Hi, just thought I would let you all know how Jacob went. His exploratory surgery found he had extensive neuroma's to his C5 and C6 nerves, the scarring was extensive enough to require nerve grafting. He would not have made any recovery to his bicep without the surgery. He was gone for the longest 7 and half hours of my life, including recovery. And he has done so well they only kept us in hospital overnight and he was released a day earlier than anticipated!! We can hopefully expect to see some results in 4 to 5 months, and we will keep you posted.
My little trooper is doing brilliantly, back to his usual happy self.
Jacob's Nerve graft surgery went well
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siobby
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: My son was born 14/10/10 with shoulder dystocia as a consequence has brachial plexus palsy of the left side. He has no elbow flexion or supination. Exploratory surgery on 30/03/11 found significant neuroma's to C5 & C6. Nerve Grafts were required and we are now anxiously awaiting results.
- Location: Brisbane
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cristinam
Re: Jacob's Nerve graft surgery went well
Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to hear about his progress! I am glad everything went well, and Jacob is doing well! Prayers for a fast recovery with many milestones 
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jmar
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: brachial plexus stretch during thoracic outlet syndrome surgery on may 18, 2010.
Re: Jacob's Nerve graft surgery went well
wow that 7 1/2 hours probably seemed like 2 days. i am so happy to hear that he is doing so well. hope he continues to do well.
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Carolyn J
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My injuries are: LOBPI on upper body and Cerebrael Palsy on the lower left extremities. The only intervention I've had is a tendon transplant from my left leg to my left foot to enable flexing t age 24 in 1962. Before that, my foot would freeze without notice on the side when wearing heels AND I always did wear them at work "to fit in" I also stuttered until around age 18-19...just outgrew it...no therapy for it. Also suffered from very very low self esteem; severe Depression and Anxiety attacks started at menopause. I stuffed emotions and over-compensated in every thing I did to "fit in" and be "invisible". My injuries were Never addressed or talked about until age 66. I am a late bloomer!!!!!
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Re: Jacob's Nerve graft surgery went well
GOOOD News, Mom! Your little guy IS Brave and soo are YOU. You never know how strong you are until you are tested.
HUGGZ to ALL of you,
Gramma Carolyn J
LOBPI/72
HUGGZ to ALL of you,
Gramma Carolyn J
LOBPI/72
Re: Jacob's Nerve graft surgery went well
Big hugs to you. It must have been living through hell those 7.5 hours. It must be a relief to know for certain that the surgery was really needed. We will be praying for your family,
Kate
Kate
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greenfamily05
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: My daughter has a brachial plexus injury that happened at birth 6 years ago. I will never get over this.
Re: Jacob's Nerve graft surgery went well
I pray everything continues to go well. Please keep us posted!
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determined
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Re: Jacob's Nerve graft surgery went well
Great to hear the surgery went well. How old is Jacob, and who performed the surgery?
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siobby
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: My son was born 14/10/10 with shoulder dystocia as a consequence has brachial plexus palsy of the left side. He has no elbow flexion or supination. Exploratory surgery on 30/03/11 found significant neuroma's to C5 & C6. Nerve Grafts were required and we are now anxiously awaiting results.
- Location: Brisbane
Re: Jacob's Nerve graft surgery went well
Jacob is now 7 and 1/2 months, and we are almost 9 weeks post op. He is doing wonderfully. His scars are healing very well and he is slowly regaining some of his pre surgery movement. We had a wonderful surgeon in Australia who performed his operation. Dr Trevor Gervais.
I am very proud of my little trooper and want to thank everybody for their prayers.
I am very proud of my little trooper and want to thank everybody for their prayers.