No, it is not for ever ;) , just takes a while to recover, with the right surgery , doctors, rehab, you will get back to almost normal(for what ever that is). :? my son Errett got back 97% recovery from his injury, he was injured in football back in 1997,yes that has been 14 years ago( will be hallo...

<t>hi, all it has been awhile, i have been checking in every once in a while,<br/> most of you don't know who i am, but my son Errett was hurt in a football game back in 1997, had nerve graft surgery in April 1998, was released from Dr Kline & Dr Tiel in feb 2002,<br/> Errett has recovered about...

<t>hi it has been a long time, since 2002 since i have been on here,<br/> Errett my son was the one with the injury, but he got 90% recover back, and while i'm here, i'm proud to say He (Errett) just got his college dergee to be a history teacher/coach,<br/> he was hurt 10/31/1997, surgery 4/7/1998,...

<t>Bill,<br/> my son Errett was hurt in oct 1997, c5 & c6 alvulion and we went to Kline and Tiel (at New Olreans) he nad nerve grafts ( from the back of his leg) had 4 nerve grafts C5 to C4 had 2 graft that were 2 1/2 ins. and c6 to c7 had 2 grafts that were 2 1/2 ins.<br/> the surgery was in ap...

<t>My son Errett was hurt in football in oct 1997, had surgery with Kline and Tiel, in New Orleans,La<br/> he has full recovery ,<br/> his was right C-5 and C-6<br/> had surgery in april 1998 and had full recovery by feb 2001 and released from Doctors,<br/> but they did ask him if he was ever in New...

<r>Hi,<br/> my son was hurt when he was 17 for 10days, he is now 22<br/> and has lived both lives,<br/> one with both arms and hands, then lost the use of his right arm, untill surgery, <br/> it was very hard for him, and us,<br/> but we looked at the big picture, and saw that we still had him, to h...

<r>as a parent of a tbpi, it is very hard,<br/> but you can alway count your blessings,<br/> when Errett was hurt it was very hard for him to cope, and for us, but we always told him, it is just his arm,<br/> that he is still able to breath,walk, talk,and that he is still alive,<br/> at first he wan...

<t>Hi, all, i just stoped in to see how everyone is doing, there are a lot of new people here,<br/> Errett is still doing great, he is working now, still in collage,at (OSU okla,state) he is surporting him self now, comes home 1 time a month,<br/> Derrick his little brother broke his collar bone on ...

<t>David and all others,<br/> this is the wording the lawyer used when my son won social security,<br/> listing of impairments, musculoskeletal system, soft tissue injuries of the upper or lower extremity, listing 1.13, 20 C.F.R., part 404, subpart P, appendix 1.<br/> and all medical reports, and pa...

<t>my son had a BPI of the C-5 & C-6 ,in 1997 the whole time he was able to move his hand at the wrist, and was able to push his arm down if you held it up & bent at the elbow he could push it down, but as far as raising it up or moving it out from the body no, he had surgery april 7 1998 an...