I had the same thing. I had surgery on my ankle and they did my elbow at the same time. After 2 yrs, left pinky still a little numb. I had it start a "tad" in my right hand.
2 things:
I sleep on my back and I would have my arms folded over my chest. Straight arms keep the nerve from hyper-extending. So I have tried to change that.
Sitting at the desk: I have folded towels and or cushioned arm rests at every work space where I rest my elbows.
Bottom line: it takes time and don't hyper extend the nerve at the elbow. There are some stretching exercises that you can look up. They didn't help me, but I didn't do them much.
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not keeping my elbows bent for long periods of time was an easier, less painful fix.
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THIS
There is a reason why the nerve is "caught/stretched". If that and over time it will be fine.