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by Oscar280
Tue Dec 11, 2012 11:05 am
Forum: Life After Injury: Moving Forward and Getting Back on Track
Topic: One-armed Snowmobiling
Replies: 12
Views: 26348

Re: One-armed Snowmobiling

Thanks for the comments. Tom, that's a great idea when trail riding, but when riding in the mountains, you're feet are rarely in the same place for too long. You're moving all over the machine.
by Oscar280
Mon Dec 10, 2012 6:21 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Help-Phantom nerve pain - Chronic Nerve Pain
Replies: 23
Views: 14323

Re: Help-Phantom nerve pain - Chronic Nerve Pain

Hello, I had my accident in December of 1996. Pain was usually close to 10 most of the time. Holding aconversation was hard at times. I had the DREZ procedure in August of '97 and it completely took away all the pain. I WAS A NEW MAN AGAIN!!!! It's a scary surgery but I can only image that they've g...
by Oscar280
Mon Dec 10, 2012 6:21 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Help-Phantom nerve pain - Chronic Nerve Pain
Replies: 23
Views: 14323

Re: Help-Phantom nerve pain - Chronic Nerve Pain

Hello, I had my accident in December of 1996. Pain was usually close to 10 most of the time. Holding aconversation was hard at times. I had the DREZ procedure in August of '97 and it completely took away all the pain. I WAS A NEW MAN AGAIN!!!! It's a scary surgery but I can only image that they've g...
by Oscar280
Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:57 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Single life and thoughts on dating
Replies: 18
Views: 9597

Re: Single life and thoughts on dating

Hey Rico,

It's been 16 years for me. I lost my arm when I was 23 and single. I've dated tons of beautiful girls and even married one! In my experience, most girls don't care. If they do, I haven't met many. Smile, be yourself and go say Hi! You'll do just fine.... :)

Oscar
by Oscar280
Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:40 pm
Forum: Life After Injury: Moving Forward and Getting Back on Track
Topic: One-armed Snowmobiling
Replies: 12
Views: 26348

One-armed Snowmobiling

Hello all. Here's a quick video of me running my snowmobile with a sensor I can control with my mouth. I've been riding one-handed for years now with the throttle and brake on one handle bar and it works great. No complaints. However, I've been longing to get back in the mountains and to do that, yo...
by Oscar280
Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:28 pm
Forum: Life After Injury: Moving Forward and Getting Back on Track
Topic: Downhiller Tom Wheeler on adapting to life with one hand
Replies: 8
Views: 16839

Re: Downhiller Tom Wheeler on adapting to life with one hand

Great story. I ride a recumbant trike and use a bar end shifter for the front sprocket and a grip shifter for the rear. Works well. I'm very intrigued about the carbon fiber brace. I haven't mountain biked since my accident and now my son is getting to an age where he wants to mountain bike. I reall...