YAY! Shower. My mom hasn't had one in 2 months and before that she had one then not been able to for another 2 months! 2 showers in 4 months! INSANE huh? She wasn't able to as long as she had stitches/open wound/packing/dressing... then with the PICC line it made it hard. Tomorrow she is having one, I will put a garbage bag over her arm and that's that! (it's what we did when i had one). She finally has no dressing so no more excuses not to.
Marieke
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marieke
- Posts: 1627
- Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:00 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI
no external rotation against gravity, can only go to 90 degree fwd flexion, no hand-to-mouth
1 surgery at age 14 (latissimus dorsi transfer). In 2004, at age 28 I was struck with Transverse Myelitis which paralyzed me from the chest down. I recovered movement to my right leg, but need a KAFO to walk on my left leg. I became an RN in 2008. - Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
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Kath
- Posts: 3242
- Joined: Mon Nov 18, 2002 4:11 pm
- 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
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Courtney
It's the little things in life that keep us going...
Yeah for you finally getting to shower.
Kath (robpi/adult)
It's the little things in life that keep us going...
Yeah for you finally getting to shower.
Kath (robpi/adult)
Kath robpi/adult
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rachelcasa
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Courtney,
Those photos look like pain big time. I'm sure glad you are feeling better and got to shower also.
Are you seeing or feeling any results from the surgery now that the infection is gone?
Keep us posted.
Have a happy new year!!
*HUGS*
Rachel
Those photos look like pain big time. I'm sure glad you are feeling better and got to shower also.
Are you seeing or feeling any results from the surgery now that the infection is gone?
Keep us posted.
Have a happy new year!!
*HUGS*
Rachel
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cbe411
- Posts: 1393
- Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2003 8:27 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: MVA in 2001, nerve graph in 2002, Median Nerve Transfer in 2004 and an unsuccessful Gracillis Muscle Transfer in 2006. I am living life and loving it! Feel free to contact me :)
- Location: Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
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Rachel, will all the infection they had to remove the muscle. I have no loss of anything, oither than ROM in my shoulder, but that is coming back! There is nothing for me to gain from any of this except scars! FUN FUN FUN!
We will see what the future brings!!
Courtney
We will see what the future brings!!
Courtney