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by bull
Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:20 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Muscle Transfer
Replies: 16
Views: 7911

Re: Muscle Transfer

Tom,when r u coming to NC ? Jeff i hope everything is ok with you slipping ,that is always a fear of mine, still waiting on the ok from the ins co. so what position do you find is the best position to sleep in? Iv'e always been a belly and side sleeper,i'm thinking post surgery it will b back only i...
by bull
Fri May 25, 2012 5:41 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: Muscle Transfer
Replies: 16
Views: 7911

Re: Muscle Transfer

Hey Jeffry, i finally got to see Dr.Li today in the 16 months since this ordeal has been going on i finally felt mentally lifted today,Dr. Li confirmed that i had an bpi and stated that he wished he had seen me a year ago. He said he's not even going to attempt a nerve transfer due to the time lapse...
by bull
Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:57 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: idea on shoulder excercises. any others?
Replies: 5
Views: 3344

Re: idea on shoulder excercises. any others?

Jmar i dont know if you have acces to a pool or not ,i have a family membership with the local YMCA ,they have an indoor olympic size pool with foam water weights, what i do is lay on my back with legs on the deck of the pool and move my arms in a jumping jack motion i do 10 of these,i also flip ove...
by bull
Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:45 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: New guy in Monterey Ca
Replies: 2
Views: 1225

Re: New guy in Monterey Ca

Sorry to hear about your motorcycle accident ,i too have loss of deltoid and bicep,you will find a lot of good info on this forum ,i too am new to this site,but have found it very helpfull,especially mentally,i cant offer any suggestions about the uninsured part,since mine happened at work,however,y...
by bull
Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:32 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: nooby
Replies: 11
Views: 5521

Re: nooby

yeah the odds of a hurricane definitely are greater living on the coast,however,i guess thats o one of the major thing to consider,having been raised in Destin,Fl and meeting my wife in Huntington Beach,i am a beach person by nature having lived in a rural area for the last 16 yrs i dont handle crow...
by bull
Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:54 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: nooby
Replies: 11
Views: 5521

Re: nooby

when we first moved to NC some 16 yrs ago we lived at Lake Norman,now we live half way between Charlotte and Asheville,.when you make it out this way Diver let me know and i can show u around the area if your not familiar with it.My wife and i are discussing the possibility of moving to the Wilmingt...
by bull
Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:13 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: nooby
Replies: 11
Views: 5521

Re: nooby

What is ironic is that other than my shoulder i'm probably in the best shape i've been in since i was a teenager. i was/am a field technician for an industrial svcs co. which required a lot of physical work in the field yet there was also a lot of windshield time driving to different states to compl...
by bull
Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:37 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: nooby
Replies: 11
Views: 5521

Re: nooby

jmar i pmd ya, hilltop what gets me is i told dr. lis office when i talked to them iwould pay for the consultation myself out of pocket their response was because it's workers comp related and because of the rules of the hospitalthat they could not allow that. On a different note, ive been looking a...
by bull
Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:30 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: nooby
Replies: 11
Views: 5521

Re: nooby

hilltop, i talked to the nurse case mgr today and she said she will submit the names of the BP specialists to the insurance rep, which will include Dr. Li also the clinic in Texas,the Mayo clinic,and also Duke university,so right now it's still a waiting game May 2nd i have an appt with my current D...
by bull
Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:26 pm
Forum: Newly Injured TBPI
Topic: nooby
Replies: 11
Views: 5521

nooby

hey all,new to this site, my injury happened 16 months ago, setting a 14"stopple in a cooling H2o line.I have function from the elbow down on my rt arm, my deltoid,bicep,supraspinatus,teres major,and minor,traps and lats on rt. side are affected can lift my arm to the 70clock position and sligh...