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What could be causing my middle finger to pull painfully towards my ring finger, especially while driving? [more inside]
posted by escabeche on Dec 29, 2012 - 8 answers

Followup to this and this: I need surgery on my elbow to move the ulnar nerve, which is getting trapped by heterotopic ossification (extra bone inside the elbow arising from an old fracture.) Here's the wrinkle: there are two different surgeries I could have, and I have to choose which one I want -- today. [more inside]
posted by escabeche on Mar 1, 2011 - 4 answers

My left pinky finger and the outer edge of my left hand are numb and a bit tingly, presumably due to ulnar nerve compression. Safe to wait a few days and see if it goes away, or urgent? [more inside]
posted by escabeche on Jan 14, 2011 - 9 answers