Recent content by Ryan J

Hi gx92. Like I said before, I still get nerve 'snapping' in my left elbow because I didn't do the surgery in that one. If it bothers you that much, can you try the exercises with different range of motions and different arm positions? For example, if I do close grip bench press, I can feel my...

If I could go back with what I know now, no I wouldn't. The test didn't help me and neither did the surgery. Technically my left elbow was abnormal too with the EMG and it feels fine and I didn't do surgery on my left elbow. Last week I bench pressed 300 lbs and everything feels good. I can feel...

Hi Haley, Yes the pain would be constant. If I played piano, my hand would have a constant numbness and/or pain for hours or days after. Same thing if I typed on the computer too much. If I didn't use my hands at all the pain would eventually subside but that wasn't practical since I needed to...

Hi Haley, Sorry to hear about your issue. The silver lining for your situation is that you've tried everything the doctor's have told you and now all that's left is to get over your fear. The #1 thing you could do in my opinion is gradually start working out, like lifting weights. Starting...

Hi Lee, I had nerve transposition surgery on my right elbow, not my left. My left elbow still has subluxation and you can see the nerve pop over the bone. I still lift weights to this day (even two years later after my last post) and don't have any issues. I still play piano everyday for at...

Yes, I still have the snapping but I don't have any pain symptoms. I'd get back in the gym if I were you, just do lighter weight so that it doesn't hurt that much and work your way up from there. You need to get blood flow to it. My elbow and hands felt worse when I wasn't working out.

Hi gx92, Yes I can feel the nerve popping and I can also see it pop over my elbow in the mirror. Try different arm positions and different depths with range of motion when pressing until it feels more comfortable. I wouldn't take a break at the gym though. Blood flow and confidence that my body...

Hi TG, yes you can post there if you like. I'd also like to thank you for how supportive you've been on this forum. I've seen your responses many times to other people looking for help and they've helped me as well.

Hello Everybody, I wanted to share my success story because reading other people's stories really helped me. A few years ago I was experiencing numbness and tingling in my right pinky after playing piano and lifting weights. Soon after that I was feeling the same sensation in my left pinky as...

Hi Atreyu, I can definitely understand your situation, especially with the nerve tests. What I can tell you from my experience is that the nerve conduction study showed my right ulnar nerve is normal (4 or 5 months after surgery) but I still get symptoms. My left ulnar nerve is compressed at...

Most of the time I believe it's not structural but at times my mind plays tricks on me and makes it seem like it is. What helps me believe it's TMS is that it doesn't make sense that the EMG is normal on my right side, which has the most symptoms, and EMG is abnormal on left side, which doesn't...

Hello Everyone, I am new to the TMS forum, and to TMS theory. I've already finished a couple books so far and I'm trying to have deep acceptance of TMS but I'm snagged on a couple issues. Over a year ago I started having an odd tingling/numbness sensation in my right pinky while playing the...