back from surgery
back from surgery
exploratory surgery went well. dr. zager in philadelphia performed it. all roots were intact. did have alot of scar tissue though. so he did do three nerve grafts c5 c6 c7 with the sural nerve from leg. looking forward to seeing good results i hope.i am in a lot of pain right now neck area and leg area. i hope all is well with everyone. god bless.jim
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Christopher
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Date of Injury: 12/15/02
Level of Injury:
-dominant side C5, C6, & C7 avulsed. C8 & T1 stretched & crushed
BPI Related Surgeries:
-2 Intercostal nerves grafted to Biceps muscle,
-Free-Gracilis muscle transfer to Biceps Region innervated with 2 Intercostal nerves grafts.
-2 Sural nerves harvested from both Calves for nerve grafting.
-Partial Ulnar nerve grafted to Long Triceps.
-Uninjured C7 Hemi-Contralateral cross-over to Deltoid muscle.
-Wrist flexor tendon transfer to middle, ring, & pinky finger extensors.
Surgical medical facility:
Brachial Plexus Clinic at The Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
(all surgeries successful)
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
~Theodore Roosevelt - Location: Los Angeles, California USA
Re: back from surgery
Congrats Jim! Even though you probably feel like crap and still have a long road of healing in front of you, you got some great news there!
Heal Well,
Chris
Heal Well,
Chris
Re: back from surgery
Hope all is progressing. Thinking of you and your family. Stephen's Mom, Diane
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Re: back from surgery
Hi, I'm going to see Dr zager for surgery in oct of 2006. I was wondering what results you have had since your surgery? Thanks.