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- Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:58 pm
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: Awareness Video
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3148
Re: Awareness Video
<t>I have not cried that much in soooo... long. To see all of these poor children affected by this. I posted this on my facebook for everyone I know to see because I don't feel that people quite understand. All they tell me is how he looks like there's nothing even wrong with him. That should make m...
- Thu May 28, 2009 11:40 pm
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: still waiting
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1618
still waiting
<t>STILL WAITING FOR MY SON TO CRAWL. U KNOW, I'M NOT THAT CONCERNED ABOUT IT ANYMORE. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF HE WOULD BUT I'M NOT GOING TO PUSH HIM ANYMORE. HE'S GREAT JUST THE WAY HE IS. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE NEGATIVE ABOUT IT BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. 9MTHS OLD ALLREADY AND HAS COME SO...
- Tue May 19, 2009 11:33 pm
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: speech therapy?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1601
Re: speech therapy?
<t>Thank you so much everyone. My Help Me Grow case worker will be coming out to the house tomorrow. Should I talk with her about this or should I bring this up to my surgeons. I'm just not sure if it's more of a texture thing or if he doesn't like it. We did okay up to stage 2 or even stage 3 fruit...
- Tue May 19, 2009 10:40 am
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: speech therapy?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1601
speech therapy?
<t>Is chewing a problem for brachial plexus pt's. Or even swallowing. I've heard that speech therapy can correct this. My son is only 9mths old. Should I contact his therapist about this or just let it go for now. I don't want to seem pushy about this. Sometimes I feel like maybe I ask to much. Anyo...
- Sun May 17, 2009 11:14 am
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: I'M ALSO NEW HERE
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2257
Re: I'M ALSO NEW HERE
<t>What's an ACR surgery? I don't think that I've heard of this. The surgeries that they are recommending are tendon replacement and eventually maybe a nerve surgery. He's progressing slowly so they don't want to do the nerve surgery yet. What part of the cervical spine were damaged with your son? H...
- Sat May 16, 2009 9:40 am
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: I'M ALSO NEW HERE
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2257
Re: I'M ALSO NEW HERE
<t>Thank you so much for all your support. My son is now starting to have so much personality so it's really hard to do his therapy because he tends to get really fussy for a day or 2 after a long session.His shoulder is starting to wing and he is beginning to have a contracture. I sometimes feel th...
- Thu May 14, 2009 11:25 pm
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: New here!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1106
Re: New here!
I'M ALSO NEW HERE. MY SON IS 8MTHS OLD. BORN WITH BRACHIAL PLEXUS. VERY UNSURE OF WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR HIM. ME AND MY HUSBAND ARE BOTH STRUGGLING TO TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF ALL OF THIS. JUST NEED SOME HELP.
- Thu May 14, 2009 11:15 pm
- Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
- Topic: I'M ALSO NEW HERE
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2257
I'M ALSO NEW HERE
<t>MY SON IS 8 MTHS OLD WITH A LEFT BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY. IS CURRENTLY BEING TREATED AT THE BRACHIAL PLEXUS TREATMENT CENTER OF AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. ME AND MY HUSBAND ARE VERY UNSURE OF WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR OUR CHILD AND VERY SCARED. NO SURGERIES YET BUT THERE'S BEEN TALK OF DIFFERENT S...