Hi, i'm from Singapore n this is my 1st post here.
i'm 33 yrs old and was an airline pilot with SIA, until i met with a
motorcycle accident on Fri the 13th in Jan this year. had a close fracture of my right femur, from which i've recovered quite well with a pin implant.
more serious is the complete avulsion of both left n right brachial
plexus. so now both arms are disabled. i'm using toes on a trackball
with a virtual onscreen keyboard. i'm dependent on my mom for daily activities like feeding, bathing etc.
i've had neurotization done in june. will talk more about it next time
(my toes are getting tired).
i'm fighting depression; everyday's a struggle. i guess the more free-spirited a person is, the more pain he/she will feel when that freedom's lost.
this is 1 place where i find a tinge of solace. after months of following this commendable forum, i'm finally coming out of my hole. thank you.
eddie
Bilateral BPI
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Re: Bilateral BPI
So sorry about your injury. Good that you are reaching out. Don't give up what every you do!
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Kath
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: I am ROBPI, global injury, Horner's Syndrome. No surgery but PT started at 2 weeks old under the direction of New York Hospital. I wore a brace 24/7 for the first 11 months of my life. I've never let my injury be used as an excuse not to do something. I've approach all things, in life, as a challenge. I approach anything new wondering if I can do it. I tried so many things I might never have tried, if I were not obpi. Being OBPI has made me strong, creative, more determined and persistent. I believe that being obpi has given me a very strong sense of humor and compassion for others.
- Location: New York
Re: Bilateral BPI
Eddie
You made you first step out of that dark hole of depression when you posted here.
I am glad you found the forms and I know you will get great support from other tbpi's.
They understand your sense of loss and can help you.
Kath/robpi/adult
You made you first step out of that dark hole of depression when you posted here.
I am glad you found the forms and I know you will get great support from other tbpi's.
They understand your sense of loss and can help you.
Kath/robpi/adult
Kath robpi/adult
Kathleen Mallozzi
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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: Bilateral BPI
Eddie, hope your days are getting better and brighter, you're in my thoughts.
-Chris
Thought I'd post this from the ezboard site incase you're reading this...
http://p072.ezboard.com/fadultswithbrac ... =596.topic
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One is better than two....
hey all,
apologies for my absence again, i've been 'sorting things out' in my head.
hope you're all okay. i won't do my usual blitz on responding to stacks of posts, figured you could do without that.
reason for posting - do any of you know any bi-lateral tbpi's?
i met a young guy called iain back in february in stanmore with both arms raspberryfied by white van man and considering he's only 21, he had a really positive attitude towards things. he was inspirational to the rest of us on the ward at the time.
anyway, i've just heard from him over the past few days and it sounds like he's doing okay (given his extreme circumstances) and he asked if i knew of any other bi-laterals. of course i suggested he look on the boards here and post if he feels up to it though i don't know if he will or not.
so, if any of you do know of anybody with this 2-for-the-price-of-1 deal, please let me know and i'll pass it on to him.
hopefully i'll convince him to attend the next squires.
please respond if you have any useful/relevant info.
cheers.
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F@*k! Can't even imagine...
Hey Sam,
There's a fellow named Eddie from Singapore that has posted on the UBPN.org site that has a bilateral TBPI as well. He's a pilot from Singapore. I'll post the link below with what he wrote. To get his email address just click on his name on and it'll take you to his profile with his email address. Let us know if we can do anything for the man!
Be well,
Chris
ps I'm going to post this on this UBPN.org site incase Eddie reads it...
-Chris
Thought I'd post this from the ezboard site incase you're reading this...
http://p072.ezboard.com/fadultswithbrac ... =596.topic
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One is better than two....
hey all,
apologies for my absence again, i've been 'sorting things out' in my head.
hope you're all okay. i won't do my usual blitz on responding to stacks of posts, figured you could do without that.
reason for posting - do any of you know any bi-lateral tbpi's?
i met a young guy called iain back in february in stanmore with both arms raspberryfied by white van man and considering he's only 21, he had a really positive attitude towards things. he was inspirational to the rest of us on the ward at the time.
anyway, i've just heard from him over the past few days and it sounds like he's doing okay (given his extreme circumstances) and he asked if i knew of any other bi-laterals. of course i suggested he look on the boards here and post if he feels up to it though i don't know if he will or not.
so, if any of you do know of anybody with this 2-for-the-price-of-1 deal, please let me know and i'll pass it on to him.
hopefully i'll convince him to attend the next squires.
please respond if you have any useful/relevant info.
cheers.
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F@*k! Can't even imagine...
Hey Sam,
There's a fellow named Eddie from Singapore that has posted on the UBPN.org site that has a bilateral TBPI as well. He's a pilot from Singapore. I'll post the link below with what he wrote. To get his email address just click on his name on and it'll take you to his profile with his email address. Let us know if we can do anything for the man!
Be well,
Chris
ps I'm going to post this on this UBPN.org site incase Eddie reads it...