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by jennyb
Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:36 am
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Water Skiing... 3 TBPIs in Mexico!!!
Replies: 14
Views: 3387

Re: Water Skiing... 3 TBPIs in Mexico!!!

ooh I want to do it. I used to waterski as a young un, would love to try again, but not in the iciness of Lake Windermere where I last did it 30 odd years ago, somewhere niiiiice and warm. We could for a crip display team!
Jen NZ
by jennyb
Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:34 am
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: gracillis muscul transfer surgery
Replies: 5
Views: 924

Re: gracillis muscul transfer surgery

<r>Hi Ewa<br/> There are experienced surgeons for this kind of work in Europe, and as Poland is in the EEC it would probably be a lot cheaper to locate someone there. Check the medical resources page for names, but I know this kind of work is being done in the UK and Italy, probably France and Holla...
by jennyb
Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:50 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Weak Pulse.
Replies: 12
Views: 4933

Re: Weak Pulse.

...and the free rice is great, I'm totally addicted and have given loads of rice away in my efforts to increase my score!
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by jennyb
Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:47 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Weak Pulse.
Replies: 12
Views: 4933

Re: Weak Pulse.

<r>hi dex<br/> I'm 27 years post accident and have no use of my right arm. It's always cold and in fact in camping trips to the bush I've got dangerously cold, the bpi arm gets so cold it starts kind of spreading into my chest. BE VERY CAREFUL with those heating pads you can get from stores if you h...
by jennyb
Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:43 am
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: ROLL CALL ( LURKERS TOO!!!!!!! )
Replies: 670
Views: 189458

Re: ROLL CALL ( LURKERS TOO!!!!!!! )

bumping up......
by jennyb
Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:28 am
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: Anyone know where to find statistics?
Replies: 10
Views: 1601

Re: Anyone know where to find statistics?

<t>The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London where Prof Birch is based had figures that indicated that although obpi is commoner, tbpi tend to be far more serious. I think there would be the same problems as you are finding in the US with unreported obpi in the figures, but in counting just ...
by jennyb
Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:50 am
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: just wondering
Replies: 1
Views: 738

Re: just wondering

<r>The doctor will do different nerve surgeries depending on what kind of injury is found following exploratory surgery and how much undamaged material there is to work with. What type of nerve surgery is done, whether grafting, nerve transfer or just a clear up of scar tissue, is mainly determined ...
by jennyb
Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:43 am
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury
Replies: 1
Views: 777

Re: Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury

I do think a specialist publication was needed, good to see some articles in there now. I wonder if Dr Nath will start publishing some of his results on his Obpi surgeries now. Fantastic to see so much from other countries.
Thanks Chris, I'd forgotten about this journal.
Jen NZ
by jennyb
Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:35 am
Forum: Adult and Young Adult OBPI
Topic: HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATH!!!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 1057

Re: HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATH!!!!!

Happy belated birthday Kath, seems like there have been a few come and go since we 'met'! Here's hoping for many more, and that one day we can finally lift a glass together :)
Jen NZ
by jennyb
Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:31 am
Forum: Adult and Young Adult OBPI
Topic: Changes as you get older.....
Replies: 8
Views: 1771

Re: Changes as you get older.....

ps-when I say we are just wonderful, I'm not being sarcastic-I mean it. We are all fantastic :)