[Embraer]

I had the surgery two years ago....life changing. It was so bad that I couldn't get more than two hours of sleep a night without my arm being on fire. Excruciating pain that reared it's ugly head most often while lying down. They did the ulnar nerve transposition and a carpal tunnel release during the same surgery. The specialist who did mine was the main hand/arm surgeon for the Indianapolis Colts. I had the surgery on a Tuesday (my Friday) and was back at work on Friday night for my "Monday."

I followed the proper rehab procedures, including keeping a jar of Play-doh at work so that I could casually squeeze it throughout my shift. The only side effect, was that my elbow was numb to the touch for about a year afterwards...but no pain at all. The first month or so I was pretty limited on what I could do, but after about the 2 month mark, I was almost normal with activities.