Hi Lyn,
Whether your friends damage is permanent or not will depend on where the nerve is damaged and how long ago it was. It might be difficult to find a specialist who would stick his neck out and say 'Nothing more can be done' because if there is any nerve activity in there at all there's always someone who will offer to do something!
So sorry about your husband Lyn, I do think of you (my mother is very ill) and hope you are managing to cope with this. We miss you around here, take care and may you have strength for this difficult time.
Regards Jen NZ
Help please re friend workers compensation
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jennyb
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: January 1980 Yamaha RD200 vs 16 wheeler truck, result, 1 totally paralysed right arm. I was 21, now 54. I had no surgery, I don't regret this. Decided to totally ignore limitations (easily done aged 21) adapted very quickly to one handed life, got married, had 3 kids, worked- the effect of the injury on my life (once the pain stopped being constant) was minimal and now, aged 54, I very rarely even think of it, unless I bash it or it gets cold, then I wish I'd had it amputated :) Except for a steering knob on my car, I have no adaptations to help with life, mainly because I honestly don't think of myself as disabled and the only thing I can't do is peel potatoes, which is definitely a good thing.
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joan/rusty
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Re: Help please re friend workers compensation
HI LYN,
I AM NEW, BUT AS TO YOUR FREIND, I TO THINK IT IS GOING TO BE VERY HARD TO GET A DR. TO SAY THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE.HAS YOUR FREIND THOUGHT ABOUT REPAIRING WHAT HAS BEEN DONE? I AM SURE SOMEONE LIKE DR. KLINE COULD DO WONDERS. YOUR FREIND MAY JUST BE TIRED OF THE OPERATIONS NOT SURE WHAT ANGLE HE IS LOOKING FOR. SORRY I WAS NOT MUCH HELP AND ALSO STAY STRONG.
RUSTY
I AM NEW, BUT AS TO YOUR FREIND, I TO THINK IT IS GOING TO BE VERY HARD TO GET A DR. TO SAY THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE.HAS YOUR FREIND THOUGHT ABOUT REPAIRING WHAT HAS BEEN DONE? I AM SURE SOMEONE LIKE DR. KLINE COULD DO WONDERS. YOUR FREIND MAY JUST BE TIRED OF THE OPERATIONS NOT SURE WHAT ANGLE HE IS LOOKING FOR. SORRY I WAS NOT MUCH HELP AND ALSO STAY STRONG.
RUSTY