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Very good. how old is he? if i can ask and what type of accident was it? His recovery sounds great. thank you for writing. Paul

Do's any one know Dr.Nickel she has a B P Injurier. She may be from CA. Paul

he was 17 for 10 days when hurt in a football game, he was
5'8" and 140lbs. hhit a guy 6'4" 260lbs,there face masks locked and the nerves were pulled out,and surgery in april of 1998 and full recovery in 2001
he is 21 now.

Dianna thats very good How was the Dr. ? Paul

it was Dr Kline and Dr Tiel in new orleans ,LA
they are great and teach other Doctors also.

Dear Friends, I am writing from Italy. I had an injury in August 2001. Just came back from hospital after surgery. I had no avulsion, but the nerves waere broken by the bones in the shoulder. I could not lift the arm, but hand is working well. The doctor cut the nerves and directly sew them.He said I have to wait now. Will start phys.therapy in a short time. I'm 30 years old.

A friend of mine had the same problem of ours 10 years ago. Now after surgery and years of therapy, he recovered all. He uses kites, snowboard and run on mountain bikes.

Well, good luck to you all!

Bye from Italy.

thanks for your word from Italy...........Paul

> Bill thanks for writing!!!!! Your return sounds
> great!!! Who was your doctor. Way do you think certin
> musules have not gone atrophy. Paul
---been away sorry for the delay in responding---
My Dr. was Dachling Pang He worked out of the University of Pittsburgh at that time. He is in California now. I have been trying to track him down for about a month now...Called him but he has not returned my call. In 1985 he was the best around the Pittsburgh NEast area- so I was told... I am amazed at the success rate I see here as far as recovery is concerned. Makes me jealous. I remember the DR saying that my nerves looked like a plate of spaghetti -- once he was able to find them through all the scarring tissue. As far as the atrophy...there is some...I still move the joints around - not as much as the OT or PT people say, but I have tried to move on...

Hello,

I noticed you are from Florida, We are trying to find a dr. for our child in the south flordia area. Are you familiar with the University of Miami/Dr.Owens or has anyone heard of Dr. Grossma at Childrens hospital Miami?

Denise you really need to see a few difrent doctors. A good one to try is Dr. Nath in Houston. Paul