am i crazy?....
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jmar
- Posts: 528
- Joined: Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:43 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: brachial plexus stretch during thoracic outlet syndrome surgery on may 18, 2010.
am i crazy?....
has anyone who was injured as an adult ever talked to your injured arm? telling it things like i miss you and i want you back. and any other thing you can think of to tell it or am i just crazy? it helped me feel better if i am crazy i dont care.
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gawilliams
- Posts: 45
- Joined: Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:47 am
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Daughter born 8/16/10 has OBPI in the right arm....First surgery(nerve graft) done at 5 months(performed by Dr. Kozin).... four avulsions, one rupture (at the spine)..... As of 4/9/11 still no movement in arm, wrist or hand. As June 2013, bicep, elbow, shoulder function active, flexing with gravity, still no wrist or hand/finger function.
Re: am i crazy?....
I dont think so. Its like talking to yourself. Why not, if it gives you strength, encouragment, and faith I say talk away. 
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karategirl1kyu
- Posts: 363
- Joined: Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:59 am
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI, had surgery when I was 9- they moved muscles and tendons from one side of my arm to the other side. I can lift my arm to about my eye level, can't straigten it all the way and can't completely supinate my wrist.
- Location: Richmond, RI
Re: am i crazy?....
i've had the injury since birth, but yes i do talk to my arm... i tell it to hold on or to reach... its just another object that i need to tell what to do... just like the things that get in my way (like walls, boxes, counters... lol!) i talk to a lot of things...
~Mel/23/LOBPI
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jmar
- Posts: 528
- Joined: Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:43 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: brachial plexus stretch during thoracic outlet syndrome surgery on may 18, 2010.
Re: am i crazy?....
wow i am glad someone else does this too. thank you