<r>Re: Fingers curling:<br/> <br/> Hi babs. <E>:)</E> I constantly stretch my fingers using my good hand. I'm careful to stretch every joint and my wrist as well. 15 years and almost as flexible as the good hand. Start out with every joint 10 times each 3x a day and see if you notice a difference.</r>

<r>I've certainly had this issue. Depending on the severity of the pain, I have any number of responses. For unbearable pain, i do exactly what your son does. I also use my good arm to do a lot of stretching of the bad arm, which tends to provide some temporary relief.<br/> <br/> Regarding the short...

<r>Hey Dan and Barbara and others. I found this sight yesterday when looking for advancements in treating the phantom pain (I haven't looked in almost 10 years), and I love it! Dan, I read your story almost as if I wrote it myself! I had an accident 15 years ago, also at age 18, recognized I had a c...

Mack - 33 yo male - Washington, DC - Fell asleep at the wheel in Dec 1991 in rural north FL, road ended, I kept going, big tree stopped me. No one else was involved or injured.


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<r>I posted this story for a guy on another thread who was recently injured (on my birthday, actually), but it fits here, and thought I'd share my story as a 15 yr veteran. I read these stories on this thread and just kept nodding my head...<br/> <br/> I'm looking for others who have traumatic injur...

<t>NEVER let your health coverage lapse. So long as you keep continuous coverage (you can switch plans, just be covered) treatment for your injury will be covered under a "pre-existing condition" clause. <br/> <br/> If you are asking about switching from your parents plan to your employer plan, that...

Oh, I also know a whole lot about hospitals if you need advice on dealing with staff or anything...

<r>Hey Rob, I'm new to this site too. I'm looking for others who have traumatic injuries, who can give advice on defeating the pain, and hopefully I can help some people based on my longer term experience dealing with the injury.<br/> <br/> I had an extremely bad car accident in 1991 when I was 18 (...

<r>Hi everyone! I'm brand new to this site, and I can't believe I've never looked into this more. <br/> <br/> I had an extremely bad car accident in 1991 when I was 18 (I'm now 33), c5, c6 avulsion on the left side. I spent six months with a crappy doctors in FL who wanted to amputate, and then afte...