Nerve damage

[ruffiancino]

Hello all,

So back in May, I noticed my right tricep was starting to get weak and fail really easily. Not your normal muscle failure weak, it was simply not working. Within a month, it had started to atrophy pretty bad, to the point where it was very noticeable, both in strength and appearance. Long story short, I spent the next 5-6 months in and out of different doctor offices and was diagnosed with nerve damage at my C6. I had no other symptoms....there was never any pain, never any loss of feeling in the rest of the arms etc....I was lifting pretty heavy, and they seem to think I either pinched the nerve off, or severely pissed it off somehow, to the point where it just stopped firing.

I was put in traction for 12 weeks, and I was told to lay of all weight lifting until the nerve came back again. I got pretty depressed at the whole deal and instead of continuing my cardio, and continuing to at least work out my legs the way I should have, I sat on my ass and didn't do anything except eat horribly and feel sorry for myself. I usually walk around between 189-194 at 9% bf (5'8). I'm like 182 right now and feel like a bloated fat ass. I got the clean bill of health 3 weeks ago, and I know it'll come off quick, just kind of pissed at myself for letting it go.

Anybody else ever have an injury similar to this at all? My strength is coming back pretty quick, on all my lifts, except my bench, which is to be expected I guess. The Dr said the size of the tricep probably won't come back for a while. I'm just interested to see if anyone else has been through this at all. I'm super paranoid it'll happen again, if I start lifting heavy again, due to the fact that I still have no idea why it happened in the first place. Getting old sucks

 

[davidjohnston]

Wow, that's extreme man, hope you're feeling better now? So has it completely recovered, or do you get loss of feeling, or odd sensations still? I got that for a while, which I think is because the nerve isn't fully released.

I have had pinched nerves a few times now - going to chiro helps, but it does still flare up from time to time if I'm not careful.

For me, getting my fitness back, my spine aligned, and building core strength is the key to feeling better. Then you can build on that fitness, you just need to be a bit more careful than most to start with, but will probably be better off for it. The stronger core will take the pressure off of your spine a bit, meaning it is less likely to get an injury.

 

[ruffiancino]

I'm getting back to normal. It seems to have recovered, but the size is slow to return. I never had ANY other symptoms, other than the muscle itself shutting off. It was the weirdest thing. Never any loss of feeling, numbness, pain, or anything like that. At first I thought I was imagining everything haha. Yeah I'm being careful starting back. My core is very strong, I have to just keep it all in check for a bit. I have to lay off the upper back stuff for sure. My traps were getting a bit out of control when it all started. The docs all that may have helped attribute to the pissed nerve. All I've ever wanted was a complete diagnosis. Hahaha

I will probably have to look into Chiro. Shits expensive and my insurance is great.....for everything except chiro care.

 

[savalacad]

good luck.