Thank you everyone for responding to my post. We are getting through every day. Duane has therapy three times a week (both OT and PT because he is also still recovering from his lumbar fusion). It helps that people like you kind people respond and keep hopes up and alive for us just starting out on ...

I want to share with you all an update on my husband Duane. To refresh, Duane had surgery on his lumbar spine (fusion) on July 13, 2010. When he awoke from a 11 hour surgery, he could not move his right arm. Unfortunately, nothing was done until I finally pushed the issue and someone went, "he ...

Has anyone had any success with any lawyer in the southwest area (we live in las vegas). It has been a nightmare trying to find someone to help us. This is probably the most frustrating and depressing thing we both have ever been through. My husband has lost the use of his right arm (through no faul...

Dear Sherrie and other posters: Thank you so much for your kind words and support. We will be 2 months out Sept 13th. I guess the biggest and most disappointing part of this is having people who don't know what to do. His spine surgeon doesn't have a clue, the neurologist we are seeing is a joke (be...

Hi all: My husband has a brachial plexus palsy and has lost use of his right arm (right handed of course). He is getting accustomed to having one arm (as much as one can). Not to be gross and all, but one of the greatest indignities he is experiencing is being able to wipe himself after a bowel move...

Hi Angela: Nope, it was from positioning. It is depressing to think that it will be months....I know my husband is very depressed about it. He has kind of accepted the loss of the limb (hopefully not permanently) but the constant burning and buzzing pain of his arm is what he is having the worst pro...

My husband had a lumbar fusion on July 13, 2010. His surgery lasted 11 hours, and he was facedown during the whole 11 hours. When he got out of surgery and was extubated, he found he could not move his right arm. He is right handed. He has been told he has "brachial plexus palsy". He has r...

My husband had a lumbar fusion on July 13, 2010. His surgery lasted 11 hours, and he was facedown during the whole 11 hours. When he got out of surgery and was extubated, he found he could not move his right arm. He is right handed. He has been told he has "brachial plexus palsy". He has r...

Thank you Mica, will do. I hope so....this has been very traumatic for us. Thanks for replying.

My husband had a lumbar fusion on July 13, 2010. His surgery lasted 11 hours, and he was facedown during the whole 11 hours. When he got out of surgery and was extubated, he found he could not move his right arm. He is right handed. He has been told he has "brachial plexus palsy". He has r...