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- Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:36 am
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: 11yrs after nerve graft surgery arm won't straighten
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1217
Re: 11yrs after nerve graft surgery arm won't straighten
Thankyou tsalata. I think just knowing there will be some options and hope does help. All I could see coming was it getting worse and worse.
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:34 am
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: 11yrs after nerve graft surgery arm won't straighten
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1217
11yrs after nerve graft surgery arm won't straighten
My son had nerve graft surgery at 11mths this surgery appeared to work really well and we continued on with life so to speak without much of a backwards glance. The RCH (we are located in Victoria, Australia) were really happy with his progress and we haven't had to see them since around 2005 (surge...
- Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:27 am
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: Outreach sightings yet?
- Replies: 91
- Views: 8790
Re: Outreach sightings yet?
thanks, received mine about 3 days ago, victoria, Australia
- Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:23 pm
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: Potty training
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1023
Re: Potty training
<t>my son had a little bit of trouble at first working out how to pull up and down his pants, but we put him in jocks that were a size too big and this made it easier, he somehow uses his good arm to pull them up by holding them in the middle and doing the front then the back.<br/> <br/> sometimes h...
- Fri Mar 12, 2004 6:13 pm
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: Pretty Good pamphlet from Australian Hospital
- Replies: 2
- Views: 321
Re: Pretty Good pamphlet from Australian Hospital
<t>it is a good booklet, tis a pity though that us aussies who would benefit from it, were not informed of it.<br/> <br/> i also found it on the net, when i was looking for information as to see if my son who has not had physio for 2yrs(he is 4 and had a nerve graft at 1yr) was in need of more care....
- Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:05 pm
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: shoulders not level - bpi side lower
- Replies: 9
- Views: 898
Re: shoulders not level - bpi side lower
<t>wow, thank-you all for the information, it is good in a way to see that this is normal, although i think that the doctors and physio here have been seriously lacking. I am from Aust and cameron had surgery at 1yr (nerve graft) since that time not much else has been done and we have been told that...
- Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:36 am
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: shoulders not level - bpi side lower
- Replies: 9
- Views: 898
shoulders not level - bpi side lower
my son's shoulders are not level his bpi side drops, i was wondering if this is normal?
he is unable to wear overalls because the strap does not stay on but keeps dropping down, he also has some problems wearing a jacket undone.
can anyone help?
he is unable to wear overalls because the strap does not stay on but keeps dropping down, he also has some problems wearing a jacket undone.
can anyone help?
- Sun Mar 07, 2004 6:34 am
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: what happens when they get older
- Replies: 9
- Views: 884
Re: what happens when they get older
it is so great to read many inspirational messages, so many times i hear about surgery after surgery, and pain that i was becoming so worried. thankyou all
- Sat Mar 06, 2004 12:56 am
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: what happens when they get older
- Replies: 9
- Views: 884
Re: what happens when they get older
<t>kathleen thankyou for your reply i must admit we haven't done any rom exercises since he had his operation, the physio never gave us anymore to do and when i mentioned it i was told that there was no longer any need. He does use his arm when he needs to but just lets in hang at his side otherwise...
- Sat Mar 06, 2004 12:52 am
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: what happens when they get older
- Replies: 9
- Views: 884
Re: what happens when they get older
thankyou all so much it is so heartening to see that he will be able to continue on with not too many worries the idea of taking him out of P.E for his self esteem is a very good idea and one that will be kept in mind.