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- Tue Feb 25, 2014 2:10 pm
- Forum: Suggestion Box & Forum Help
- Topic: Frustration
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14532
Re: Frustration
goodluck with that. i finally gave up on coming in here. i do occasionally though.
- Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:01 pm
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: The gift that keeps on giving
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5118
Re: The gift that keeps on giving
so sorry to hear about this kind of injury on top of his BPI or because of it. cry till you feel better. hope he recovers fully. BTW The cake pic looks delicious.
- Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:52 pm
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: How successful is a hand tendon transfer?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8952
Re: How successful is a hand tendon transfer?
hope you have a very successful surgery. if it even goes half as well as mine did you will be doing well. i have a chicken wing elbow now. lol.
- Wed Feb 05, 2014 1:59 pm
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: How successful is a hand tendon transfer?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8952
Re: How successful is a hand tendon transfer?
i had a tendon transfer to my hand. i went from not being able to touch any of my fingers to to my thumb, could not pick up anything with my left hand and could not raise my arm above chest level.......to being able to make a soft fist, drink a soft drink with my left hand, put my hand on top of my ...
- Mon Nov 04, 2013 1:17 pm
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: BPI Doctor for adult
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3864
Re: BPI Doctor for adult
if you are in the midwest dr susan mckinnon is in st loius missouri. at the barns jewish hospital center for advanced medicine. she is an adult only BPI specialist.
- Thu Sep 05, 2013 4:24 pm
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: it is just a stretch...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11431
Re: it is just a stretch...
did not word that right....sorry. ooops. should have proofread it better. thanks christopher for catching that.
- Tue Aug 27, 2013 2:58 pm
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: Caring for Baby with one arm
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4897
Re: Caring for Baby with one arm
i never had any kids. but at 49 years old, i was injured about 2 weeks before my great nephew was born. when he was 7 months old, he messed his diaper. i told his mama he needed changed. she told me you found it you change it. so i picked him up with my good arm, put him in the crib, and changed his...
- Tue Aug 27, 2013 2:45 pm
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: it is just a stretch...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11431
Re: it is just a stretch...
my injury was "just a stretch" over 3 years ago. i have permanent partial paralysis in my hand. but my arm is not quite as bad. i was told the "its just a stretch" nonsense. i ended up with major and massive surgery to correct this little "stretch". Get it taken care of...
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 7:50 pm
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: Camp 2014
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3534
Re: Camp 2014
if someone is there alone, INCLUDE THEM in what is going on. i was the only one there who is a TBPI and i felt totally excluded.
- Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:53 pm
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: Description of Pain Needed - Insurance Issue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2965
Re: Description of Pain Needed - Insurance Issue
i would say it is like having your hand and arm in a deep fryer full of 375 degree oil while being viciously stabbed repeatedly with a grilling fork. and at times like being severely electrocuted. numbness like having the stuff a dentist injects to numb your face, (but it is the arm and hand) but it...