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- Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:42 am
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: Custom Brace......Check It Out
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1722
Custom Brace......Check It Out
<t>I have a couple braces I am sure will benefit you guys if you like that borg one. One of the braces that was fully custom made out of my body cast has been through 2 different stages, in development of the third stage, tomorrow i will post pics of the first two stages and inform you on the next s...
- Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:31 am
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: New Sound Off...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1955
Re: New Sound Off...
<t>Keith LTBPI now 21<br/> Accident feb/14/2004 Glamis, CA heli to palm springs<br/> <br/> Accident rip auorta artey from heart, broke every vertebre in neck, punctured lungs, broke all the ribs on left side (thet believe that how some of the nerves and artery was tore out). I dont remember which on...
- Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:41 pm
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: Question regarding my tendon transfer operation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1290
Re: Question regarding my tendon transfer operation
<t>do you have to wait for your nerves to grow back to have this done? i had repair surgery may 04 and was told i should get 70 degrees of movement in shoulder and possibly elbow, but not pass elbow. So far can only shrug a lil bit, and i have some feeling on my skin between my shoulder and elbow. C...
- Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:34 pm
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: arms
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2772
Re: arms
<t>I didnt think of this at first, but my brace dr has been building me custom braces for a year, we are so close t being perfect. At first it was a gun harness type sling that kept weight on good side. Then told him i want my arm to hang at my side but be up in socket and also support neck. He took...
- Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:18 am
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: Devices to help with mobility
- Replies: 1
- Views: 483
Devices to help with mobility
Anyone know of arm devices to ghelp with movement, hand open and closing, etc?
- Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:04 am
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: Nerve Stimulator & Muscle Transplant
- Replies: 2
- Views: 701
Nerve Stimulator & Muscle Transplant
<t>Pain has gotten worse, methadone not helping anymore just causing me to sweat. Drs telling me to try stimulator. I have heard from 6 people its 50/50 some help some didnt. One guy say it was a god given gift. Although only been in for month, and i have read the negatives on it. I heard that after...
- Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:58 am
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: Any One Have Tilted Neck...Please Give Insight
- Replies: 0
- Views: 445
Any One Have Tilted Neck...Please Give Insight
<t>Due to my severe injury an left side not working and all the vertebres being chip off in accident. Any ways neck leans to opposite side, causes horrible pain, been wearing a neck brace for over a yr. A TB doctor told me the only way he could fix it is by fuseing it. Does anyone have this (known s...
- Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:51 am
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: MRI didn't show any abnormality's
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1135
Re: MRI didn't show any abnormality's
<t>From what i have been told, mris wont show this. You need to have a Mylogram (mylograph) not sure name. They stick needle in spine full of black dye/fluid then spin you upside down so liquid seeps down to your shoulders and spine. I got shot without being numb and wasnt bad at all. But gave great...
- Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:46 am
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: Advise Needed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 732
Re: Advise Needed
<t>if he has only taken neurontin, the most likely methadone will be a god savor. I took neurontin outof the hospital did not help when i finally got on methadone pain was greatly reduce. But after 7 months pain came back, it only occuringin young males the dr says. Sometimes body will becme immune ...
- Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:42 am
- Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
- Topic: arms
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2772
Re: arms
what is this? i have bpi in left arm, causes arm to be out of shoulder socket and stretches neck s neck leans to right side? very interested