Elbow causing pain,who has had surgery?

Hey Cathy! Not had any elbow surgery but a shoulder one, didn't do too bad post op with it. However, had both knees scoped at the same time once and that was definitely a mistake! Having had each done solely before and hobbling around on one leg a few days was not so bad but when they do both and no "wt bearing " for a week its a real head shaker.

So, no don't think I would be limiting the use of both arms either at the same time.

Good luck on the surgery though as I have neuro pain and it's a beast no matter where its at.

Hi Cathy May I ask are you, are you talking about having surgery on your elbow?  Does this doctor think your arm and elbow pain and weakness in your hand is caused in your elbow? Have they checked out your neck and cervical disks in your neck? Like doing an MRI of your cervical spine? The reason I ask these questions, is I had severe pain in my elbow and forearm and into my hands, with weakness in my fingers, and the reason was caused by a herniated disk at C6/7 in my neck. Often when you have nerve root impingement the pain and discomfort and weakness is felt further down the line from what the nerve root innervates, in this case your arm and hand.  Just curious if they had checked this out first before wanting to do surgery? Twenty five years after my first cervical disk surgery, I again started having pain in my arms and hands and weakness, the disk above my discectomy and fusion went bad, this time  at C5/6 and I ended up having to have another ACDF (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion)  But both times immediately after the surgery the pain in my arm and hands was gone!

Anyway just curious about if they had checked that on you. Good Luck to You

White Beard