Surgery has any one had any success

Treatments, Rehabilitation, and Recovery
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Paul
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Hi Keshia wellcome to the site. Were are you from? Have you been to see any brachail plexis doctors? If so which ones? Did you have an emg done? We can all try to help you here on this site. Paul
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RBPI over ten years ago...Started working out with a trainer recently and i want to see how far i can go with my upper body...

I don't know what advances have been made but wanted to see if anyone knew a specialist in Chicago area...

Thanks...Just found this web site....
hdcrash
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hey paul its been awhile but i was lookin in your post and saw were somebody said they were glad you had succes with a surgery thats great what did you have done and how long has it been and most important what are your benefits from your surgery and one more question i know you were riding a bmw i think you said at daytona was it the 200 i hope im noy confused on this if so please correct me
Paul
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Your right HD a BMW.............Yes I got my wrist working this past week electronic simulation was not working, I was on a motorcycle not runing siting still and I had my hand on the throttle and kept trying to turn it and after awhile I turned it. You see the doc's moved a tendon and the brain had to capture it and make it work so I used motorcycle therapy. My finger were working 1 hour post surgery. thanks for ask HD
Rob25
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Hello everyone, I want to give everyone an update. I'm actually moving my arm. when I lay down I can bring all the way up over my head. also when I'm standing I can bring my arm up to chest level, outwards I can bring it out about 15 inches and I can only flex my bicep inwards i can't do a curl yet but even got muscle mass back in my bicep, so I'm hoping its a matter of time. Sept. 23 2002 was my sugery which was 6 months after my accident. I know theirs someone else with similar results please e-mail me and let me no how its going with you. thanx.
Gianni
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Rob,

I am so happy for you. Gianni is getting a little movement back. Dr. Kline was impressed with the movement and said that it was early to get that much back. He can pull his arm toward his chest while resting it on a table. He is now 7 months post op. I pray he gets movement like you have.

Regards,
Maureen aka Gianni's mom
Paul
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Great Rob !!!!!!!!!! Keep going. Heres my rules for geting better. Paul's Laws
The Creed of the Sociopathic Obsessive Compulsive
1.If anything can go wrong, FIX IT! (To hell with Murphy!)
2.When given a choice, Take Both!
3.Multiple projects lead to multiple successes.
4.Start at the top then work your way up.
5.Do it by the book...but be the author.
6.When forced to compromise, ask for more.
7.If you can't beat them, join them, then beat them.
8.If it's worth doing, it's got to be done RIGHT NOW.
9.If you can't win, change the rules.
10.If you can't change the rules, then ignore them.
11.Perfection is not optional.
12.When faced without a challenge, make one.
13."No" simply means begin again at one level higher.
14.Don't walk when you can run.
15.Bureaucracy is a challenge to be conquered with a righteous attitude, a tolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when necessary.
16.When in doubt: THINK!
17.Patience is a virtue, but persistence to the point of success is a blessing.
18.The squeaky wheel gets replaced.
19.The faster you move, the slower time passes, the longer you live. Paul
cbe411
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Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: MVA in 2001, nerve graph in 2002, Median Nerve Transfer in 2004 and an unsuccessful Gracillis Muscle Transfer in 2006. I am living life and loving it! Feel free to contact me :)
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Paul,
I love your creed!!! Thats just great! I had surgery 9 months post accident, kind of an expolritory deal. Dr. Wolff found scar tissue and a severly streched nerve at C7 of which he took a nerve from my leg and pieced it in there. My shoulder is stable now and I have regained some strength in my hand also. I am going to see my doctor again in 2 weeks to see about moving a piece of my latisims dorsi (sp?) to get some elbo function back. It has been two years since my accident so I am up for anything! Good luck!!!
~Courtney
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great Courtney ...........Are you from the greater New York area? That was so good that you got that done fast. How did your aicedent happen? Paul
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Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: MVA in 2001, nerve graph in 2002, Median Nerve Transfer in 2004 and an unsuccessful Gracillis Muscle Transfer in 2006. I am living life and loving it! Feel free to contact me :)
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I fell asleep driving to my parents house for easter in 2001, but never got there. I broke T1 vertebre, avulsed C5 root and stretched C6,7. I am from the Detroit area and see Dr. Wolff in Louisville, KY but I am trying to go see Dr. Kline for a second opinion. Dr. Wolff is great but I am tired of "wait and see"!!! Take care Paul!
~Courtney
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