Anyone had their ulna shortened?: Has anyone ever had... - NRAS

NRAS

37,274 members46,139 posts

Anyone had their ulna shortened?

ellilu58 profile image
8 Replies

Has anyone ever had their ulna shortened? I've got to have mine done and need to hear from anyone who's had experience of this procedure.

I have a really lovely hand surgeon who's done far two many ops on my hands including three on my wrist which haven't resolved the ulna impaction. This is the last chance saloon scenario. I know that he's worried how badly I'll flare afterwards. Thank you xx

Written by
ellilu58 profile image
ellilu58
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
8 Replies
BoneyC profile image
BoneyC

Never heard of this surgery. Why do you need it, is it to alleviate pain or improve function, or both? I've had RA 50 years and have put off elbow surgery since 1998.

ellilu58 profile image
ellilu58 in reply toBoneyC

It's to improve both. The RA has damaged my wrist so much that I can't rotate it and have pain 24/7 and NO painkillers are touching it. x

BoneyC profile image
BoneyC in reply toellilu58

Sounds like a nightmare. I wonder why the surgeon didn't fuse your wrist to alleviate pain in the first instance, despite losing mobility in it.

ellilu58 profile image
ellilu58 in reply toBoneyC

It doesn't need fusing because I can bend it backwards and forwards and thats what wrist fusion deals with. My problem is that I have on any rotation...its a right pain..literally! My hand surgeon is brilliant but then again, he's done so many operations on my hands! It was him that finally got me on biologics because I'd failed all the DMARDS but the rheumatologist at the time just wasn't prepared to put me on biologics despite me meeting ALL the criteria for them. My hand Surgeon gave my rheumatologist a right bolliking...in a very professional way and next thing, I'm on biologics!

BoneyC profile image
BoneyC in reply toellilu58

Good luck with surgery and let us know how it goes.

amatrx profile image
amatrx in reply toellilu58

Please try the Lazarus Natural CBD oil high potency tincture. I had excruciating pain in my shoulders that pain meds wouldn't touch and couldn't pick up a skillet or anything heavy. I decided to try this and took a dropper full within 1& 1\2 hours I was completely pain free. No RA pain anywhere in my body! This is a miracle drug. My Dr. said she had heard a lot of good things about this. Took me off my RA meds for 4 months to see if it would take away my inflamation

also. If not I would go back on them. I'm beyond excited. It's worth a try.

ellilu58 profile image
ellilu58 in reply toamatrx

Thank you for that...I definitely will try that. How often do you take it? xx

amatrx profile image
amatrx in reply toellilu58

1 dropper in the a.m.

and 1 p.m.

There are times my shoulder joint is sore, like it's bruised, but I don't have the radiating pain I've had for over 3 years. There are several different brands out there. Be sure you read up on the ingredients and do research on it. You can also search for the top 15 cbd oils.

Hope it helps!

Not what you're looking for?

You may also like...

Ulna drift

Hello I have had rheumatoid for 25 yrs and developed ulna drift of 3 fingers basically it happened...
Mishelno64 profile image

Wrist Ulna Head Joint Replacement

Has anyone had their wrist ulna head joint replaced due to RA and if so, how are you doing now?
ellilu58 profile image

Anyone had their Diclofenac stopped by their doctor and changed to another NSAID with notification ?

I went to order my prescription today only to discover that my surgery had changed me to naproxen...
Hector profile image

Had anyone else's RA affected their spine.

In 2002 I had a hip replacement. It was urgent as the Dr. At the pain clinic said that my hip had...
Rahelp profile image

Anyone had covid on adalimumab?

Well the inevitable happened and as covid started ripping through my eldest‘s (9y) class the school...

Moderation team

See all
KateL-NRAS profile image
KateL-NRASAdministrator
Donagh-NRAS profile image
Donagh-NRASAdministrator
Nicola-NRAS profile image
Nicola-NRASAdministrator

Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.

Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.