Jeff from Oak Park, Illinois. I credit this network with getting me to the right doctors at the Mayo Clinic in time to actually make a difference in my life. Still a long way to go, but remaining hopeful...I'm down to Lyrica and Ibuprofen, which is a HUGE improvement from the pharmacy that I had bee...

Hello to All, It's been a VERY long time since I have posted anything and thought I should give an update. I had my six month post op (surgery was a nerve transfer from right tricep to front two lobes of right, very atrophied, deltoid, the posterior deltoid was left with its original neurological &q...

Thanks Jmar and so happy to hear about your HOT/COLD sensation returning to your arm!

jmar, Congratulations! What great news. Hope the healing keeps on coming.
Jeff O

I'm scheduled for a nerve transfer from right tricep to front two right deltoid muscles on June 21 at Mayo with Dr. Spinner.

Hoping that this re-innervates the deltoid that has been continuing to atrophy since Sept 20, 2011.

Has anyone out there had this done after 9-10 months of atrophy?

I have an appointment at the Mayo Clinic mid June with the Brachial Plexus Dept.

Thanks to all who helped prompt me to this decision by sharing your thoughts and stories!

Will update with any new information.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Update; All of my pre and post op tests/notes will be arriving at Mayo today by noon...so by now. Hope to hear something in a few days. I have a temporary patient number with them for whatever that's worth.

Thanks again to all who helped prod me on to this point!

Tom, Thanks for the post. Even though you have twin degrees in animation/film making if you are thinking of making a change toward art direction it might benefit you to take a few classes at a local college that has a good art department. Even with partial use of your hands maybe Photoshop/Adobe Ill...

Hey Jeff, Thanks for the post. I continue to be blown away by the generosity of the members of this forum to take the time to write these most thoughtful/useful posts. Moving, bending, stretching, pulling...I've always been very physical and have a good PT program 3 days a week supplemented by my ow...

Thanks jmar!

I've been keeping as active as possible and sometimes probably beyond what I should be doing.

Amazingly, I have been moving/rubbing/massaging my "bad" hand with my "good" hand.

I feel so lucky to have found this forum.