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Love that Christopher!

I've always felt so lucky to have survived the accident, and it helps to remember that through the pain.

Your twist is more fun though

I have no use of my TBPI arm, and the fingernails became thick and scaly very quickly. I think it has to do with the poor circulation. I have to soak my nails well before trimming (until they soften), otherwise they snap off too short (since they are so brittle) and bleed from the break. Of course m...

My Tbpi is a constant reminder that there are no guarantees, so I have to live life fully today! Some days are harder ( when the pain gets to me) but it just makes me that much more determined when I get past it. I think I'm a much stronger person than I would have ever been if this hadn't happened ...

I wasn't taking anything else on a regular basis, just as needed for pain. I tried quitting all my other supplements, but the pain didn't go away until I quit the thyroid. That doesn't mean you'll have this problem. I think my body wasn't absorbing the thyroid properly. My numbers were perfect, but ...

The only symptom I was getting was greatly increased pain in my BPI arm--back to the level when the injury first happened 14 years ago. I've had very moderate pain for the last 7 years, so was pretty upset to have it return. I didn't have any issue with my good arm. They tried a wide range of thyroi...

Yes, I have both brakes on one side (using a tandem adaptor), and both shifters on that side as well. I don't have more control in the center of the handlebars, but it doesn't take long to adapt. You just learn to not put much weight forward, and use your core muscles for balance. People always reco...

I realize this is a rare issue, but wanted to post it in case anyone else is having increased pain from an unrelated treatment. I was taking thyroid medicine for the last 10 years without problem (for low thyroid), and suddenly started having horrible stabbing/burning nerve pain again--as bad as whe...

My naturopath just had me try a topical analgesic for nerve pain. I wasn't very hopeful until I heard it contained gabapentin (among other things). I don't like how I feel on gabapentin, but this doesn't effect you the same waysince it's topical. anyway, it seems to work really well on burning pain,...

Nortryptiline works well to help me sleep, and helps keep the pain lighter during the day.

In WA the rule that they have to accept you is true if you've been covered by a "group plan" for over a year. I was covered by an "individual plan" before taking a job for 6 months where I was on a group plan. When I left that job, my old insurance turned me down. The only way I ...