He seems to be managing. He drove on Sunday so I think he's doing pretty dang well ! I haven't heard him say too much about the pain so i think the meds are controlling it fairly well. He hardly limps at all now so the healing process has begun. Thanks again to all who left thoughts for him.

Thank you to everyone who replied to my message. My mom and brother returned home safely last night. He's doing pretty well. He said that the arm "wedge/pillow" is only there to aggrivate him

Thank you again.

<t>I'm hoping that some people might be able to give me some advice. My brother just had the Gracilies (sp?) transfer done at the Mayo last friday the 14th. The operation went great but he is in an enormous amount of pain. He and my mom were supposed to be flying home this wednesday the 19th but the...

<t>My brother suffered a TBPI back in March of 06. His girlfriend has stuck by him every step of the way. I don't know where he would be without her. She has supported him in the healing process. After his accident, his friends visited him in the hospital but you could tell they didn't come around a...

Thank you both! TJ can be somewhat of a secretive person and I know he has the packet but hasn't said anything about it. I'll have to dig around and see what his appointment cards say.

Again, thank you!

<t>Sue, How long we is from the time they decided to operate, and they actually did ? They told TJ that he should plan to be there for 4-6 days. I don't know if he rec'd his packet in the mail yet, probably this week and hopefully that will outline things better. <br/> <br/> I'll keep you posted.<br...

<t>Hey everyone. . . TJ got an appt with the Mayo and he has to be there on May 29th. We dont know yet what their plan of action is or if they are just running their own tests or not. . . He should be getting more information in the mail.<br/> <br/> Does anyone know what the next step is for getting...

Again, thank you for all of your insight. I will be sure to let you know of any changes or advances in our path to the Mayo.

<t>Thanks Ellen! I got the pdf you sent me and we've got a number to call the Mayo to see if we can get an appt. My brother's insurance seems to put up a fight wherever it can, but there are no specialists in new england for this kind of injury. They wanted him to see someone in NH, he did that and ...

Thank you Karen. I don't know at this point what is going to happen. All I know is how upsetting it is for TJ. I can't imagine what its like to not have a part of my body. Thank you for your input.

-Tiffany