Exceptional Patient No.8

ID had been suffering for a few months from a rapid deterioration of her strength and dexterity in her right hand, to the point of not being able to open a bottle of water. Her family doctor was unable to get her to be seen by a specialist in peripheral nerves in a timely manner. She decided to visit Exception MD and within an hour was diagnosed with severe double compression of the ulnar nerve at the wrist and elbow.

A week later, ID underwent surgery under Walant-type local anesthesia (no tourniquet), and her recovery began. At her postoperative visit, after her wound had healed, she was able to open a bottle, her strength was improving, and her muscles were recovering. She is relieved that she was able to save her hand before it was too late.