United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

Sorry...having a pity party moment.

I've been trying to get my records again from when I was a child but the hospital said that everything was destroyed including the microfiche. The only thing they could suggest was contacting past drs. Problem there is we moved a lot when I was young and my father doesn't remember who my drs were. As my mom passed away I can't ask her. I have no old records of my own to even give me a clue as to who some of them would be.

To top off that I'm working on my dissability claim and it's doing nothing but give me a headache. It's so frustrating.

And if that wasn't enough the pain is coming back. I sat down to do some simple mending and could barely do it. My left hand hurt so much and just didn't have the strength to hardly hold the item I was working on and my right hand has been hurting in the thumb joint I'm guessing from overuse.

I'm tired of people looking at me funny for picking up and carrying my children like footballs or having to hold my daughter down with my feet just so I can change her diaper. I don't look "handicapped" so they think I'm nuts or a bad mother. I'm tired of people thinking I'm just a big faker because "I never noticed you have a problem". I'm tired of being told...well your injury isn't that bad, hardly noticible so there isn't a problem by drs. I'm tired of being told by insurance that I can't see the specialist I need because another dr should be fine. I'm just tired all the way around.

You are never ever alone , felling the way you do
It is interesting your hospital burn down to Mine did to Birth erbs.
I had to think back to the last doctor I saw as a kid and contacted that doctor.
I still had to build my case from currant doctor I was seeing , that recommend I pursue Social Security disability There is many names for these injuries in determining SSD, This board out line our injuries for determining disability and it is part of SSD , It help me get SSD, Thanks board for the effort Maybe this might help??? Pit party , Your a GREAT mom, Finding ways to adapt
Good thing depression ends , when determination and our Tenacity , Kick in.
Finding a way, without direction Its our life long quest, when other stare remember who in your life cares
Just Thinking, from my experience
Tom