Originally Posted by Bahnzo

Have to admit I'm a bit shocked by that answer. Maybe I should elaborate.....

I've only been riding for less than a month. I originally had some soreness in my elbow which I seemed to fix it by lowering the handlebars. If was after that I began to experience some pain in my hand. I'm not sure I should call it numbness because it's not a tingling sensation, like when your foot falls asleep, but more like a soreness. I don't lose and feeling in my hand or fingers, but they do get sore. Varying hand placement helps, but it's still there. From everything I read it seems it's a bike fit sort of problem, but I'm unsure where to go now. Move seat...change the tilt of the bars?

I don't mean to disparage you, but it seems to me that nerve damage after such a short time on the bike seems unlikely.