<r>Call international information. Lisbon (the city), Portugal (the country) for Dr. Carlos Lima.<br/> <br/> Dr. Carlos Lima of Lisbon's Hospital de Egas Moniz<br/> <br/> Or get it from Dr. Steven Hinder's secratary at Wayne University's Spinal Rehabilitation Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. 313-966-0...

<t>There have been successful stem cell surgeries done on mice in which the had their brachial plexus avulsed and reattached with stem cells placed at the area of damage & stem cell therapy after surgery.<br/> <br/> On the issue of atrophied muscles, the main issue is the muscle plate (the area ...

<t>If you're downloading it to a Mac with OS X, there is a problem with the Windows Media Player for that operating software, but I believe it work on OS 9. For a PC it should work with the Windows Media Player you've got, if not you might have to upgrade to the latest version. <br/> <br/> It should...

<t>Hdcrash, I see the team of BPI specialists at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota about 3x a year for check ups on the surgery they did back on April 15th of '03. My accident happened on December 15th of '02. The guys at the Mayo had me go to a pain specialist there who initially suggested that I try Me...

<r>Here is a link to a great website for Spinal Cord Injury. There are two different downloadable sizes of the program. You'll see it as soon as you enter the site. It's really an amazing program and worth watching, if you can download it. Best of luck.<br/> <br/> <br/> <URL url="http://carecure.ati...

<r>Yes, Methadone is a narcotic, an opiate. It's in the class of pain killers like codeine, morphine, oxycodone, etc. etc., and yes it can make you feel 'dopey' and it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle while your blood contains a certain % of it. Which I don't know what that amount is, and I do ...

<t>Hdcrash,<br/> Nuerontin works well for me, but not alone. Alone I still get significant sharp burning, the Methadone cuts that out well. It took me a week or two to settle into the stuff, but it is now the best thing I've tried. I feel as close to my "old" self again as I ever have since my accid...

<r>Susana,<br/> To buy the tape, go to the PBS site I listed (1st of the 2) and at the end of the 1st paragraph is highlighted in red 'get the video'. There you go.<br/> <br/> I also had a chance to post 2 questions on the live web chat that the producers, American Dr., and one of the patients of th...

<t>Hi Keith,<br/> I've been taking 15 mg of Methadone and 900 mg of Nuerontin every 6 or 8 hours (supposed to 3x a day or every 8 hours, but the pain slams in like clock work at 6 hours usually) and it works really well for me. I sleep too much, but that is probably aided by my depression and lack o...

<r>I don't know if anyone got a chance to see the amazing program on PBS ( <URL url="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/innovation/episode6.html">http://www.pbs.org/wnet/innovation/episode6.html</URL># ) about stem cell surgeries taking place in Europe for patients with spinal cord injuries and heart attacks. ...