Thank you for your response. I greatly appreciate it.
Unfortunately I do question the quality of medical care in the area I currently am living. This is not the first time a doctor has decided on a course of treatment that even I could not come to the logic behind the decision. As another example, I have had a primary care physician claim a diagnosis of COPD from a single x-ray when diagnosing phenomena. Where I also have been diagnosed with environmental allergies having a tested result of 1600 with normal considered <10 in dust and dust mites. After examination by my ENT yesterday the sinuses were so swollen he had difficulty inserting his scope in my right nostril...
Just used as an example... As I know there are additional tests to confirm a diagnosis of COPD such as an o2 blood test, breathing tests and then typically the x-ray to confirm those results....
Again, thank you for your response. I truly appreciate it.
Aallord,
I also have ulnar nerve thickening and it sometimes disrupts my sleep as well. I think this has been developing over years since my childhood.
To sleep well, I need to find a position were my elbows are not too much contracted and my arm is not too much elevated, otherwise my smaller finger will tingle so much it will wake me up. I also feel tinglings in the legs while sitting in the same position with legs crossed, and this also disrupts my sleep sometimes. When I wake up, sometimes my foot will hurt when I step, like in mild tingles. My symptoms are not severe but seem to be getting worse over time. I don´t think I can reduce nerve size, but probably I can prevent further thickening.
I´m searching for vitamin/mineral deficiencies in my family, kids and myself, and conditions like Pyrrole Disorder, following the Nutrient Power book, and I think this may have some relation to my nerves, but I don´t have evidence or test results yet.
A larger bed is helpful, in my case. I know this sounds like a silly input, but you said "Any input here would be greatly appreciated". 8-)
Aallord,
I also have ulnar nerve thickening and it sometimes disrupts my sleep as well. I think this has been developing over years since my childhood.
To sleep well, I need to find a position were my elbows are not too much contracted and my arm is not too much elevated, otherwise my smaller finger will tingle so much it will wake me up. I also feel tinglings in the legs while sitting in the same position with legs crossed, and this also disrupts my sleep sometimes. When I wake up, sometimes my foot will hurt when I step, like in mild tingles. My symptoms are not severe but seem to be getting worse over time. I don´t think I can reduce nerve size, but probably I can prevent further thickening.
I´m searching for vitamin/mineral deficiencies in my family, kids and myself, and conditions like Pyrrole Disorder, following the Nutrient Power book, and I think this may have some relation to my nerves, but I don´t have evidence or test results yet.
A larger bed is helpful, in my case. I know this sounds like a silly input, but you said "Any input here would be greatly appreciated". 8-)
I do not feel you input is silly at all.
Unfortunately doctors have given no answer and I still put up with it today. For me though it is beyond tingling becomes outright pain waking me up.
I am sorry to hear about your medical problems. Yes, you are right. If a part of the nerve was found to be enlarged, the nerve of the other hand should also be checked. Nerve thickening is seen in leprosy, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, Refsum's disease, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, localized hypertrophic neuropathy, neurofibromas, type 1, von Recklinghausen’s disease (neurofibromatosis). Please discuss with your doctor. Take care!
The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you. The advice may not be completely correct for you as the doctor cannot examine you and does not know your complete medical history. Hence this reply to your post should only be considered as a guiding line and you must consult your doctor at the earliest for your medical problem.