I severed my median nerve at the wrist area back in 2001, having neurosurgery reattachment shortly thereafter. I still experience the same lack of sensitivity (and dexterity) you mentioned. Strength is never a problem in the gym etc but the injured hand certainly never regained 100% strength.... although probably could have with proper rehab. It doesn't bother me much at all anymore.... although enough that I decided to do a quick google search hoping to find medical advancements that might help regain my pre-accident form/feeling. Stay positive.
2 months ago my median nerve,4 tendon,2 vein and a artery got severed when my hand went through a glass screen. Blood loss was huge. I underwent a surgery 24 hours later. At first pain was unbearable. I lost sense in 3and1/2 fingers and was unable to do anything with that hand. Finger's movement were also very restricted and painfull. But now my fingers are moving a lot better and am almost able to form a fist.i am getting my senses back in my ring finger. When touched the tip of middle finger feels different as from before,but there is no improvement in my thumb or forefinger. I always feel sensations lke pinpricking and light electric shock which get worse when the wound is touched. Doctors have told me that this is a good symptom in nerve healing. I am not able to bend my thumb even a little. My injury is in my wrist which is 8 inch from tip of hand. So most probably it will take 8 months to heal. Physiotherapy is of real help. Pain increases in colder climatic conditions. I am told that my hand will take 2 year to heal almost completely,yet i wont be able to lift heavy weights. Pain becomes bearable after 6 weeks.
just praying to get better and able to write.
I underwent surgery 2 days before I turned 26, 12/4/12. I noticed you had a similar injury like myself and was wondering if anyone can provide some tips and guidance.
I punched a parted glass door frame and cut my wrist pretty bad. i was told I had nerve damage and the tendon in my thumb went bad as well. My index,thumb and middle finger lack sensation and parts of my palm.
Surgery required me to fix my tendon and get a nerve graft done to stitch the broken ends. Can anyone tell me what to expect and how to get back to normal as close to possible? The help will really be appreciated
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Hello there, i had cut my upper arm with a door glass about 6 months ago, had surgery recontructed main artery biceps, triceps, ulnar median and musculatenous nerves. wondering what kind of excerise you do. my motor skills not working thnx?
hey, well it was mainly my hand I lost all function of so I continued with the wrist stretching it every hour for ten mins just to loosen it up and when i was allowed to move my arm a bit more I was using elastic bands to help strenghten the fingers and move them also got putty help with the strength I know its not much help but its helping with me I try really hard not to use my good arm as you just get used to not using the injured one, i think its really good to keep up with the scar tissue massage because i stopped feeling improvement when i stopped doing it everyday, thats me starting to get function back in the side movement of my fingers. and now back at the gym started with light weights because I dont want to snap anything like tendons again.Also with the sensory part of things i just try feel as many different textures my physio says this helps train the brain to start feeling what the shoud feel like again. prob not much help to you but everyones injury is different and heal at different rates but if you work at it you can use it as normal at the start i was told my hand would be like that forever and i would struugle using it etc but i'm getting on fine now ten months later.
I lacerated my upper right forearm punching a glass door at the end of April 2012. It wasn't too deep no artery stuff, but I did nick the median nerve and probably the tendon. The Nerve conduction test I took said I was functioning with roughly 50% of the median nerve to my hand. My main probably now (it's been almost ten months) is getting back to my full potential and relieving the weakness, tightness, and lack of fluidity in my right hand. I'm pretty much a full-time rock climber, but that lifestyle has had to be postponed because it doesn't seem sustainable with my hand/wrist still questionable. After throwing a frisbee too hard 3 months after the injury a lump in my palm grew. Some kind of contraction or inflammation of the tend or tissue. I know working construction 2 months after the injury didn't help and I suppose it could be that rock climbing is stressing it out before its fully healed, or it could be scar tissue, nerve issues or tendon stuff. Anyway if anyone knows strategies to recover fully that would be appreciated. Patience and perseverance on your journeys. Peace
I actually harmed myself 30 years ago. I'd been drinking and taking uppers for several days.I began to here voices telling me I was useless and I should die.I cut my wrist, severed my median nerve. Had surgery,but still have extreme numbness in hand. I guess the lesson is boys and girls and one I live my life by is: life is best lived soberly. I have rough days but none like that day.
Hi.
I severed my 9 tendons in my left arm about 13 months ago from a car accident. My surgeon thinks that I just pinched the median nerve and that it should hopefully regain strength in a few months as it gradually wakes up. In my thumb, index finger, and middle finger I have everything from hypersensitivity, loss of sensation (numbness), limited mobility, coldness, excruciating nerve pain, etc. About 6 or 7 months after the accident, my hand has regained some mobility...but I can't still do what I used to, such as play my instruments, phlebotomy skills, etc.
In all reality, my doctor said that he's surprised with how much function I have gotten back already...
As far as the nerve functions go in those 3 individual fingers (sensation, numbness, mobility) , I feel as if I have plateaued and have not gotten any better.
Is this normal for only having a severely "pinched" nerve? Or is it something more serious, like permanent damage?
I completely severed 8 tendons and my median nerve 6months ago. I was fortunate to have surgery within 24 hours by an extremely well respected surgeon that just happened to be on call. I came on here reading all these stories and I really feared the worst. I had horrible anxiety that I'd never be able to function the same...it was a really rough time. Therapy sucks but you have to get through it and be persistent. My life revolved around my wrist exercises and scar tissue massage. I had a LOT of scar tissue and that was the worst pain...but the more you keep at it and constantly keep your fingers and wrist moving the more it will break up.
My surgeon was very blunt and told me my nerve may never reconnect properly and that I could potentially face a 2nd surgery if I lost function of my thumb (ape hand I believe it's called). That was my biggest fear...he told me within 6months we would know and I'm thankful to say that date has passed and I've lost no range of motion with my thumb. I'm done with therapy and have full functioning of my hand. I do everything I used to...although I am careful with putting too much strain on the tendons as it has ONLY been 6 months. I have started doing p90x and I'm gradually increasing my weight and doing things I didn't do fitness-wise even before this happened.
After surgery my thumb, 2.5 of my fingers, and the left side of my palm were pretty much completely numb. They slowly became hypersensitive, and the first few months I had electric shocks, tingling, and burning. I really did not find it to be unbearable, more so uncomfortable, however I have a very high pain tolerance. Now I have hypersensitivity all the way up to the tips of my fingers that continues to improve. Initially I was very depressed that I may never have any sensation back so I'm extremely thankful every day of my life I can feel to some degree, at least enough to allow me to function normally. Keep in mind that this is not my dominant hand, if it was I would probably feel as though I was having a more difficult time due to the fact I can't really tell what I'm touching, just that I am touching something. When my hand gets even a little cold I still have that uncomfortable burning sensation. However they say nerves take a LONG time to heal...they give you two years to see how much will come back, so at this point I'm very optimistic. My surgeon and therapist were very impressed when they released me that I'd already had as much return as I did. However like I said I initially feared I'd never have any feeling back... so if this is all I ever get back I'm still forever grateful.
I wanted to share my positive story for anyone that is scared and doesn't know what to expect. I am only 27, so I have had age on my side, but I was also determined and did everything in my power to help my body heal. I researched what foods help with nerve repair and kept an immaculate diet for the first couple of months. Zero junk food, no alcohol, I wasn't a smoker before but I enjoyed an occasional cigar with my husband and I avoided that as well. I started taking a multivitamin high in b vitamins, alpha lipoic acid, and continued with my fish oil and biotin I already took on a regular basis. I also was seeing a counselor, she really helped with other issues in my life along with what I was going through. Stress is HORRIBLE for healing, avoid it and avoid people who cause it while you are trying to heal. I never had a doctor or therapist prescribe me any kind of diet other supplement other than telling me to maybe up my protein intake (which I also did), and that frustrated me. Diet has a lot to do with the bodies ability to heal, however surgeons and therapists are not nutritionists. I am convinced it is my diet, and positive attitude, that has helped me to heal so well so quickly. No doubt my surgeons skills and and having a great therapist helped immensely, but you need to be proactive about your health, because they can only take you so far. I kept telling myself "I am going to make this the most positive thing that has ever happened to me", and that's truly what I've done. I wasn't a very religious person, but I really found more comfort in talking to God during this time than I did anyone else. I found out later that I also had a lot of people praying for me...strangers I'd never met. I'm now a believer in the power of prayer. I'd be a liar if I said I thank God everyday, but its pretty darn close to that. If you are at all religious, don't turn your back on God. Everything happens for a reason. This horrible incident has changed me for the best and changed my outlook on life. I wish anyone going through the same, best of luck to you.
I have almost the same story that happened 5 months back. My thumb, index and middle finger is still numb but improving with the time. I have some feeling back upto the mid of my fingers - it is interesting that your nerve has reached to the tips - as I had been told that it grows 1 inch/month maximum, and mind will take 8-9 months to reach to the tips. I still go to the hand therapist and it helps in increasing the movements. I have around 90% movements back, and still feel pain especially in the fingers. Just wanted to check how are you now?
I got my injury from punching a glass. Its been 4 months now since my surgery.
Affected nerves are Median, Radial, Ulnar, with tendon repair.
Fasciotomy procedure were done during my operation, causing long ugly scars on my arm.
I can pull up my wrist but not my fingers, maybe from Radial nerve?
No flexor on my Index and Thumb fingers. Median nerve?
No sensation for Thumb, Index, Middle, and half of Ring fingers.
I suspect that my Anterior Interosseous Branch of Median Nerve were also damaged.
Will it also reinnervate along with the Median nerver?
At the early stages there was no supination from my wrist, but now there is 60 to 80%.
How will I know if I will still need another surgery?
Do I need an orthtopedic or neurosurgeon?
Im so clueless with my situation but finding this forum brings hope to me.
I to have nerve damage on my right hand. Iwas in the hospital July 2013it is now May 28, 2014, i am still in pain.The bad part of this whole ordeal is I found out it was caused from a negleted I.V. whice then after rasing cain they did a Dobbler on my hand an found a blood clot. I could not get any Dr. to do anything for. I was treated, had to have 3pts. of blood because I blood so bad, that same day I was sent to a nursing home. I was 50.
I fell with a glass in my right hand a couple of weeks ago. I severed the median nerve. The sensation in my index finger is shocking. I am due to have the cast removed tomorrow, very anxious about this. I will keep you informed on my hand, I am not expecting it to be perfect and now realise that recovery may take a long time.