Re: Info, test,hospitals
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 8:28 pm
Hi Karen and Courtney-
Karen, I'm so sorry for your Dr's terrible bed side manner. Believe me I've had my share!
C5, 6 and 7 were completely avulsed at my spine. No damage to C8 or T1. I did not have surgery to repair those nerves, they (Mayo Clinic) tried a nerve transplant using a nerve from my right leg but it did not work. I have full use of my hand. Its actually very strong. Aurelia, the doctors at Mayo are amazed as well. But the down side....it is extremely painful. I use my hand all the time, I have three small children and using my feet to change a diaper wasn't working too well so I had to work my hand till it hurt. I also had a muscle transfer, done at Mayo, too. I have elbow flextion. I do a great job of hiding my injury. Almost everyone I met after my accident has no idea.
I had a motorcycle accident (and I don't even like them) in 1987, I was 17. My boyfriend, who did not survive the accident, hit a tree head on going 55mpr. I look at it as I'm lucky. I had no helmit on, he did. I had no broken bones in my face, his face shatterd. He lived for 1 month and died on his 18th b-day. So, its been 16 yrs now and twenty-some trips to Mayo Clinic. I'd love to keep in touch w/ you two and hear about you both.
Ingrid, go to Mayo Clinic and see Dr Bishop/Dr Spinner/ and Dr Shin. I also hear of good drs at Yale and Johns Hopkins.
Good luck, Girls.
Karen, I'm so sorry for your Dr's terrible bed side manner. Believe me I've had my share!
C5, 6 and 7 were completely avulsed at my spine. No damage to C8 or T1. I did not have surgery to repair those nerves, they (Mayo Clinic) tried a nerve transplant using a nerve from my right leg but it did not work. I have full use of my hand. Its actually very strong. Aurelia, the doctors at Mayo are amazed as well. But the down side....it is extremely painful. I use my hand all the time, I have three small children and using my feet to change a diaper wasn't working too well so I had to work my hand till it hurt. I also had a muscle transfer, done at Mayo, too. I have elbow flextion. I do a great job of hiding my injury. Almost everyone I met after my accident has no idea.
I had a motorcycle accident (and I don't even like them) in 1987, I was 17. My boyfriend, who did not survive the accident, hit a tree head on going 55mpr. I look at it as I'm lucky. I had no helmit on, he did. I had no broken bones in my face, his face shatterd. He lived for 1 month and died on his 18th b-day. So, its been 16 yrs now and twenty-some trips to Mayo Clinic. I'd love to keep in touch w/ you two and hear about you both.
Ingrid, go to Mayo Clinic and see Dr Bishop/Dr Spinner/ and Dr Shin. I also hear of good drs at Yale and Johns Hopkins.
Good luck, Girls.