I had nerve graft surgery at Oregon Health Science University.

<t>Your injury sounds very similiar to mine. They told me initially that it was a stretch and also did nerve conduction tests. After 4 months, I wasn't seeing any improvements and went to a BPI specialist. His nerve conduction tests showed that my injury was much more serious than the first two neur...

<t>They told me I had a c5 c6 stretch as well. It's been just over 4 years. It took a year or two for me to start regaing strenth in my bicep. I still don't have any strenth in my deltoid. My shoulder has regained some meat, but is still much smaller than my good shoulder. I did have surgery 6 month...

<t>I had a motorcycle accident in December of 2000, which caused a c5/c6 avulsion. I had nerve graft surgery in June of 2001 and am functioning now. I still see slight improvements 4 years later. I also wasn't a body builder but was a regular at the gym. I still am today and I believe that's what is...

<t>I have a gym membership. I did have an excercise bike, but I never used it so it got donated. I find that if I go the gym, I'm much more motivated to actually excercise. I do have some movement in my affected arm, so I work on that one or two days a week. I do legs one day a week and cardio on th...

<t>My BPI happened 4 years ago this month. I'm no longer in therapy, but I go to the gym 2-5 days a week and work whatever I can. I've just started lifting the 5lb weights. It took 2 years to be able to lift my arm. I have always been able to feel something in my bicep, so I just kept trying, and ev...

Dell is not the cheapest, but they have the best service and support.

Hi Sandi,
I've worked very hard to regain strength in the muscles that are partially innervated. My bicep went from not being able to even lift my arm, to lifting 5lb weights. I know it's not much, but it is getting much better.

<t>I'm still able to do most of my own mechanical work with my BPI. Your boyfriend may recover significantly from his injury in a couple of years. Recovery is slow, so he shouldn't be hasty about making a career choice.<br/> I'm a software engineer, but my hobby is working on classic muscle cars. Th...

I would suggest getting him into some classes or retraining at the local community college. That should take his mind off of his injury and get him looking to the future. What really helped me was getting back to work as soon as possible.