LAST SURGERY!!!
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AngelaW
- Posts: 240
- Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:03 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: X
LAST SURGERY!!!
Had my last official surgery this week to rotate my arm into a better position. Yay!!! It's been 3 years and around 30 surgeries (4 in the last 2 months). It's nice to be at the end. I will have to find a new hobby. ;P (oh and don't worry, of all those surgeries, only about 5 were for the brachial plexus injury)
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ArmStrong
- Posts: 100
- Joined: Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:09 am
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: HI BPI FAMILY ON SEPT.19 2010 I CRASHED ON MY MOTORCYCLE AND SUFFERD A FRACTURED BACK AND NECK AND A CLOSED,TRAUMATIC BPI LEFT ARM PARALYZED,SOME FINGER AND WRIST MOVEMENT.
- Location: LOS ANGELES,CA
Re: LAST SURGERY!!!
What a journey for you Angela,glad to know you're done with having surgery you've come along way!may God bless you and your family and may you continue to make strides.Thanks for sharing.
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Carolyn J
- Posts: 3424
- Joined: Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:22 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI. I am 77 yrs old and never had a name for my injuries until 2004 when I found UBPN at age 66.
My injuries are: LOBPI on upper body and Cerebrael Palsy on the lower left extremities. The only intervention I've had is a tendon transplant from my left leg to my left foot to enable flexing t age 24 in 1962. Before that, my foot would freeze without notice on the side when wearing heels AND I always did wear them at work "to fit in" I also stuttered until around age 18-19...just outgrew it...no therapy for it. Also suffered from very very low self esteem; severe Depression and Anxiety attacks started at menopause. I stuffed emotions and over-compensated in every thing I did to "fit in" and be "invisible". My injuries were Never addressed or talked about until age 66. I am a late bloomer!!!!!
I welcome any and all questions about "My Journey".
There is NO SUCH THING AS A DUMB QUESTION.
Sharing helps to Heal. HUGS do too. - Location: Tacoma WA
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Re: LAST SURGERY!!!
Bless you,Angela! May this be indeed your last surgury!
Your new hobby is posting for us on these Message BoardS. We learn sooo much from you.
HUGGZ,
Carolyn J
LOBPI/73+
Your new hobby is posting for us on these Message BoardS. We learn sooo much from you.
HUGGZ,
Carolyn J
LOBPI/73+
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AngelaW
- Posts: 240
- Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:03 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: X
Re: LAST SURGERY!!!
Thanks 
Saw my doc yesterday and got the splint off. So far everything is looking great and now I can extend for a low handshake and it looks pretty darn natural. I get to have a Bone Stimulator too to help heal the bone. Sounds very Sci-Fi/Horror genre, don't you think?
We'll be shooting an official video once my arm has healed, but I did a little home video to show how the improved angle of my hand affects it's use. .....It even makes my ugly little aparetment kitchen look good. ;P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdfeYey9v5k
Saw my doc yesterday and got the splint off. So far everything is looking great and now I can extend for a low handshake and it looks pretty darn natural. I get to have a Bone Stimulator too to help heal the bone. Sounds very Sci-Fi/Horror genre, don't you think?
We'll be shooting an official video once my arm has healed, but I did a little home video to show how the improved angle of my hand affects it's use. .....It even makes my ugly little aparetment kitchen look good. ;P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdfeYey9v5k
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MW
- Posts: 81
- Joined: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:13 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LTBPI, Feb 2009, hit by truck while on a run. Free muscle transfer at Mayo Clinic 6 months later.
- Location: Chicago, IL
Re: LAST SURGERY!!!
Hi Angela,
Just wanted to say congrats and that your mini video was great! I had a bone stimulator too - I'm not sure if it helped but it sure didn't do any harm.
MW
Just wanted to say congrats and that your mini video was great! I had a bone stimulator too - I'm not sure if it helped but it sure didn't do any harm.
MW
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thebrain
- Posts: 33
- Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:47 am
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: 6/12/10 avulsion of several roots due to motorcycle accident. So far I've
had two nerve transfers: intercostal to biceps and spinal accessory to
superscapular. The superscapular is working, holding my shoulder in place so I don't have to wear a sling all the time, and I can 'lift' that arm a few degrees away from my body. The bicep is firing but not enough to flex, yet. - Location: Palo Alto, CA
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congrats on being 'done' (fingers crossed)
i watched your video and i have to say, i would kill for that kind of function in my left arm
i watched your video and i have to say, i would kill for that kind of function in my left arm
