United Brachial Plexus Network

i had surgery 4 months ago resulting in a pulled bp nerve resulting in the loss of use of my left hand. i have found that if i am in severe pain, i DO excercises. it is extremely painful but if you can just stick with it just 5 minutes, it WILL reduce pain. i did have to reduce the pain meds till i ...

WOW that was cool!! do you also use that on your dog or do you have a separate one for him/her? lol

i have noticed that too. there have not been 10 posts in over a week. i guess everyone is at camp and is not coming in here. i really dont know when or where camp is, but i know it was supposed to be somewhere around this time. maybe it will pick up soon

it seems to me that with boxing gloves you could break a bone in the hand and not realize it if there is limited feeling in the hand. that would be a tradgedy. i know with my hand i am very protective for that reason. i wont even put my hand in my pocket without checking that my pinkie finger is not...

i have a really wonderful attorney but i am in indiana. sorry. but the way i found him was i called and called almost every attorney in the phone book and went in for many interviews until i found the best one i liked and he is wonderful. you have to have a LOT of persistance and patience. i have fo...

i am so angry at my doctor right now. when i woke up from surgery on may 18, my arm was very limp and extremely painfull. the doc told me he pulled the bp nerve and not to worry about it it would return in a couple of days maybe a month or so. now it is 4 months later and although there is a lot of ...

i am 4 months into this injury and still on lyrica i know that if i miss a couple doses my hand goes crazy. other than that i have no other problems when i dont take it. i am probably on my last prescription and am thinking about tapering off of them. the pain is managable as long as i am on the lyr...

terri, your husband is extremely lucky to have you. you really don't know how much having someone to help is a luxury some of us dont have. i have a lot of problems relating to people and have no one to help me with anything. i ask someone for help and usually i get "i dont have time" i re...

has anyone ever heard of dr todd shanks in louisville, kentucky? he is a bpi specialist but i want to know at least a litle bit about him. i am going to see him and it is about a 2-hour drive. don't know when yet.

it is an amazing feeling to be able to do the simplest of things. i am just starting to hold small objects again. It has not been very long since my injury, but i know that feeling and it is wonderful. i am very happy for you.