United Brachial Plexus Network

<t>You can't do better than have a bit of Dycem matting nearby. <br/> <br/> It is great for many things..it's no-slip surface is great for resting paper on that you are trying to write on; holding a plate while you eat off a tray; stopping a slice of bread from slipping around a work surface while y...

<t>You know you guys are really worrying me...you have these machines and you haven't been shown how or when to use them?? Have I got that right?? <br/> <br/> PLEASE check with your surgeons/physios etc that these stimulation machines are safe to use so soon after surgery. At the very least get some...

<r>Doesn't anyone here ever try <U><s>[u]</s>not<e>[/u]</e></U> taking ANY painkillers at all? <br/> <br/> From my experience, I never felt better or more pain free than when I finally gave up the pk's after 7 years of taking them and getting no real relief. All I did get was a whole load of serious...

<r>Hiya..yes I know well the sandwhich frustration! I just rip the thing to bits now and never mind if anyone sees me or thinks what a slob I am!! Anyway, I have to disagree a little bit with the person who said don't get frustrated...definitely DO get frustrated..it makes you think kind of sideways...

<r>Shaun, Many of the best BPI surgeons here in the UK are plastic surgeons. (probably the same worldwide)It might seem strange that a surgeon well versed in 'plastics' should be doing this kind of reconstruction, but when you think about it, they are dealing with tiny nerves etc daily, particularly...

<t>ps I have a scar along my neck, which is a pretty common place for what they call exploratory surgery here in the UK. Various scars along my arm too from surgery, but these faded really quickly. <br/> <br/> Don't let the thought of scarring put you off..they really do fade with time, sometimes ve...

<r>Hi Shaun, <br/> <br/> It sounds to me that your surgeons are well on to it mate...personally, if I was in your shoes I would have the surgery. So many of us have been left until it is too late to have any surgical repair done. <br/> <br/> MRI scans and nerve conduction tests <I><s>[i]</s>are<e>[/...

Me...any other people with a TBPI?

come ON! :0) If I can make it all that way over the pond, you guys can travel too...lets all get together and swap horror stories!! ;0)

LizzyF

Haven't registered yet (waaay too busy at the mo...!) but will be! I will be coming definitely, that is if the new rash of airport security/closures/cancellation blah blah blah doesn't prevent it! :0( here we go again...

Lizzyf

<t>Got mine a couple of weeks ago! Great issue as usual. Many thanks to those who work so hard to produce it.<br/> <br/> The only thing that was a bit of a concern was it was delivered unwrapped...very odd..no plastic covering or anything, just the magazine. <br/> <br/> I'm surprised that it got her...