4 months after surgery

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troy
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4 months after surgery

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well its benn a while since ive been on but had the srgery back in august about 4 months back. shoulder feels strong as ever but still no movement in arm. no bicep or tricep. its really weird bcause the sensation you get from taping my upper arm has intensified ten fold [ like holding a electric fence]. and now that sensation you get from tapping has moved down my arm almost to my rist although it is no where near the severity i get from just slightly taping my upper arm. if you now what i mean. and my whole arm has bulked up a little appart from wher my bicep and tricep area are. any way any one have simmilar after the nerve transfer calf nerves. [serial nerves].
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RobertRacer
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Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: 9/23/07 - LTBPI / Motorcycle collision
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Re: 4 months after surgery

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I havent had that particular surgery Troy. I understand that taping sensation though, my wrist hurts a lot too, but my arm did get substantially better after my surgery. It took forever and a lot of work to build the muscle back up to where it didn't just look concave. What did your doctor say?
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hilltopfwb
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Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: May 24, 2008 an 88 year old lady did not see me and pulled out while I was riding my 06 HD Street Glide. The accident resulted in 9 broken bones and brain hemorrhaging. The accident's most serious results was two avulsions confirmed in my C6 & C7 vertebrae. In Oct of 08 Dr. Li of Wake Forest University performed nerve transfer lasting around 8 hours in surgery. I have limited use now of my left arm. It took until July of 09 before it moved at all, and now is moving limited. I experience burning pain in my left hand, staying busy helps keep the mind off of burning. I visited the Mayo Clinic May, 2010 and consulted with their brachial plexus team. May 1, 2012, I underwent a muscle transfer at Wake Forest University. This surgery was deemed a success and I have more movement in my arm.
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Re: 4 months after surgery

Post by hilltopfwb »

My nerve transfer produced the opposite effect. My shoulder is terrible but I am starting to really gain some "meat" in my bicep region. I am wondering if anything can be done for my shoulder - my bicep has become a little stronger by the month. It has been 13 months since my nerve transfer.

Good luck!
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RobertRacer
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Opposite of me? Hilltop, I had similar results to you too. I meant the bicep still looked concave for awhile. It built up with a lot of work, but I broke my arm again working out at 13 months post op, so now I'm working on it again. I dont have much if any shoulder either. From what I understand, the surgery has a pretty high success rate for the bicep, like 85 percent or so, but really low success rate for the deltoid.
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troy
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Re: 4 months after surgery

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yea haven seen doc yet see him in feb and how did you break your arm working out
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