Doctor recommendation

[OakLeaf]

I would second the notion of NOT going to a hand surgeon first off. It's my experience (not just personal experience, but what I've seen from working with people with disabilities) that doctors with narrow specialties are wonderful about doing the work they're trained to do, but not so great about identifying issues that may have arisen outside their area of focus (or deciding whether they're truly the appropriate specialist to be treating you at all). This is especially true of surgeons (not just my opinion, but what I've heard from other doctors and PTs too).

Nerves that feed the hands can be entrapped anywhere between the neck and the hand. Neck, shoulder (thoracic outlet), elbow, wrist.

What you need is someone who can identify exactly what it is posturally that's causing your issues. For myself, my sister urged me to see a general ortho who's trained and experienced in manual muscle testing. Some PTs can do this as well.

Some doctors like to do EMGs. I've heard various things about the value (and painfulness!) of these. They're popular in my area - I'd like to hear from people in other parts of the country/world whether EMGs are still used there too?

Hang in there and hope you get it sorted soon.