OH BBmom
My son's symptoms were the same. He never had a "pop" he did have a couple of pitches when looking back he knows that is when he tore it as there was discomfort after. We honestly thought it was tendinitis when he first went to the local orthopedic doctor. To say we were shocked to hear it was a torn UCL (he actually tore it in two places..lol) would be understating it! The MRI with the dye is actually what showed not only the torn UCL but cartilage damage as well leading to the first surgery to repair the cartilage and take out a bone chip. As funny as it sounds to say...hopefully it is just a tear and he can have the surgery and start getting ready for next season.
TPM
My son had the ulnar nerve moved during his surgery. doctor said it is routine to do so now with the surgery, at least in these parts. Dr Andrews teaches doing it as part of his TJ surgery procedure now so that there are no problems in the future. Son's nerve would catch at times so it would have been moved either way.
Fonvib2012
Luckily son's coach has been excellent through this. He will keep son close and have him do his rehab with the team once the season starts and will be instrumental in helping son have throwing partners during the off season. While he did lose the opportunity to move into the varsity rotation as a sophomore this season (a rarity at our school) coach has enough pitching for this season to get by. Coach needs him more for his junior and senior year so he will be sure to keep a close eye on him and his rehab. Heck he is even now tutoring him before school in geometry to help pull his grade up. He will likely let him suit up for the games this season and chart pitches during the game. Keep him feeling a part of the team.