My Left Hand Is In a Bad Spot

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So, the doctor says I got ulnar nerve entrapment, which means an important nerve in my arm is getting squeezed and damaged, and if that keeps going I’m gonna lose sensation and movement from my left hand.

Don’t worry though, it’s hurting like HECK so I reckon I haven’t lost any sensation yet lol

I can still make jokes with my right hand though, so it’s business as usual on the forums.

And I know, I know, GD is not my diary.

But like, if you care, then I’m making this thread so you will know, and if you don’t care, just skip the thread. It’s win-win for everybody except Demon Hunters because they never win in my books lol

Update:

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Well hopefully that doesn’t keep going. Did they give you anything for the pain?

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i’m sorry that you are in bad health. i hope you can heal or fix it somehow.

chrisnp/gotnov

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i’m sorry to hear that! i hope you’ll be taking some steps in improving your situation with your doc if possible.

Sending good vibes n long distance hugs. <3

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I’ve had surgery on both elbows for ulnar nerve entrapment. Get it fixed, not that big of a deal. :slight_smile:

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Not yet, he told me to do an exam called “electroneuromyography”, whatever that means.

But I only managed to schedule that to the 18th of march.

So until then the best I can do is try not to get too much nerve damage somehow lol

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We’ll have to put you on IR

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I R not ready lol

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My Left Hand Is In a Bad Spot

Swap to your right.

(In all seriousness, hope you’re well.)

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There’s only one solution: amputate the right arm as a threat to the left. That’ll get it to behave.

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Ow, that sucks. :worried:

I hope you can get that sorted out soon and make a full recovery. :crossed_fingers:

In the meantime, is there any advice for the rest of us on how to potentially avoid the condition? I looked it up and it said that this happens to cyclists sometimes.

Have you been cycling a lot?

Or is this another case of one playing too much ahem “solo shuffle”… :crazy_face:

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Honestly, I don’t know.

All my doctor said was that I had this, and that I had to do the electroneuromyography thingamajig, and to come back when I had the results.

Honestly, I would feel a lot better if the earliest opportunity to get that exam done wasn’t almost 20 days away lol

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I feel your pain, fairly literally. My right hand is very painful atm; it doesnt seem to be carpal tunnel but we haven’t a final conclusion on what it is. Other than it hurts like hell and my days are spent munching on pain killers.

It’s made a serious dent in anything that requires the use of a keyboard/mouse. Like gaming.

:crying_cat_face:

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Hope you get better OP at least you can post on the forums and you can post using your phone.

Here is a baby panda video to humor you.

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that sounds awful, OP, sorry it’s a thing you have to deal with

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Don’t worry about it OP, thanks for sharing

Actually, I enjoy reading these “guys, I got something to share” personal-style posts… it’s kinda refreshing compared to all the game-related “fluff” threads cluttering up the front-page of GD :yawning_face:

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Bleh, very sorry to hear you’re under the weather OP. Our bodies revolt and do weird things. Nerve entrapment is one of the more annoying ones. Electroneuromyography is a kind of mapping they do to see what’s going on. They’ll put patches on your skin, stimulate the muscles and the readings will come back where the muscles are showing weakness or abnormal response. It’s a pretty simple procedure, I’m surprised they have it booked out so far. But then again, the medical field is still bleeding people from post pandemic burn out, so even the basic care is hard to come by.

Hopefully they’ll get your problem area pin pointed and be able to fix you up with a series of steroid shots and you’ll be right as rain.

Wishing you a calm and non-labor intensive 20 days while you wait for the test and however long it takes you to get back to your doc for results and further treatment.

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my god this is cuteness overload

hope things go well to the op

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Sorry about that. I’m beginning to think how I may have dodged this when only my left wrist makes contact on the laptop. The rest of my left arm hangs down freely. I sit in a chair of some very low armrests.

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Make sure to do some hand exercises before starting to do anything!

Plenty of stretching and I assume you’re left handed too. Change up how you hold your pen / pencils to where it’s more relaxed. That will help too.

Hope ya get things figured out and all goes well! :slight_smile:

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