Water Skiing last week!
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Dan
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- Joined: Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:08 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Injured 5/11/86, had just turned 18 yrs old
Evulsed C5-T1
Intercostal into Bicep 10/86 - Location: Los Angeles
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Water Skiing last week!
Thought I would share a few pictures from this past week, tons of fun and always love getting out on my ski.
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djk
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- Joined: Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:35 am
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: extensive right side brachial plexus injury as a result of a motorcycle accident on 8/25/10.
Re: Water Skiing last week!
one arm=one ski. makes perfect sense to me. this is great. thanks for the pics dan.
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AngelaW
- Posts: 240
- Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:03 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: X
Re: Water Skiing last week!
Wow, awesome. I couldn'e even waterski with two hands, so bravo lol. I eally enjoy seeing pics and /or videos of what the others are up to so keep em up........
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HeatherW
- Posts: 5
- Joined: Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:22 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: BPI of right arm in 2009
Re: Water Skiing last week!
That is awesome. I remember when I was young and trying to get up on one ski. That was the hardest thing and that was with two skis. I've never seen someone get that much air on a slalom ski. Usually it's the wakeboarders who get that much air. That is quite impressive and awesome.
Heather - Looking for options on wheelchair accessible vans.
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hilltopfwb
- Posts: 82
- Joined: Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:50 am
- 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.
- Location: Fuquay Varina NC 27526
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Re: Water Skiing last week!
Tremendous pics, looks like you had a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing!
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Christopher
- Posts: 845
- Joined: Wed Jun 18, 2003 10:09 pm
- 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: Water Skiing last week!
Awesome pics Dan!!! Way to go!
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richinma2005
- Posts: 861
- Joined: Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:00 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Daughter Kailyn ROBPI, June 14, 1997.
Surgery with Dr Waters (BCH), April 1999 and in February 2012
2 more daughters, Julia (1999), Sarah(2002) born Cesarean.
Re: Water Skiing last week!
Seeing this makes me realize what a lump I am. Jeeze, amazing pics
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NZBandit
- Posts: 6
- Joined: Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:59 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: I had a motorcycle accident in 1985 where i recieved brachial plexus palsy break which effected my right arm. The result from this was i had my right arm amputated above the elbow in 1986.
in my later years i have been getting overuse syndrome in my left arm.
Re: Water Skiing last week!
Awesome bro. Great inspiration
Here in NZ we have a girl skiing with one arm as well.
Keep it up
Here in NZ we have a girl skiing with one arm as well.
Keep it up