We received word back from the Dr in Montreal and she stated that she is satisfied with Damians range in movement that she saw in the video that we sent her and she would not consider surgery at this time...I don't understand how they can decide that THEY are satisfied with his range in movement, wh...

Thanks everyone for all the wonderful help and advise. We just sent the video of Damian to Montreal to be reviewed so hopefully it won't be long until they determine if there is anything they can do for him there. We are definetly still keeping Dr Kozin in mind as we have heard nothing but great thi...

Our application with Shriners was a success and there is a Dr Janelle in Montreal that is willing to look at his case to see if there is anything that she can do, we have to send her some more reports that she is going to evaluate the info to determine is she would like to see him or refer him to an...

Just wondering if anyone has had their first surgery when they were 8 or older and if there was much progress gained form the surgery?

I am in the process of trying to get a referal to DR Kozin I have read nothing but amazing things about him. I myself had no luck with any of the doctors I have seen for my son and he is now almost 8. We are from Canada and there seems to be very little knowledge about brachial plexus injuries here....

I was speaking with the Shrinners this morning and we have started the application for Damian to be refered for a second opinion, I told the shrinner that I was really wanting to be refered to Dr Kozin as I have heard so many great things about him so hopefully this process won't take too long and e...

Marieke, I was just wondering what the name of the doctor is in Montreal?

I was speaking with a Shrinner and he stated that there is a doctor in Montreal that specializes in brachial plexus injuries, so we are going to look into this doctor. Has anyone had any exeprience at this hospital? If so any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Damians mom

Thanks for the info, I will keep evryone informed on the progress.
Great to know that there are so many people out there that are willing to share great info and give support.

Thanks again

Just wondering if anyone from Canada has been treted in the USA, and what doctor they have seen? I am looking into Dr Kozin as he is one of the highly recommended doctors and it is not that far of a travel. My concerns are what the cost of the treatments or potential surgeries are going to be since ...