause a similar clinical situation.
I recommend consulting with a neurologist and performing nerve conduction studies.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
Your symptoms are very suggestive of Cubital Syndrome, which is a compression of the ulnar nerve.
This is quite a different nerve from that involved in the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. So, there is no correlation to the first surgery.
In my opinion this problem is related to your job and a wrong posture. Arthritis can also cause a similar clinical situation.
I recommend consulting with a neurologist and performing nerve conduction studies.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
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