I havent said much since I heard I was going to Mayo in Mn to consult with Dr Spinner and his team. The consultation trip was a two day whirlwind with appts filling both days at 12 hrs apiece!
I went home knowing I was in good hands and thought I knew everything that would happen on the return trip. My myleogram was not done before I left and that was a mistake. When I got it done I found the nerves had been ripped from the spinal column and the complete fix was not to be had. If you would have hit me with a car it would have felt smaller. Get your myleogram done ASAP.
Getting back here I did the myleogram, got the bad news and suffered through a 'why me' night. Then into surgery with a muscle graft from leg to arm and a hunt for nerves to use to make it work. It was about eight hours of opening and closing.
When I awoke the Drs told my wife and I that I would be in hospital another five days and leave with a cast on my arm sticking kinda out from my body. Didnt know that!
So take your pain meds, really, get moving as soon as you can and anything else you want to know about Mayo email me and I'll try to help.
I should have movement in my arm in 6 - 9 months.
Surgery Done
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billvxii
- Posts: 28
- Joined: Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:06 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Motorcycle accident Sept 15,2011. R BPI. R Scapula break. 4 Clavicular breaks. T4 & T8 vertebrae breaks.All ribs broken. 4 replaced with titanium ribs.351GRE8
- Location: west of Phoenix,Az
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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: Surgery Done
WOW!!! i hope you dont have any more surprises. but with this injury nothing surprises me any more. just gotta go with the flow. whatever it decides to do today, it will be different tommorrow. but it usually gets better, though, with time.
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billvxii
- Posts: 28
- Joined: Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:06 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Motorcycle accident Sept 15,2011. R BPI. R Scapula break. 4 Clavicular breaks. T4 & T8 vertebrae breaks.All ribs broken. 4 replaced with titanium ribs.351GRE8
- Location: west of Phoenix,Az
Re: Surgery Done
Yeah, a week after surgery I'm in a cast for stability and my left leg is coming around a little so I can stumble walk. At least I'm home!! I'll continue to get stronger but I think productive, by my hands, work is finished. I can think and direct but I have to be in bed or my recliner due to stamina and back problems. The stamina might resolve but the back is permanent. I have pretty much decided to give all my tools and knowledge to my nephew so his start in life will have a direction and a good push. Maybe that's the door God opened. Make somebody else's life better.
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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: Surgery Done
wait a minute...you are only a week out from surgery and you are already giving up? hmmm dont you think you should give it a chance? dont mean to sound harsh, but sometimes you can have results you never thought you could get. hold on to your tools but go ahead and share your knowledge. you might need your tools when you get your arm and hand back.
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Carolyn J
- Posts: 3424
- Joined: Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:22 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI. I am 77 yrs old and never had a name for my injuries until 2004 when I found UBPN at age 66.
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!!!!!
I welcome any and all questions about "My Journey".
There is NO SUCH THING AS A DUMB QUESTION.
Sharing helps to Heal. HUGS do too. - Location: Tacoma WA
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Re: Surgery Done
Please give your body a chance to surprise you. I agree don't give up too soon.
Carolyn J
LOBPI/74
Carolyn J
LOBPI/74