I will condense my ridiculous path of seeing 30 doctors in two different countries - it turned out to be Thoracic-Outlet-Syndrome, compression of the ulnar nerve in the chest cavity. I was diagnosed with cubital tunnel (ulnar nerve entrapment) and all of my symptoms matched this diagnosis perfectly. This sounds like the beginning of the same road I started down 8 years ago. I do so hope that you get some sort of help, I've tried orthopedic massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture and some other alternative therapy where a lady flicked what looked like an egg whisk back and forth and I parted with a lot of money (still makes me laugh now)! Hope I have been of some help xx But I will not let it beat me I still work really hard in the garden and I am also keeping busy in the house (I had just retired when this happened) so most of my plans have been put on the back burner. I really feel your frustration as before Christmas I was fit,happy and healthy, going to the gym and now everything's changed. I have now been given morphine patches but haven't used them as I am now going to see a chiropractor on Thursday to see if that will help. I have been to various specialists, had an MRI, ultrasound, and a whole body bone scan and apart from expected degeneration in certain areas nothing showed up that could truly identify the cause of the pain. I have what they call neuropathic pain which encircles my back and thus makes wearing a bra impossible as the area is super sensitive to the lightest touch. You sound as though your'e having a tough time too.

I still get pain, but now I have no direction in solving its cause.Īre there any other forums I can post on?Īre there any other tests I can have performed?Īre there any ways of alleviating the pain? But, for the past year that's exactly what I have been doing! The neurologist gave no solutions, suggesting that I just don't bend or lean on my elbow. In fact, the right ulnar nerve performed better than the left. So, after waiting 4 months for an appointment, I got a nerve conduction test today that found both ulnar nerves to be normal. However, my GP suggested I get a nerve conduction test before receiving this. So, I went to some specialists to confirm this.Īn ultrasound found that 'the ulnar nerve within the ulnar groove appears thickened compared with the contralateral side.' This ultrasound found features of ulnar nerve neuropathy, and suggested an ultrasound guided peri-neural injection be performed. With research, I found that my symptoms matched ulnar nerve entrapment or cubital tunnel syndrome.

Pain occurs when I bend my elbow, lean my elbow on my desk, do push ups, etc. In addition, I would get pain from these fingers up to my elbow throughout the day. I would get tingling in my right pinky and ring fingers that would wake me up at night. Since late 2013 I have had problems with what I thought was associated with ulnar nerve entrapment.

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